| Match Information: Northeastern (4-5) vs. Oakland (4-5) |
| When |
Saturday, Dec. 8 | 4 p.m. |
| Where |
Boston, Mass. | Matthews Arena |
| Television |
NESN |
| Broadcast & Statistics |
Watch | Live Stats |
| Game Notes |
Northeastern (PDF) | Oakland (PDF) |
| Promotion |
Ugly Sweater Day
- The top 3 fans that wear the ugliest or coolest sweater will win $50 Visa gift cards.
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| Social Media |
Facebook: GoNUmbasketball
Twitter: GoNUmbasketball
Instagram: GoNUmbasketball
Use #HowlinHuskies |
BOSTON– The Northeastern men's basketball team is back in the home confines of Matthews Arena and set for a Saturday afternoon showdown with Oakland University at 4 p.m. on NESN.
The two teams will meet on Ugly Sweater Day at Matthews, and for the third time in program history. This coming as the first time in Boston.
A win on Saturday will break the series tie between the two teams (1-1). Here are some other things you should know heading into Saturday's game.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW:
- Huskies vs. Grizzlies
- For the third time in program history, Northeastern and Oakland will square off against each other, for the first time on the campus of Northeastern
- Last time out, the Huskies outlasted the Grizzlies finishing on a buzzer beater to win the game 61-59
SCOUTING THE GRIZZLIES
- Oakland is off to a 4-5 start to the season, winning one game already against a CAA opponent when they defeated James Madison 77-69 at home
- The Grizzlies have been on the road for the last two games, facing a tough opponent in Xavier (L, 73-63), but improved to 1-2 on the season on the road, edging Fairfield 87-86 the last time out
- Oakland started the year off with a tough at home loss against Toledo, losing by just one point 87-86
- The Grizzles were selected to finish fourth in the Horizon League
LEADING THE WAY
- Oakland is led by Xaiver Hill-Mais who has played and started all eight games for the Grizzlies, averaging 25.3 ppg while pulling down 49 rebounds on the year
- In addition to Hill-Mais, Jaevin Cumberland is averaging 14.6 ppg and leading the way with 19 threes while Braden Norris has 38 assists on the season to go along with a 9.5 ppg average
- Last time vs. Oakland
- With time expiring, T.J. Williams hit a falling down, buzzer-beating jumper to help the Northeastern men's basketball team to a 61-59 victory over Oakland
- Williams' shot would go on to be the No. 1 play on SportsCenter's Top-10
- With the win, the Huskies handed Oakland it's first home loss of the season and improved to 2-0 in the state of Michigan during that week to close out the non-conference season with a 7-5 record.
- Williams finished the game with 22 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five steals, notching his eighth 20-point game of the season, third double-double of his career and second of the season, and his first career buzzer-beating shot
- Maxime Boursiquot gave the Huskies a hefty 36-27 halftime advantage as the freshman finished with a career best 16 points and eight rebounds, 10 of which came in the first half
- Anthony Green added eight points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with five rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks
- Last time out for the Huskies
- Northeastern started the week off with a Tuesday night contest at Syracuse, their second meeting with an ACC program this season
- The Huskies were neck and neck with the Orange until the final four minutes of the first half, when Syracuse used a 9-0 run to end the half, holding the Huskies scoreless for the final four minutes, to take a lead Northeastern wouldn't be able to overcome
- The second half wasn't very friendly for the Huskies, as the team shot just 32.1 percent from the field and 12.5 percent from deep en route to a 72-49 loss to the Orange
- Tomas Murphy led the way for the Huskies with 17 points and eight rebounds on the night, while Donnell Gresham added 10 points and three assists
- Syracuse's leading scorer Tyus Battle was held to just one basket while Oshae Brissett led the way with 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Orange
