Moore leads Oakland against Northern Kentucky after 20-point game

Northern Kentucky Norse (15-11, 11-6 Horizon) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (18-9, 11-5 Horizon)

Auburn Hills, Michigan; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

LINE: Oakland -5.5; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: Oakland faces the Northern Kentucky Norse after Jalen Moore scored 20 points in Oakland's 78-74 loss to the Wright State Raiders.

The Golden Grizzlies have gone 8-1 at home. Oakland scores 75.8 points and has outscored opponents by 7.2 points per game.

The Norse are 11-6 against Horizon opponents. Northern Kentucky ranks sixth in the Horizon shooting 34.0% from downtown. David Wassler leads the Norse shooting 100% from 3-point range.

The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. The Norse won the last meeting 87-78 on Feb. 5. Trevon Faulkner scored 26 points to help lead the Norse to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamal Cain is averaging 20.4 points, 10 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Golden Grizzlies. Moore is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games for Oakland.

Marques Warrick is scoring 14.8 points per game with 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Norse. Sam Vinson is averaging 13.8 points, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals over the last 10 games for Northern Kentucky.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 73.6 points, 31.8 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 8.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points per game.

Norse: 8-2, averaging 69.8 points, 31.0 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 9.0 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.9 points.

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