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When the Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-3) play the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (5-5) on December 8, they are looking to continue a three-game winning streak at George Gervin GameAbove Center.
After losing their most recent match to Toledo 69-68, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies are now 5-5 on the season. Oakland was ahead 36–32 at the half, but lost the game after being outscored 37–32 overall in the 2nd half. During the contest, the Golden Grizzlies converted nine three-pointers and hit 42.6% from the field. The game before Toledo, Oakland was defeated by PFW 98-77, but they had prevailed in the 4 games before that. Having 14 points and 6 rebounds, Trey Townsend was the Golden Grizzlies’ leading scorer. Jack Gohlke contributed 13 points and 6 boards, and Blake Lampman ended with 14 points and 3 rebounds. Oakland’s defense has been lacking; they allow 72.3 points per game. If they hope to win this game, they must continue racking up as many points as they did in their previous match.
After defeating Lake Superior State 68-53 in their most recent game, the Eastern Michigan Eagles are 5-3 on the season. After tying LSS at 29 points at the half, Eastern Michigan outscored them by a total of 39-24 to win and throughout the game, the Eagles had a +13 rebounding edge and a 44.4% field goal percentage. Prior to LSS, EMU had defeated Central Arkansas, Detroit Mercy, and Cleveland State, but had lost to North Dakota 72-70 in their previous game. Given 24 points and 3 assists, Tyson Acuff topped the Eagles. Jalin Billingsley contributed 11 points and 6 rebounds, while Yusuf Jihad ended with 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Eastern Michigan’s defense has been weak; they allow 75.9 points per game. They will need to put up comparable numbers if they hope to win, given they surrendered 53 points in their previous encounter.
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Oakland vs E Michigan Game Information
- Date: 12/08/2023
- Time: 07:00PM ET
- Location: EMU Convocation Center.
- How to Watch Oakland vs E Michigan: ESPN2
- Live Stream: CBS.com
