Game Notes I Live Audio I Live Video

ROCHESTER, Mich. - IUPUI's game at Oakland on Thursday night will be televised on Fox Sports Indiana and Fox Sports Detroit. That contest can also be seen on DirecTV (channel 648) and Dish Network (channel 450). Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST from the Athletics Center O'Rena while pregame coverage will begin on Freedom 95.9 FM at 7:00. 

IUPUI (21-5, 13-2 Summit) vaulted up to the No. 13 spot in this week's CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25 and jumped to No. 81 in the most recent RPI following Saturday's win over first-place Oral Roberts. The Jaguars are riding an eight-game winning streak, one shy of the program's longest at the Division I level. IUPUI's 21 wins this season already tie for the most at the Division I level while the school record is 24, set in 1987-88.

On Saturday night, senior Austin Montgomery scored a team-high 18 points including the game-winning three-point play with 26 seconds left as IUPUI outlasted Oral Roberts, 69-66. Junior George Hill added 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Gary Patterson added 15 on five treys. The win snapped ORU's 11-game winning streak and pulled the Jags within one-half game of the first-place Golden Eagles.

This Thursday, IUPUI is seeking a season sweep of Oakland after winning the first meeting, 82-69 on Jan. 24 in Indianapolis. Montgomery led all scorers with 20 points and Hill and sophomore Jon Avery chipped in 17 each. The Jags delivered 24 assists on 33 buckets in that win. 

Oakland (13-12, 8-6) has lost two of three as junior forward Derick Nelson has led the Grizz in scoring in all three of those contests. The 6-foot-7 Nelson leads OU in scoring (17.3 ppg), rebounding (6.8 rpg) and steals (1.9 spg) and sophomore point guard Johnathon Jones contributes 14.4 points and a Summit League best 6.2 assists per game.

IUPUI and Oakland currently sit at No. 2 & 3 in The Summit in scoring offense, while the Jags are ranked in the top three in the nation in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and three-point percentage.