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Oakland gets 2020-21 season underway against Xavier

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Posted at 2:08 PM, Nov 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-23 14:08:03-05

Oakland (0-0) vs. Xavier (0-0)

Cintas Center, Cincinnati; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Xavier begins its 2020-21 campaign by hosting the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Oakland went 14-19 last year and finished sixth in the Horizon, while Xavier ended up 19-13 and finished seventh in the Big East.

DID YOU KNOW: Oakland went 4-8 against non-conference programs last season. In those 12 games, the Golden Grizzlies gave up 64.7 points per game while scoring 59.9 per outing. Xavier went 11-2 in non-conference play, averaging 73.5 points and allowing 63.7 per game in the process.