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Detroit closes out its two-game Indiana road trip when the Titans take on the nationally-ranked Butler Bulldogs on Saturday. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. 

Matt Dery, “The Voice of the Titans”, will have the call live on WDFN-AM 1130. Fans can view a live webstream of the event on the Horizon League Network or catch a live stats feed on CSTV's gametracker.

The Titans (4-10, 0-5 HL) struggled from the field their last time out falling to Valparaiso, 64-41. Detroit shot just 36 percent from the floor and 57 percent from the free throw line.

Butler is ranked No. 21 by the AP and 20 in the coaches' poll. The Bulldogs are 13-1 on the year and 4-0 in the conference after defeating Wright State, 64-48, on Thursday.

ABOUT BUTLER
Despite losing seven letterwinners, including five senior starters, Butler has not missed a beat sporting a No. 21/20 national ranking and a 13-1 mark. The Bulldogs are also a perfect 4-0 in league play. The lone Butler loss was to then No. 21 Ohio State, 64-51, in Columbus. 

The Bulldogs are one of the top offensive teams in the conference scoring 69 points per game, while giving up a league-best 56.6 a night. 

Butler has three players in double figures in scoring led by sophomore forward Matt Howard's 14.0 ppg.. He is also second on the team with 6.6 boards per contest. 

Freshman Gordon Hayward leads the team in rebounding at 6.9 a night to go with 12.9 ppg., while fellow rookie Shelvin Mack is averaging 12.7 ppg., 3.6 rpg., and a team best 3.4 apg. 

Brad Stevens is in his second year as head coach with an overall record of 43-5. He guided the Bulldogs to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year.

DETROIT VS BUTLER
Butler swept both games last year and has won six out of the last seven in the series. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 36-28. The Titans are 8-21 all-time at Hinkle Fieldhouse and have dropped their last nine games there. The last time UDM won at Hinkle was in 1999, 62-52.

REMEMBER THIS
The last time Detroit defeated a ranked team on the road was on Feb. 6, 1979, when the team Titans stunned #8 Marquette, 64-63, on a Terry Duerod 21-foot jumper with just under two seconds left in the game. The winning basket was set up by Terry Tyler's steal as Marquette attempted to run the last minute and a half off the clock in the “non-shot clock era.”

IT'S BEEN AWHILE
UDM has dropped its last 12 games against ranked opponents. In fact, the last time Detroit defeated a ranked team was on Jan. 10, 2002, when the Titans earned a 63-54 triumph over #23/24 Butler in Calihan Hall.

A HELPING FEE
Freshman walk-on Jordan Fee came off the bench to hand out a season-high three assists, in just 11 minutes, against Valparaiso.

BLUE GRABS CAREER HIGH
Junior college transfer Eugene Blue had some productive minutes at Valparaiso, coming away with a season's best five rebounds against the Crusaders. 

ESPNU DEBUT
The Titans will make their first ever appearance on ESPNU when Detroit hosts Wright State on in a 9:00 p.m. tip-off on Friday, Jan. 16.