DEKALB, Ill. –  Xavier Hill-Mais scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting and added eight boards as the Oakland men's basketball team fell to Northern Illinois, 74-50 Monday night from the NIU Convocation Center.
 
Daniel Oladapo also recorded 13 points and pulled down six rebounds.
 
Tray Maddox Jr. rounded out the double-digit performances for the Golden Grizzlies adding 11 points.
 
After the first 20 minutes, Oakland (4-3) trailed NIU (6-2), 34-29. Coming out of halftime, the Huskies went on a 21-4 run over the course of 10 minutes and the Golden Grizzlies were unable to recover.
 
Oakland turned the ball over 13 times, with NIU capitalizing off the Golden Grizzlies' miscues, scoring 24 points.
 
In the second half the Golden Grizzlies only made four shots from the field (4-of-22) and went 1-of-10 from behind the arc.
 
Oakland will continue its road swing Saturday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at Toledo.



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