Near-perfect Hill-Mais leads Oakland past Defiance 91-47
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Xavier Hill-Mais tied a career-high 30 points and made all 12 field-goal attempts to help Oakland beat Division III-member Defiance 91-47 on Monday night.
Hill-Mais became the second player in Oakland history to have a perfect night from the field. Jason Burkholder went 11 of 11 in 1994. The only blemish on Hill-Mais' shooting night was a missed free throw in four attempts. He entered Monday's game ranked eighth in the country averaging 25.3 points per game.
Jordan Nobles scored a career-high 16 points, Jaevin Cumberland matched his career-high scoring 16, Brad Brechting, 11 and Braden Norris 10 for Oakland. Guards Cumberland and Norris combined for 14 assists and no turnovers.
Nobles made a pair of free throws to the game at 5-all, Hill-Mais followed with a jumper and Oakland (2-3) never trailed again. Hill-Mais threw down a dunk with 6:18 left before halftime to extend the lead to 23-9. The Golden Grizzlies led 33-16 at halftime. After the break they shot 75 percent (21 of 28) including 12 of 16 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Tyler Andrew led Defiance with 10 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Scott Siville
- Brian Shore
- Michael Nardone
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 |