GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland vs. Milwaukee | Thursday, Jan. 10 -- 7 p.m. | The Blacktop at the O'rena
COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN+ | TALENT:
Neal Ruhl (pxp) and Dan Waterstradt (analyst) | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app | TALENT:
Neal Ruhl (pxp) and Dan Waterstradt (analyst)
ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team welcomes Milwaukee to the O'rena on Thursday, Jan.10 at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.
Thursday is Superhero Night as fans are encouraged to dress in their favorite costume and the first 100 fans will receive a free Grizz superhero cape.
Last time out, the Golden Grizzlies had their three-game winning streak snapped and dropped their first league game of the season to Wright State.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Milwaukee leads 10-7.
- Oakland has won the last four meetings.
NOTES
- Oakland has won the last four meetings against the Panthers.
- A Golden Grizzlies victory will mark the 200th win inside the O'rena.
- A win on Thursday would match Oakland's best start in its first five games of Horizon League play at 4-1. The Golden Grizzlies also started 4-1 in conference play during the 2016-17 season.
- The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League and rank inside the NCAA's top-10 in four categories: total assists (second; 307), three-pointers made (fourth; 183), three-point field goal percentage (fifth; 42 percent) and three-pointers per game (seventh; 10.8).
- Oakland also leads the conference in assists per game at 18.1(11th in NCAA), assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.48 (18th in NCAA) and ranks in the nation's top-25 in three point attempts (20th; 434).
- Jaevin Cumberland leads the Horizon League in total minutes (628; second in the NCAA) and three-point field goal percentage (44 percent).
- Cumberland also ranks fifth nationally in three-pointers made (57) and 14th in minutes per game (37).
- Xavier Hill-Mais leads the Horizon League in field goal percentage at 54 percent.
- Hill-Mais also ranks sixth in the NCAA in field goals made (143), seventh in total points (375) and 19th in points per game (22.1).
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