GAMEDAY CENTRAL

DETROIT (11/20/13) – The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will host the sub-regional round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project with three games in three nights against FAU, Toledo and Stony Brook. The Titans first game will be against FAU on Friday, Nov. 22 with tip-off scheduled at 7:00 p.m. at Calihan Hall. The game will be streamed live online by HLN Detroit.

Detroit will then face Toledo on Saturday (Nov. 23) at 5:30 p.m., followed by Stony Brook on Sunday (Nov. 24). The Toledo game will be televised on live WADL TV 38, while the Stony Brook contest will be live on Comcast Sports 900. HLN Detroit will also stream both games online.

Tickets for the 2K Sports Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project at historic Calihan Hall are still available. For more information on season and general ticket information, click here or call the Detroit Ticket Office at (313) 993-1700. 

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 OUTING
Sophomore guard Carlton Brundidge scored a career-high 22 points as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team spoiled James Madison's banner raising night with a 71-67 win Tuesday at the JMU Convocation Center. The Dukes began the night with a banner raising ceremony to honor the 2012-13 team that won the CAA Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Detroit (2-2) led 69-63 with 33 seconds left in regulation, before JMU's Charles Cooke drained a three-pointer with 28 ticks left to trim the lead to three 69-66. Detroit junior forward Juwan Howard Jr. was then fouled but missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity from the charity stripe to keep the margin three. Howard then fouled Cooke during the Dukes possession, but like Howard he to missed the first of two free throws before netting the second to trim the Titans lead to 69-67 with 15 second left. Brundidge was then fouled on the Titans possession and made both free throws to put Detroit up four 71-67 with 10 seconds left. Cooke missed a three-point attempt in the closing seconds to seal a hard fought road win for the Titans.

Brundidge finished with a game-high 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-6 from downtown, while Howard pitched in 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Freshman guard Jarod Williams had another strong outing in front of 40-50 hometown fans as he finished with 11 points, two assists and a steal in his first collegiate start, while his backcourt classmate Matthew Grant recorded nine points and three assists. Senior Evan Bruinsma led the Titans with a team-high eight rebounds, while his classmate Ugochukwu Njoku grabbed seven boards to go along with five points and two timely blocked shots.

Detroit shot 43.1 percent (22-of-51) overall, including 39.1 percent (9-of-23) from downtown, while JMU shot 40 percent (18-of-45) overall, including 31.3 percent (5-of-16) from beyond the arc. The Titans out rebound the Dukes 37-31, but turned the ball over 16 times – 11 times in the first half – compared to only 12 JMU turnovers. The Titans also committed a season-high 31 fouls sending the Dukes to the charity stripe 45 times, but lucky for Detroit the Dukes only made 26.

ABOUT THE OWLS
The Owls (1-3) will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak as they enter Calihan Hall on Friday. FAU is coming off a pair of road losses to Boston College (82-79) and No. 4 Duke (97-64) after dropping a game at home to St. Francis (N.Y.) 59-57. The Owls lone win of the season was their season opener against Ave Maria 86-51.

Pablo Bertone leads the Owls in scoring with 17.3 points per game, while Justin Raffington is averaging 10.3 points and a team leading 7.5 rebounds per game. The trip will also serve as a homecoming for FAU freshman guard D'Andre Johnson who played at Cass Tech.

SERIES WITH FAU
This will be just the second meeting between Detroit and Florida Atlantic, with the Titans leading the all-time series 1-0. Detroit took the first game 83-73 at Calihan Hall on Dec. 20, 1993.

ABOUT THE ROCKETS
The Rockets (3-0) bring a three game winning streak with them to Calihan Hall with wins over Northwestern Ohio (102-55), Boston College (95-92) and Florida A&M (79-69).

All five of Toledo's starters are averaging in double figures led by Julius Brown with 18.0 points per game. Brown is followed by Justin Drummond (16.7 ppg), Rian Pearson (15.3 ppg), Nathan Boothe (11.0 ppg) and J.D. Weatherspoon (10.7 ppg).

SERIES WITH TOLEDO
This will 52nd meeting between Detroit and Toledo, with the Rockets leading the all-time series 27-24. Detroit took the last meeting 79-73 at Calihan Hall last year on Star Wars Night. The win for the Titans was their first over Toledo since the 2005-06 season.

ABOUT THE SEAWOLVES
The Seawolves (3-1) opened their 2013-14 season with three-straight wins at home over Marist (71-55), Haverford (81-65) and Northeastern (73-66), before dropping their first road game of the season at No. 23 Indiana (90-74) on Sunday.

Anthony Jackson leads Stony Brook in scoring with 18 points per game, while Jameel Warney and Carson Puriefoy average 16 ppg and 12 ppg, respectively.

SERIES WITH STONY BROOK
This will be the first ever meeting between Detroit and Stony Brook.

THE LAST TIME …
The last time the Titans hosted a Gazelle Group Tournament was back in 2010 when Detroit welcomed UAlbany, Bowling Green and Niagara to Calihan Hall for the Legends Classic. The Titans won all three games that weekend, including a double-overtime thriller against UAlbany (84-82) in the opening night.

DETROIT LOVES THE 80's
Did you know that Detroit is a remarkable 39-2 overall when scoring 80 or more points during the Coach McCallum Era?

The Titans are even better outside of the Horizon League where they have a perfect 20-0 record when reaching 80 points. Detroit's only two losses came against Milwaukee (84-81) in 2011 and Valparaiso (89-88) last year.

Year-by-Year
2013-14 (1-0)
2012-13 (14-1)
2011-12 (9-0)
2010-11 (8-1)
2009-10 (7-0)
2008-09 (0-0)

CLEANING THE GLASS
Through the first four games of the 2013-14 season the Titans are averaging 43.5 rebounds per game, including 17 on the offensive glass, both are the best in the Horizon League. The 51 and 52 rebounds recorded in the first two games were the most in game for the Titans since grabbing 50 against Concordia on Nov. 18, 2011.

Just to note Detroit's school record for rebounds in one game is 77 set against Central Michigan on Jan. 30, 1960.

FAB TWO?
With Juwan Howard Jr., son of U-M great and Fab Five member Juwan Howard, being a co-captain of the Titans this year, it is just fitting that Detroit has a pair for freshman making a statement early. Jarod Williams began his collegiate career with back-to-back double digit scoring affairs with 11 points at South Alabama, followed by 12 against U-M Dearborn. By doing so Williams became the true Titan freshman to score in double figures in his first two collegiate games during the Coach McCallum Era.

Not to be out done was Williams' backcourt classmate Matthew Grant who has scored in double figures over the last two games with 10 points against U-M Dearborn and a team-high 15 points at No. 19 UConn.

Altogether the "Fab Two" have combine to average 18 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Williams is averaging 9.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while Grant is averaging 8.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and a team-high 2.8 assists per game. The 18 points per game by the talented backcourt is responsible for 24 percent of the Titans scoring this season.

BLOCK PARTY
The Titans have recorded 25 blocked shots through their first four games including 13 against U-M Dearborn. The 13 blocked shots are the most for the Titans since swatting 17 against Western Michigan in 1978.

UP NEXT
Detroit will hit the road to visit South Florida on Saturday, Nov. 30. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET at the Sun Dome  and will be carried live on ESPN3. Fans can also listen to the game live on 1270 AM with Dan Leach the new voice of the Titans.