#HLMBB Roundup: Feb. 4
Lance Rinker
TODAY’S RESULTS (Sunday, Feb. 4)
at Oakland 82, IUPUI 74
UIC 78, at Detroit Mercy 69
(Feb. 4, 2018) — Redshirt seniors Kendrick Nunn and Jalen Hayes paced Oakland with 25 and 21 points, respectively, on Sunday to lead the Golden Grizzlies to an 82-74 home win versus IUPUI. Meanwhile, sophomore Dikembe Dixson scored a team-high 23 points for UIC as the third-place Flames clinched their sixth-consecutive victory with a 78-69 win at Detroit Mercy.
Nunn and Hayes help Oakland past IUPUI, 82-74
(Courtesy of GoldenGrizzlies.com) —
ROCHESTER, Mich. — Kendrick Nunn scored 25 points on nine of 16 shooting as the Oakland men's basketball team defeated IUPUI 82-74 Sunday afternoon at the O'rena. Jalen Hayes scored 21 points on nine of 12 shooting from the floor while also recording four rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists. Freshmen Stan Scott earned his first career start and scored seven points, while recording eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
Full recap
UIC grinds out sixth-straight triumph at Detroit Mercy
(Courtesy of UICFlames.com) —
DETROIT — UIC overcame a sluggish start to collect its sixth consecutive win, and the sixth in a row away from home, as it blitzed the Detroit Mercy Titans, 78-69. The Flames, after falling behind 7-0, shot 61.5 percent in the first half, while the offense sputtered in the second half, shooting 32.4 percent, UIC held the Titans to nine field goals and a mark of 27.3 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes.
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UPCOMING SLATE
Thursday, Feb. 8
Cleveland State at IUPUI (7:00 PM ET – ESPN3)
Green Bay at Wright State (7:30 PM ET – ESPN3)
Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky (7:30 PM ET – ESPN3)
Youngstown State at UIC (8:00 PM ET – ESPN3)
MOTOR CITY MADNESS
The 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship will take place March 2-6 at the brand new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.
Tickets can be purchased now at campus box offices or at
HorizonLeague.com.
Little Caesars Arena is located in the heart of The District Detroit, a 50-block, mixed-use development that unites eight world-class theaters, five neighborhoods and three professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable destination for people who want to live, work and play in an exciting urban environment. Home to the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions — The District Detroit represents the greatest density of professional sports teams in one downtown core in the country.