ROCHESTER, Michigan - It took 50 minutes of game time to decide a winner on Sunday afternoon at the O'Rena, as Oakland University men's basketball roared back from down double-digits against Green Bay to force two overtime periods and win its fourth-straight contest, 92-88. Senior forward Xavier Hill-Mais recorded his third-straight double-double and fifth-straight 20+ point performance. 

Sunday's contest was the Golden Grizzlies' first double overtime game since November 24, 2014, when Oakland fell to Western Carolina, 88-79. The Golden Grizzlies have played in nine double-overtime games in program history and are 5-4 in those games. Three games in program history have gone to a third or even fourth overtime. 

Oakland's last four-game win streak came at the end of last season as the Golden Grizzlies won four straight heading into the Horizon League Tournament and picked up a fifth consecutive in round one of tournament play before falling in the semifinals to Northern Kentucky, 64-63. 

The Black and Gold attacked the glass, outrebounding the Phoenix, 53-40. It was Oakland's first 50+ rebound game since pulling down 55 at Washington in Alaska Airlines Arena on December 19, 2015. 

The Golden Grizzlies' starting five combined for all 92 points, with four of the five finishing in double figures. Hill-Mais led the way with 31 points and became the second Golden Grizzly to eclipse the 30-point mark in a single game this season - sophomore guard Rashad Williams has posted tallies of 37 and 34 this season. Williams finished with 19 points highlighted by five triples.

Sophomore guard Tray Maddox Jr. had 17 points - his highest total since scoring 18 against Detroit on December 28. The Novi native's play of the game was a miss though - as Maddox Jr. perfectly missed his second free throw down two with four seconds to play in the first overtime, setting up the offensive rebound and put back by Hill-Mais. 

Sophomore forward Daniel Oladapo recorded a double-double by the break, heading into the locker room with a game-high 13 points and 11 boards. Five of the sophomore transfer's first 10 boards were on the offensive glass. Oladapo finished the day with a career-high 17 boards and 17 points. 

The 92-point total marks Oakland's highest output since the season opener against Goshen on November 5 - the Golden Grizzlies defeated Goshen 94-66. 

JayQuan McCloud finished with 26 points to lead the Phoenix. Green Bay had four scorers in double figures. 

In the second overtime period, Green Bay took a two-point advantage with less than 50 seconds to go. A triple from Hill-Mais, his fourth-straight game with a three-pointer, put Oakland ahead with 21 seconds on the clock, 87-86 . The Golden Grizzlies would hold on to the lead for their fourth-straight win. 

With 11.9 remaining in the first overtime, and Oakland trailing 80-77, the Golden Grizzlies found Maddox Jr. with an opening, but he would be sent to the line for two free throws. After making the first, the savvy sophomore guard hit the second off the iron allowing for a Hill-Mais put back and game equalizer with 4.0 to play. 

Maddox Jr. made a great effort to keep the play alive for Oakland, finding Oladapo in the paint to cut the deficit to 78-75 with a minute to play. On the following trip down the floor, Maddox Jr. hit a floater to bring the Golden Grizzlies to within a point with 41.6 to play in OT. 

Three-straight turnovers to open extra time gave Green Bay a chance to score the first seven points of the period. 

With 40 seconds to play in regulation, McCloud connected from the corner to put the Phoenix ahead, 71-69, in what was a back-and-forth game down the stretch. Oladapo drew the foul on Oakland's ensuing possession - knocking down a pair to square the game. 

Trailing by four, Williams fired one from the Oakland University Credit Union logo, finding nothing but net to cut the Green Bay advantage to one with 1:55 to go. Ensuing possession for the Phoenix, the fifth-leading blocker in program history, Hill-Mais, sent one aside and scored on the other end of the floor to put the Black and Gold ahead a tally. 

Green Bay jumped back out in front, 63-62, with under four minutes to play as Oakland went more than four minutes without a field goal. 

Maddox Jr. hesitated and took the ball to the rim with 12:52 to play for three the old-fashioned way to give Oakland its first lead since 11-8 with 14:12 to play in the first half. Hill-Mais energized nearly 4,000-strong in the O'Rena on the following trip down the floor, fighting through the contact for the bucket plus the foul - putting the Golden Grizzlies ahead, 51-47, as part of a 10-0 run over four minutes of play. 

Oakland came out of the break on a 5-0 run to cut the deficit in half before a Green Bay three-pointer ended the quick spurt. The Golden Grizzlies clawed to within four, 45-41, before hitting the under-16 media timeout in the second. 

The Golden Grizzlies trailed by as many as 10 in the first half - after back-to-back triples by the Phoenix highlighted a 13-4 run midway through the opening frame. 

