Oakland Golden Grizzlies @ Illinois State Redbirds
Oakland takes on Illinois State, looks to halt 3-game skid
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (3-7, 0-2 Horizon) at Illinois State Redbirds (5-6, 0-1 MVC)
Normal, Illinois; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oakland enters the matchup with Illinois State after losing three in a row.
The Redbirds have gone 4-0 in home games. Illinois State is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Golden Grizzlies are 1-4 in road games. Oakland is 2-5 in games decided by at least 10 points.
Illinois State scores 67.0 points per game, 2.1 fewer points than the 69.1 Oakland gives up. Oakland's 38.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.2 percentage points lower than Illinois State has given up to its opponents (41.6%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Bella Finnegan averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Redbirds, scoring 6.6 points while shooting 25.8% from beyond the arc. Addison Martin is shooting 44.2% and averaging 13.4 points over the past 10 games.
Cali Denson is averaging 12.2 points for the Golden Grizzlies. Angie Smith is averaging 8.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | 3-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 3-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Robert Morris | 2-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| Cleveland State | 2-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Youngstown State | 2-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Detroit Mercy | 2-1 | 1 | 3-6 |
| Wright State | 1-2 | 2 | 5-8 |
| Oakland | 0-2 | 2.5 | 3-7 |
| Milwaukee | 0-2 | 2.5 | 3-9 |
| IU Indianapolis | 0-3 | 3 | 4-7 |
| Northern Kentucky | 0-3 | 3 | 3-10 |
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| UIC | 1-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Belmont | 1-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Drake | 1-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Murray State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| Illinois State | 0-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
| Indiana State | 0-1 | 1 | 4-5 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 2-7 |
| Evansville | 0-1 | 1 | 2-9 |
| Valparaiso | 0-1 | 1 | 0-12 |
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