GAMEDAY CENTRAL

DETROIT (1/15/13)  -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will open a three-game homestand on Thursday, January 17, when the Titans host Valparaiso in a rematch of the 2012 Horizon League Championship game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Calihan Hall and will be televised live on ESPNU. The game will also be available online on WatchESPN.com. The Titans will look to extend their home winning streak to 18-straight games to kick-off Homecoming Week.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Titan fans can follow every UDM game this season through men's basketball GAMEDAY CENTRAL page located on the Titans Athletic Website that will keep fans one click away from all the action. This page will feature links for live stats (audio and video when applicable) as well as links for all the latest info while also making it easy to find the Titans on social media and to purchase photos and game tickets. The Game Day Central page also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

LAST TIME OUT
The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team dropped its first Horizon League game of the year on Saturday (Jan. 12) with a 74-62 loss to Cleveland State at the Wolstein Center. The loss also snapped the Titans' five-game winning streak.

Junior guard Ray McCallum led the Titans with a game-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, while senior Nick Minnerath collected his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Junior Evan Bruinsma also pitched in with seven points and six rebounds.

Cleveland State (10-8, 2-2 HL) won the battle on the boards, 39-34, and forced 15 Titan turnovers, which resulted in 16 points, while Detroit also forced 15 turnovers, but only managed one point out of them. Cleveland State shot 51.9 percent (28-54) overall, including 57.1 percent (8-14) from downtown, while holding Detroit to 42.6 percent (23-54) overall and just 16.7 percent (3-18) from downtown. The Vikings finished 10-of-16 from the charity stripe, while Detroit shot a season low 40.6 percent (13-32) from the foul line.

SERIES WITH VALPARAISO
This will be the 20th meeting between Detroit and Valparaiso, with the Crusaders owning an 11-8 lead. Valpo swept the regular season series last year, before Detroit topped the Crusaders, 70-50, in the Horizon League Championship game at Valparaiso.

ABOUT THE CRUSADERS
Senior Ryan Broekhoff made a career-high seven three pointers and tallied his third straight double-double as the Valparaiso men's basketball team defeated Milwaukee, 76-52, at the Klotsche Center Saturday evening. The Crusaders have now won six of their last seven games, including three straight on the road.

Broekhoff's 26-point, 10-rebound effort paced the Crusaders, who never trailed en route to a double-digit victory, while three other Crusaders reached double figures on the afternoon. Matt Kenney scored 11 points and grabbed five boards, while Kevin Van Wijk scored 12 points and LaVonte Dority added 10 off the bench.

Broekhoff was named the Horizon League Player of the Week for the third time this season after leading Valpo to a pair of road victories last week, tallying double-doubles in both contests.

TITANS LOVE CALIHAN #MyHomeCourt
Detroit is 9-0 this year at home and has won 17 straight games at Calihan Hall dating back to last season. The 17-game home winning streak is currently the eighth longest in the nation. The Titans have averaged 77.8 points per game over that stretch, while only allowing opponents to score 65.2 points on Dick Vitale Court. Detroit's last loss at home came on Jan. 6, 2012, against Valparaiso, 73-71.

THE TITAN FIVE
Detroit boasts one of the most balanced attacks in the nation with all five starters averaging double figures. Junior guard Ray McCallum, leads the team in scoring with 19.1 ppg, which ranks 29th in the nation, while classmate Jason Calliste is averaging 13.9 ppg. Seniors Nick Minnerath (11.9 ppg) and Doug Anderson (11.1 ppg), along with sophomore Juwan Howard, Jr. (10.2 ppg) fill out the starting five. Detroit's starters are responsible for 85.1 percent of the Titans scoring, while all five rank among the top-20 in the Horizon League.   

CLOSING IN ON 1,000
Detroit junior guard Jason Calliste is closing in on becoming the 38th player Titan history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in his career. Calliste enters Thursday's game with 868 career points and is averaging 13.9 ppg, which ranks seventh in the Horizon League.

McCALLUM NAMED COUSY AWARD FINALIST
Detroit junior guard Ray McCallum was named a finalist for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. This marks the second-straight year that McCallum has been named to the final 20 of the Bob Cousy Award.

The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men's college basketball. Over 80 candidates have been nominated for the 2013 Bob Cousy Award. McCallum currently leads the Horizon League two categories this season, scoring (19.1 ppg) and steals (1.7 spg.), and is third in assists with 4.5 apg.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Detroit junior Ray McCallum currently leads the Titans in three categories this season scoring (19.1 ppg), assists (4.5 apg), and steals (1.7 spg.) and is also climbing up the career record board in all three. McCallum has 1,325 points (20th), 381 assist (9th) and 140 steals (10th) in his career. The last Titan to rank among the top-10 in all three of those categories was Rashad Phillips '01. Phillips finished his spectacular career with 2,319 points (1st), 548 assists (4th) and 190 steals (2nd). McCallum needs 277 points to reach that plateau.

TITANS RECEIVE VOTES IN MID-MAJOR POLL
Detroit, which has posted a 9-2 record over its last 11 games, is one of only three teams in the Horizon League to receive votes in the CollegeInsider.com Men's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll released this week. The Titans have 31 votes in this week's edition of the poll, which is the fifth most in the receiving votes section. Valparaiso leads the league ranked 14th (353), while Wright State is ranked 23rd (68).

DETROIT LOVES THE 80's
This season, the Titans are a perfect 8-0 when scoring 80 or more points and have extended their winning streak to 22 games when doing so. Last year, Detroit finished undefeated (9-0) when reaching the 80-point mark. The Last time the Titans lost a game when scoring 80 points or more came at Milwaukee during the 2010-11 season, when the Panthers won in overtime, 84-81.

LEADING THE LEAGUE
Detroit currently leads the Horizon League in five team categories including scoring offense by averaging 77.8 points per game. The Titans also lead the League in three point field goals made (136), steals (151), turnover margin (+5.6), and assist to turnover ratio (1.3). Detroit also ranks second in assists (249) and third in blocked shots (65).

The Titans also rank sixth in the nation in turnover margin and 27th in scoring.

UP NEXT
Detroit will continue its three-game homestand when it welcomes UIC to Calihan Hall on Saturday, Jan. 19 for Homecoming. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be televised live on FOX Sports Detroit.