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GAME 27: GOLDEN GRIZZLIES AND PHOENIX CLASH THURSDAY NIGHT IN GREEN BAY

Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. EST

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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland at Green Bay | Thursday, Feb. 14 -- 8 p.m. | Resch Center

COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN+ | TALENT: Ted Stefaniak (PxP) and Cordero Barkley (Analyst) | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app | TALENT: Neal Ruhl (PxP)

ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball heads to Green Bay to take on the Phoenix Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. EST at the Resch Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.

Last time out, James Beck matched a career high with 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds as Oakland fell on the road to Northern Kentucky 79-64 Feb. 9 at BB&T Arena.

INSIDE THE SERIES
  • Green Bay leads 9-8
  • Both teams have split the last four meetings.
NOTES
  • Since 2009, Oakland has boasted a February record of 60-19 (.759).
  • Oakland is 3-1 on Valentine's Day (2-0 home, 1-1 away).
  • Oakland's last three Valentine's Day games have been decided by a combined four points, with a pair of one-point wins over Detroit Mercy in 2014 (83-82) and at South Dakota in 2013 (76-75). Last season, the Golden Grizzlies fell to Youngstown State on a buzzer-beater 75-73 in Youngstown.
  • An Oakland player has recorded a double-double or triple-double in all four of Oakland's Valentine's Day games in the Division I era:
    • Blake Cushingberry: 14 points, 10 rebounds vs Fort Wayne in 2009
    • Corey Petros: 17 points, 13 rebounds and Drew Valentine: 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. South Dakota in 2013
    • Kay Felder: 15 points, 10 rebounds 11 assists in 2014 vs. Detroit (first-ever triple-double in Oakland Division I era).
    • Isaiah Brock: 14 points, 15 rebounds at Youngstown State in 2018.
  • For the first time in Oakland's Division I history, four different Golden Grizzlies have scored 30 points or more in a game this season (Xavier Hill-Mais, Jaevin Cumberland, Karmari Newman and Brad Brechting).
  • Cumberland has scored in double figures in his last 18 games while Brechting has scored in double figures in his last six games.
  • Three Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League in a statistical category: Braden Norris, assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6); Hill-Mais, field goal percentage (53 percent) and Cumberland, three-point field goal percentage (40 percent) and total minutes (963, second in NCAA).
  • 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 three-point field goal percentage (39 percent; 18th in NCAA) and three-pointers made (252; 14th in NCAA).
  • Oakland ranks seventh nationally in total assists (451) and 13th nationally in assists per game (17.2).
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Players Mentioned

Isaiah Brock

#10 Isaiah Brock

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
James Beck

#22 James Beck

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Brad Brechting

#13 Brad Brechting

C
6' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Jaevin Cumberland

#21 Jaevin Cumberland

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Xavier Hill-Mais

#14 Xavier Hill-Mais

F
6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Karmari Newman

#10 Karmari Newman

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Braden Norris

#1 Braden Norris

G
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Isaiah Brock

#10 Isaiah Brock

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
James Beck

#22 James Beck

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Brad Brechting

#13 Brad Brechting

6' 11"
Redshirt Junior
C
Jaevin Cumberland

#21 Jaevin Cumberland

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
G
Xavier Hill-Mais

#14 Xavier Hill-Mais

6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
F
Karmari Newman

#10 Karmari Newman

6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Braden Norris

#1 Braden Norris

6' 0"
Freshman
G