GAME 10: GOLDEN GRIZZLIES TRAVEL TO NORTHEASTERN SATURDAY

Tip time is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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COVERAGE
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ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team continues its road trip by traveling to Northeastern Saturday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. inside Matthews Arena. The game will be streamed live on New England Sports Network and fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.

Last time out, Oakland came away with a close 87-86 victory at Fairfield as Karmari Newman scored a career high 19 points.

INSIDE THE SERIES

The series is tied 1-1.
Oakland last faced the Huskies in 2016 at the O'rena, falling 61-59 on a buzzer-beater.

NOTES

Xavier Hill-Mais ranks third in the NCAA in field goals made (89) while ranking seventh in total points (223) and eighth in points per game (24.8).
Braden Norris was named Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Dec. 3 as he continued his hot shooting from three-point range, going 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and finishing with 14 points and eight assists on Dec. 1 at Xavier.
Norris is shooting 77 percent (20 of 26) from three-point range on the season.
Jordan Nobles leads the Horizon League and ranks second in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio at 5.8.
The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League and rank inside the NCAA's top-10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (fourth; 1.84), assists per game (seventh; 20.0) and total assists (fifth; 180).
The Golden Grizzlies also lead the league in three-point field goal percentage (41 percent) and free throw percentage (75 percent).
Oakland has three players rank inside the NCAA's top-60 in assist-to-turnover ratio (Nobles second, Norris 17th, and Jaevin Cumberland 55th). Those three also rank first, third and fourth respectively in the Horizon League.
Cumberland has made his last 26 consecutive free throws dating back to Nov. 23.