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March 1, 2021 Automated Insights
No. 6 seed Youngstown State (15-11, 10-11) vs. No. 3 seed Oakland (10-17, 10-10)
Horizon Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Athletics Center Orena, Oakland, Michigan; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Youngstown State and Oakland are set to do battle in the quarterfinals of the Horizon tourney. Oakland swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last met on Jan. 16, when the Golden Grizzlies outshot Youngstown State 44.1 percent to 40.3 percent and hit 13 more free throws en route to a seven-point victory.
VETERAN LEADERSHIP: Youngstown State’s Naz Bohannon, Michael Akuchie and Garrett Covington have collectively accounted for 50 percent of the team’s scoring this season and have scored 57 percent of all Penguins points over the last five games.
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February 6, 2021 Automated Insights
Cleveland State (13-5, 13-2) vs. Oakland (8-14, 8-7)
Athletics Center Orena, Oakland, Michigan; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oakland seeks revenge on Cleveland State after dropping the first matchup in Oakland. The teams last faced each other on Feb. 5, when the Vikings shot 55.6 percent from the field while limiting Oakland’s shooters to just 39.7 percent on the way to the 80-72 victory.
FEARLESS FRESHMEN: Oakland’s Jalen Moore, Trey Townsend and Micah Parrish have collectively scored 47 percent of the team’s points this season and have accounted for 49 percent of all Golden Grizzlies scoring over the last five games.
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February 4, 2021 Automated Insights
Cleveland State (12-5, 12-2) vs. Oakland (8-13, 8-6)
Athletics Center Orena, Oakland, Michigan; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oakland looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Cleveland State. In its last five wins against the Vikings, Oakland has won by an average of 13 points. Cleveland State’s last win in the series came on March 5, 2018, a 44-43 victory.
BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Oakland’s Jalen Moore has averaged 18.9 points, eight assists and two steals while Daniel Oladapo has put up 11 points and 8.1 rebounds. For the Vikings, Torrey Patton has averaged 12.2 points and 7.4 rebounds while D’Moi Hodge has put up 11 points.
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January 16, 2021
Athletics Center Orena, Oakland, Michigan; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oakland looks for its fourth straight win over Youngstown State at Athletics Center Orena. The last victory for the Penguins at Oakland was a 75-74 win on Jan. 31, 2019.
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HORIZON IMPROVEMENT: The Golden Grizzlies have scored 75.3 points per game and allowed 79.6 points per game across nine conference games. Those are both nice improvements over the 79 points scored and 88.9 points given up per game to non-conference opponents.
CREATING OFFENSE: Jalen Moore has had his hand in 60 percent of all Oakland field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has 20 field goals and 30 assists in those games.