GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland vs. Detroit Mercy | Saturday, Feb. 23 -- 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 returns home to host Metro Series rival Detroit Mercy on Saturday, Feb. 23 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 a White Out at the O'rena where fans will receive a free rally towel and are encouraged to wear white in support of the Golden Grizzlies. The game is also part of the Overflow the O promotion where Oakland will attempt to break the men's basketball attendance record set in 2017 of 4,123 against Detroit Mercy.

Last time out, Xavier Hill-Mais recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds plus added three steals as Oakland earned an 89-73 win at Milwaukee on Feb. 16.

ABOUT THE METRO SERIES
In 2014, Oakland and Detroit Mercy branded an annual rivalry called the Metro Series, which is awarded to the school with the most head-to-head victories over the course of the academic year.

Separated by just 26 miles, Oakland and Detroit are the only Division I schools located in the Metro Detroit area and are both members of the Horizon League. The Golden Grizzlies and Titans compete in: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field.

The winner of each competition is awarded two points, with cross country, golf and track and field being decided by the highest finish at the Horizon League Championships. The school with the most points at the end of the season will be awarded the Metro Series Trophy.

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INSIDE THE SERIES

• Detroit Mercy leads the all-time series 13-10.
• The Golden Grizzlies have won 10 of the last 13 meetings against the Titans dating back to 2001 including the last four consecutive games.
• Since joining the Horizon League in 2013, Oakland is 9-2 against the Titans.

NOTES

• The Golden Grizzlies have won 10 of the last 13 meetings against the Titans dating back to 2001 including the last four consecutive games.
• Since joining the Horizon League in 2013, Oakland is 9-2 against the Titans.
• Oakland currently leads the 2018-19 Metro Series 12-2, with wins in men's and women's soccer, women's cross country, women's basketball and men's basketball. The Titans' two points came in men's cross country.
• Oakland captured the 2017-18 Metro Series by a dominating score of 31-1. The Golden Grizzlies earned points by defeating or finishing ahead of Detroit Mercy in 17 of 18 competitions and did not lose to Detroit Mercy in any sport all season. The Titans earned their lone point from a 0-0 tie in men's soccer.
• Separated by just 26 miles, Oakland and Detroit are the only Division I schools located in the Metro Detroit area.
• Oakland has won the annual Metro Series Trophy every year since its inception in 2014.
• Since 2009, Oakland has boasted a February record of 61-20 (.753).
• For the first time in Greg Kampe's 35 years as Oakland's head coach, 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 leads the NCAA in total minutes (1,035).
• Cumberland has made a three-pointer in every game this season.
• Brechting is averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game in his last six games.
• The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League in total assists (473; sixth nationally) and three-point field goal percentage (38 percent).
• Oakland ranks 16th nationally in three-pointers made (266) and 15th nationally in assists per game (16.9).
• Three Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League in a statistical category: Braden Norris, assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5); Hill-Mais, field goal percentage (53 percent) and Cumberland, total minutes.

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