Hill-Mais scores 20 as Oakland coasts to 80-67 win over UIC
CHICAGO -- Xavier Hill-Mais had 20 points to lead five players in double figures as Oakland took an early lead and coasted to an 80-67 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday afternoon.
Hill-Mais had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the first half as Oakland took a 37-21 advantage into the break. Oakland was 4 of 12 from beyond the arc in the first half while the Flames were 0-9 from distance, making just 9 of 28 shots from the floor. The Golden Grizzlies made 7 of 20 treys for the game with UIC hitting just 2 of 18.
Hill-Mais, who leads the Horizon League in field goal percentage (54 percent), was 8 of 17 against UIC.
Karmari Newman had 17 points, Tray Maddox Jr. 15, Jaevin Cumberland 13 and Brad Brechting 11 for Oakland (10-12, 6-3) which has won three of its last four games and trails only Northern Kentucky in the conference standings.
Marcus Ottey had a season-high 24 points for UIC (10-12, 4-5).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Joseph Palacz
- Brian McNutt
- Mark Riggs
2023-24 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Oakland | 15-5 | - | 24-12 |
Youngstown State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-10 |
Green Bay | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
Wright State | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
Milwaukee | 12-8 | 3 | 20-15 |
Northern Kentucky | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 23-13 |
Cleveland State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
Robert Morris | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
IUPUI | 2-18 | 13 | 6-26 |
Detroit Mercy | 1-19 | 14 | 1-31 |
2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana State | 17-3 | - | 32-7 |
Drake | 16-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
Bradley | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
Belmont | 12-8 | 5 | 20-13 |
Northern Iowa | 12-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Southern Illinois | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
Illinois State | 9-11 | 8 | 15-17 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 17-16 |
Evansville | 6-14 | 11 | 17-18 |
UIC | 4-16 | 13 | 12-21 |
Valparaiso | 3-17 | 14 | 7-25 |