ROCHESTER, Mich. - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will head north to face one of the Horizon League's top teams when the Jaguars face Oakland University (11-9, 7-2 HL) on Wednesday night (Jan. 21) at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be heard locally on 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket. 

The Jaguars (5-16, 1-9 HL) look to get back on the winning side of the ledger following a tough 80-77 defeat to Detroit Mercy on Saturday. Junior Kyler D'Augustino continued his hot play, finishing with 20 points, six assists and five rebounds for his seventh 20-point game in the past eight outings. D'Augustino leads the Horizon League in scoring in league games, tallying 21.2 points per game. 

Senior Finley Woodward tossed in 15 points and senior Jaxon Edwards finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Woodward ranks No. 2 in the Horizon League in assists at 5.4 assists per game and is on pace to become the first player in program history to average more than five assists and five rebounds per game in a single season. 

Edwards has climbed to No. 2 on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg) and rebounding (4.8 rpg) while leading the team in steals (1.5) and blocked shots (13). 

SCOUTING OAKLAND
Oakland is 11-9 overall and 7-2 in Horizon League play. The Golden Grizzlies are 5-1 at home this season with the lone loss coming in an ESPN2 matchup with Wright State on Jan. 11. OU comes in having won five of its past six contests, including a road sweep of Milwaukee and Green Bay last week by a combined 38 points. Head coach Greg Kampe's team shoots an efficient 47.5 percent from the floor and 34 percent from deep while scoring nearly 84 points per contest. Below is a rundown of Oakland's possible starting five. 
    G Ziare Wells (6-6, Sr.) - 9.8 ppg, 50.6 FG%
    G Brody Robinson (5-11, Sr.) - 16.5 ppg, 6.0 apg
    F Michael Houge (6-7, 5th) - 12.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg
    F Tuburu Naivalurua (6-8, 5th) - 14.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg
    F Isaac Garrett (6-8, Jr.) - 15.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg

INSIDE THE SERIES
Oakland leads the all-time series, 36-20, and 22-4 in the 26 matchups in Rochester. The Golden Grizzlies have won eight straight dating back to the 2019-20 season. 

UP NEXT
The Jags return home to host Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday (Jan. 25) at 2:00 p.m. inside the Jungle.