Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Championship Sunday
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-12, 7-3 Horizon) will travel to Youngstown, OH to take on the Youngstown State Penguins (15-6, 7-3 Horizon) at Beeghly Center for a Horizon matchup. The Golden Grizzlies have won four of their last five games while the Penguins have also won four of their last five games. Oakland lost to Youngstown State earlier this month.
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies have been playing good basketball as of late, winning four of their last five games, including the last two games. They enter this matchup with a two-game win streak, looking to beat the Penguins after already losing to them this month. Oakland suffered an 85-69 defeat against Youngstown State where they shot 41.7% from field goal range, 33.3% from beyond the arc, and 100% from free throw range. Jalen Moore (20 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 50% FG) was the scoring leader for Oakland. In addition, they earned 21 rebounds, 12 assists, 13 steals, and one block while turning the ball over 14 times. The Golden Grizzlies did a great job at forcing turnovers, however, they were unable to capitalize on those mistakes on offense.
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— Oakland Basketball (@OaklandMBB) January 24, 2023
The Oakland scoring offense is avergaing 73 points per game (147th) while shooting 43.6% from the field, 74.9% from free throw range, and 32.3% from beyond the arc. In addition, they are averaging 31 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.2 steals, and 2.5 blocks while turning the ball over 10.7 times per game. The Golden Grizzlies have an assist/turnover ratio of 1.15 (102nd). On defense, they are surrendering 76 points per game (322nd). Trey Townsend is the scoring leader, averaging 16.6 points per game while contributing 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Moore is the second-leading scorer, averaging 16.3 points per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Moore is coming off a 32-point outing, marking his third consecutive outing where he scored 20 or more points.