BLACKTOP AT THE O'RENA (3,281 attendance)
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (7-9, 3-0 HL)
 
GAME NOTES:
> The Golden Grizzlies, who came into the game ranking fourth in the nation in assists, had 23 assists on 25 field goals made.
> NKU went on a 7-0 run and held Oakland scoreless in the final 2:36 to end the first half.
> Oakland trailed at halftime 42-32. The Golden Grizzlies are 2-7 this season when down at the half.
> The Golden Grizzlies went on 24-9 run over seven-minute stretch in the second half.
> Oakland held the Norse to 0-for-8 shooting from three-point range in the second half. 
> Down 75-74, the Norse missed a three pointer with four seconds left to play. Karmari Newman grabbed the rebound and was fouled. Newman made the front end of his pair of free throws, then intentionally missed the second shot with 0.7 seconds left to seal the win.
> Oakland moves to 3-0 in Horizon League play for the second time since joining the conference in 2013-14, with the other time being the 2016-17 season when the Golden Grizzlies started 4-0.
> The Golden Grizzlies shot 49 percent (25 of 51) from the floor and 42 percent (11 of 26) from three-point range.
> Oakland has made a three-pointer in 953 consecutive games, seventh-best streak in the country.
> The last time Oakland did not make a three-pointer was vs. Wayne State on Jan. 30, 1988.

PLAYER NOTES
> Xavier Hill-Mais scored a career high 32 points on 11 of 16 shooting including 4 of 5 from beyond the arc.
> Hill-Mais recorded his fourth 30-point game this season.
> Jaevin Cumberland scored 15 points and dished out six assists.
> Braden Norris added 11 points and seven assists and committed no turnovers in 39 minutes of play.
> Karmari Newman scored 10 points and was 3 of 7 from three-point range.

INSIDE THE SERIES
> Oakland leads 11-9.
> The Golden Grizzlies have won five of its last six games against Northern Kentucky.