GAME 22: OAKLAND TAKES ON UIC IN THE WINDY CITY

Tip-off is scheduled for 4:12 p.m. EST

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland at UIC | Saturday, Jan. 26 -- 4:12 p.m. E.T. | UIC Pavilion

COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN3 | TALENT: Jonathan Hood (PxP) & Chris Bleck (Analyst) | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app | TALENT: Neal Ruhl (pxp)

ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team heads to the Windy City to take on UIC Saturday, Jan. 26 at 4:12 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.

Last time out, Tray Maddox Jr. recorded a career high 21 points, four assists, and four three-pointers as Oakland fell at IUPUI 73-71 on Jan. 24.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Oakland leads 13-2.
Oakland has won five of the last six meetings against UIC.
Oakland has never lost a road game to UIC and is 7-0 all-time in Chicago against the Flames.
The Golden Grizzlies have only dropped one regular season contest against UIC that came on Feb. 2, 2018 in Rochester. Oakland's only other loss in the series came in the 2015 Horizon League Tournament.

NOTES

Jaevin Cumberland was named Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 21 after scoring 24 points and hitting six three-pointers in Oakland's win over Detroit Mercy on Jan. 19.
Cumberland is averaging 20.3 points per game in Horizon League play and leads the conference in total minutes (783; fourth in the NCAA), minutes per game (37; 12th in NCAA) and three-point field goal percentage (42 percent).
Cumberland also ranks fifth nationally in three-pointers made (75).
Both the Oakland and UIC coaching staff will be participating in Suits And Sneakers Week (Jan. 21-27) on Saturday, where college and high school coaches across the nation will wear sneakers with their suits during games to raise awareness for Coaches vs. Cancer and the fight against cancer.
From Jan. 19 through Feb. 16, Oakland will play seven of its nine games on the road.
The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League and rank inside the NCAA's top-10 in four categories: total assists (fourth; 368), three-point field goal percentage (fifth; 41 percent), three-pointers made (sixth; 225), three-pointers per game (seventh; 10.7).
Oakland also leads the conference in assists per game at 17.5 (13th in NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.40 (23rd in NCAA).
Oakland ranks 22nd nationally in three-pointers attempted (547).
Xavier Hill-Mais leads the Horizon League in field goal percentage at 54 percent.
Hill-Mais also ranks eighth in the NCAA in field goals made (168) and 15th in total points (431).
Freshman Braden Norris leads the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.92 and is one of five freshman to be ranked inside the NCAA's top-30 in that category.