TULSA, Okla. - The IUPUI basketball team, having shared the program's first-ever Mid-Con regular season title this season, looks to start the postseason with a bang when they face No. 7 Oakland in the quarterfinals round on Saturday night.

Game time is slated for 9:30 EST (8:30 CST) from the John Q. Hammons Arena at the UMAC in Tulsa, Okla..

IUPUI finished the regular season at 18-9 overall and 13-3 in league playing, including a perfect 8-0 in The Jungle. Head coach Ron Hunter was voted the league's Coach of the Year for the second time in his career, while senior swingman Maushae Byles (Racine, Wisc./Racine Case) was named the league's Sixth Man of the Year.

Senior Brandon Cole (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) and sophomore George Hill (Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple) were both picked First Team All-Conference, marking IUPUI's first-ever first team duo.

IUPUI swept the season series with Oakland, posting a one-point win on Jan. 4 in Rochester and a 15-point win on Feb .5 in Indianapolis. The Jags are 5-0 all-time in the opening round of the Mid-Con Tournament and 9-4 (.692) all-time in the postseason event.

Oakland, the reigning Mid-Con champs, won the league title last season as the No. 7 seed. The Golden Grizzlies knocked off the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 1 seeds in succession last season to gain the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament berth.

OU is led by Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year Calvin Wooten, who comes in averaging 19.9 points per game and is hitting 39.4 percent from three-point range. He is aided by Vova Severovas' 15.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, while Ohio State-transfer Rick Billings is posting 11.2 points per game.

The winner of this game will face the winner of the UMKC/Chicago State game and will tipoff in the semifinals round at 8:30 CST on Monday night.

Saturday's game can be heard on ESPN 950 or online at ESPN950.com and indianasportsradio.com. Greg Rakestraw, voice of the Jaguars, will be on the call with pregame coverage beginning at approximately 9:00 pm in Indianapolis.