GAME 24: GOLDEN GRIZZLIES HOST VIKINGS IN SATURDAY SHOWDOWN

Saturday is Autism Awareness Day at the O'rena

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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland vs. Cleveland State | Saturday, Feb. 2 -- 3 p.m. | The Blacktop at the O'rena

COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN3/TV20 | 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 Cleveland State on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. inside the O'rena. The game will be televised on TV20 Comcast 900, and will be streamed on ESPN3. Fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.

Saturday is Autism Awareness Day at the O'rena and in understanding for fans in attendance on the Autism spectrum, there will be no light show during the introduction of lineups and a quiet space will be provided in The Grizz, located in the main hallway, for those who may need it throughout the game.

Last time out, Brad Brechting recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 18 rebounds as Oakland fell to Youngstown State 75-74 on Jan. 31 in the O'rena.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Cleveland State leads 8-7.
Oakland has won seven of the last nine meetings against CSU.

NOTES

A win on Saturday will be Oakland's 800th all-time win as a program.
Since 2009, Oakland has boasted a February record of 59-17 (.776).
Xavier Hill-Mais recorded back-to-back double-doubles last week at IUPUI and UIC, averaging 15.5 points and 12 rebounds per game.
The Golden Grizzlies have had a player record a double-double in their last three consecutive games.
Jaevin Cumberland is averaging 19.4 points per game in Horizon League play and leads the conference in total minutes.
From Jan. 19 through Feb. 16, Oakland will play seven of its nine games on the road.
The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League in six categories: total assists (407), three-point field goal percentage (39 percent), three-pointers made (235), assists per game (17.7), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.46) and three-pointers per game (10.2).
Hill-Mais leads the Horizon League in field goal percentage at 54 percent.
Braden Norris leads the Horizon League in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.7.