GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland vs. IUPUI | Saturday, March 2 -- 4 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 will conclude its regular season against IUPUI on Saturday, March 2 at 4 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. The Golden Grizzlies can secure the No. 3 seed in the league tournament with a Green Bay loss. A Phoenix win would give Oakland the No. 4 seed. For complete tiebreaker scenarios,
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Saturday is Sweater Vest Day sponsored by United Shore where fans are encouraged to wear a sweater vest to the game and get a picture with Greg Kampe on the court post-game. Fans are also encouraged to stay after the conclusion of the game to get pictures and autographs with men's basketball players and coaches.
Last time out, five Golden Grizzlies scored in double figures as Oakland pulled away in the second half to defeat UIC 86-72 on Feb. 28 and clinched a top-four seed for the league tournament.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Oakland leads the all-time series 27-17.
- IUPUI has won two of the three meetings.
NOTES
- Oakland will host a Horizon League quarterfinal game at the O'rena on Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. Seeding and opponent will not be determined until the final regular season games are concluded Saturday, March 2.
- The Golden Grizzlies can secure the No. 3 seed in the league tournament with a Green Bay loss. A Phoenix win would give Oakland the No. 4 seed.
- Oakland has recorded 10 or more league wins in 12 of the last 13 seasons, the most of any Michigan Division I school in that span.
- Braden Norris and Xavier Hill-Mais swept the Horizon League's weekly honors on Feb. 25, as they were named Horizon League Freshman and Player of the Week respectively.
- Norris was also named College Sports Madness Horizon League Player of the Week after recording his second career double-double with a career high 23 points on 7 of 10 shooting from three-point range plus had 10 assists against rival Detroit Mercy on Feb. 23.
- Hill-Mais was named player of the week after scoring a game high 29 points, 22 of which came in the second half against the Titans. He shot 13 of 17 from the floor while registering seven rebounds and three blocks.
- Since 2009, Oakland has boasted a February record of 63-20 (.759).
- 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 (Hill-Mais, Jaevin Cumberland, Karmari Newman and Brad Brechting).
- Cumberland leads the Horizon League and ranks third in the NCAA in total minutes (1,107).
- Cumberland has made a three-pointer in every game this season.
- Brechting is averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds per game in his last eight games.
- The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League in four categories: assists per game (17.2; 11th in NCAA), free throw percentage (75 percent), three-point field goal percentage (38 percent) and total assists (517; sixth nationally).
- Oakland also ranks 21st nationally in three-pointers made (284).
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