March 4, 2026 11:27 am EST

The No. 3 seed Cleveland State Vikings (23-8) are taking on the No. 8 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies (10-20) in the Horizon tournament on Wednesday at Wolstein Center, at 7 p.m. ET airing on ESPN+.

How to watch Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Cleveland State VikingsStats to know
Cleveland State was 45th in the nation in points scored (74.5 per game) and 98th in points allowed (61.2) last season.
Cleveland State made 6.8 3-pointers per game and shot 34.3% from beyond the arc last year, ranking 113th and 54th, respectively, in college basketball.
With 59.4 points per game on offense, Oakland ranked 294th in college basketball last season. At the other end of the court, it allowed 71.1 points per contest, which ranked 315th in college basketball.
Oakland was 266th in the nation with 5.1 threes per game last year. Meanwhile, it ranked 268th with a 29.0% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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