GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland at Detroit Mercy | Saturday, Jan. 19 -- 2 p.m. | Calihan Hall
COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN+/WADL | TALENT: Jeremy Otto (pxp), Earl Cureton (analyst) | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app | TALENT:
Neal Ruhl (pxp) and Dan Waterstradt (analyst)
ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team travels to in-state rival Detroit Mercy to take on the Titans Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. in Calihan Hall. The game will be televised on WADL and streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.
Last time out,
Karmari Newman scored a career high 33 points on 10 of 13 shooting including going 6-for-8 from three-point range as Oakland earned a 90-78 win against Green Bay on Jan. 12.
ABOUT THE METRO SERIES
In 2014, Oakland and Detroit Mercy branded an annual rivalry called the Metro Series, which is awarded to the school with the most head-to-head victories over the course of the academic year.
Separated by just 26 miles, Oakland and Detroit are the only Division I schools located in the Metro Detroit area and are both members of the Horizon League. The Golden Grizzlies and Titans compete in: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field.
The winner of each competition is awarded two points, with cross country, golf and track and field being decided by the highest finish at the Horizon League Championships. The school with the most points at the end of the season will be awarded the Metro Series Trophy.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- Detroit Mercy leads 13-9.
- The Golden Grizzlies have won nine of the last 12 meetings against the Titans dating back to 2001 including the last three consecutive games.
- Since joining the Horizon League in 2013, Oakland is 8-2 against the Titans and has won its last three games at Calihan Hall.
NOTES
- Oakland currently leads the 2018-19 Metro Series 8-2, with wins in men's and women's soccer, women's cross country and women's basketball. The Titans' two points came in men's cross country.
- Oakland captured the 2017-18 Metro Series by a dominating score of 31-1. The Golden Grizzlies earned points by defeating or finishing ahead of Detroit Mercy in 17 of 18 competitions and did not lose to Detroit Mercy in any sport all season. The Titans earned their lone point from a 0-0 tie in men's soccer.
- Oakland has won the annual Metro Series Trophy every year since its inception in 2014.
- The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League and rank inside the NCAA's top-10 in four categories: total assists (third; 341), three-point field goal percentage (third; 42 percent), three-pointers made (sixth; 204), and three-pointers per game (eighth; 10.7).
- Oakland also leads the conference in assists per game at 17.9 (11th in NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.47 (16th in NCAA).
- Beginning Saturday, seven of Oakland's next nine games are on the road.
- Jaevin Cumberland is averaging 20.0 points per game in Horizon League play. The redshirt-junior guard leads the conference in total minutes (706; fourth in the NCAA) and three-point field goal percentage (43 percent).
- Cumberland also ranks 12th nationally in three-pointers made (65).
- Xavier Hill-Mais leads the Horizon League in field goal percentage at 54 percent.
- Hill-Mais also ranks seventh in the NCAA in field goals made (153), 13th in total points (398) and 26th in points per game (20.9).
- Freshman Braden Norris leads the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio, total assists and assists per game.
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