Oakland led for just over six minutes before Davis scored a bucket in transition to give the Phoenix a 13-11 edge heading into the under-12 media. It took Oladapo only eight minutes to haul down eight boards - coming into the game he had back-to-back double-digit rebounding efforts. 

Oladapo recorded a quick three offensive boards, putting a pair back up-and-in. The sophomore transfer accounted for seven of Oakland's first nine points. 

Oakland concludes the regular season schedule next week at IUPUI and UIC. The Golden Grizzlies take on the Jaguars on Thursday, February 27, in Indianapolis before traveling to Chicago to square off with the Flames on Saturday, February 29.  

Notes

• Rashad Williams, Tray Maddox Jr., Daniel Oladapo, Brad Brechting and Xavier Hill-Mais moved to 4-1 as the starting five. The combination totaled all 92 of Oakland's points, with four of the five finishing in double figures. 
• The last time Oakland did not convert a shot from behind the arc was on Jan. 30, 1988 vs. Wayne State University. The Golden Grizzlies have hit a three-ball in 999-consecutive games, which is the fifth-longest streak in the NCAA.
• Oakland hit 70 or more points for the eighth-straight game. The Golden Grizzlies hadn't scored at least 70 in consecutive efforts since the streak began on Jan. 25 against IUPUI. The 92 points is the second-highest tally this season - 94 vs. Goshen on Nov. 5.
• Rashad Williams has knocked down multiple three-pointers in every outing - setting a career high first with seven against Detroit on Jan. 31 and eight at NKU on Feb. 6. The Detroit native ranks second all-time in Cleveland State single-season history with 91 three-pointers a year ago. Williams has 48 in his 11 games this season. 
• Xavier Hill-Mais finished with 31 points - marking his 25th-straight outing with double-digit points and 28th this season. It was the 23rd 20-plus point effort of his career and fifth straight. The 31 points and 13 rebounds marked his 9th double-double of the season and third in as many games. 
• Oakland is 67-22 in the month of February since 2009. In eight of those seasons, the Golden Grizzlies have won at least six games in February. This year, the count is at four. 
• Hill-Mais has knocked down at least one triple in four-straight games. Williams has the longest streak on the team this season, which is still active, at 11. 
• Dan Oladapo went for double digits on the glass for the third-straight game, and notched his fourth double-double of the year with 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.  
• This was Oakland's ninth double overtime game in program history. The Golden Grizzlies are 5-4 in those games. There are three games of three or four overtimes in program history. The last double overtime game was November 24, 2014, when Oakland fell to Western Carolina, 88-79.

Senior Recognitions 
Brad Brechting came to Oakland ranked the 7th-best player in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com out of Cedar Springs. Brechting appeared in 65 games over his first two seasons on campus - starting 18 for the Black and Gold. Both seasons he finished inside the top 12 in the league for blocks. After a redshirt season, Brechting worked into the regular starting rotation, making 27 starts in the 2018-19 season. During league play, he averaged 13.4 points per game with 6.9 rebounds. Over the course of the final 11 games, Brechting averaged 16.5 points and 10 rebounds per outing. He finished fourth in the league in blocked shots and sixth in the conference with five double-doubles. As a senior, Brechting has 13 double figure-point games this season - highlighted by 26 points to go with 14 rebounds at Green Bay on January 16. The 26-point performance was his third 20-plus point effort of the year and kicked off a stretch of six-straight outings with at least 10 points. Coming into today's game, Brechting's career block total of 107 blocks ranks third all-time in Oakland history. 

Xavier Hill-Mais came to Oakland University an all-state player out of Greensboro, North Carolina. Hill-Mais appeared in 66 games over his first two seasons, finishing sixth in the league in blocks per game as a sophomore. After a redshirt season in 2016-17, he came back as a junior to start in every game. Hill-Mais led the team with 18.3 points per game and 7.2 rebounds. He was a First-Team All-League selection and ranked 35th in the NCAA in made field goals. Hill-Mais ranked inside the top-10 among the Horizon League in nine different statistical categories. As a senior, Hill-Mais came into today's game with four-straight 20-point performances and eight double-doubles. He was named to the Dos Equis 3x3U Midseason Watch List as one of the league's top seniors. Hill-Mais is sixth in the league in scoring at 16.0 ppg - hitting double figures in 27 of 28 games heading into today. Hill-Mais is fifth in the conference with 7.78 rebounds per outing and leads the league in field goal percentage. He scored his career 1,000th point against Western Michigan on December 3. His 89 blocked shots ranks fifth all-time in program history.