With fans, coaches and players gathered together at the O'rena on Sunday night, the announcement that the Golden Grizzlies would face Texas in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament was an unexpected twist for nearly everyone in attendance.
The Oakland University men's basketball team defeated Oral Roberts 90-76 in the Summit League title game Tuesday night. The win grants Oakland (25-9) a coveted automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament later this month, marking the third trip to March Madness in the program's young Division I history.
The Oakland University women's basketball team was defeated, 61-54, by South Dakota State in the conference championship game Tuesday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
With a 110-90 victory over No. 5 South Dakota State, the Oakland University men's basketball is one game away from a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday night's Summit League championship game awaits.
The championship game tilt begins at 4 p.m. EST on Tuesday night and will be televised on ESPNU.
The Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team upset No. 1 Oral Roberts with an overpowering 96-62 victory Monday afternoon in the Summit League Tournament semifinals. All five Oakland starters reached double-figures in points.
After advancing past Southern Utah, the Oakland University women's basketball team will square off against top-seeded Oral Roberts on Monday at 1 p.m. EST in the Summit League Tournament.
The Oakland University women's basketball team defeated Southern Utah 65-58 Sunday afternoon to advance to the second round of the Summit League Tournament. Junior Sharise Calhoun scored a game-high 24 points to lead OU.
The Oakland University men's basketball team came away with an 82-66 victory over the Thunderbirds in a game that very much resembled the regular season finale eight days prior.
The top-seeded Oakland University men's basketball team will face its first test in the Summit League Tournament Saturday night (7 p.m. EST) against No. 8 Southern Utah.
