INDIANAPOLIS (11/20/2017) -- After connecting on two 3-pointers in the closing seconds to propel the Titans over Houston Baptist and averaging double figures on the week, rookie Jermaine Jackson Jr. was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Monday.
 
It is the first weekly award for Jackson Jr.
 
Jackson Jr. tallied 13.0 points, 5.0 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals for the Titans and scored in double figures in all three games. He had 13 points and five assists in the win over UM-Dearborn and then started the weekend with 12 points, two assists and two steals in the match-up with Seattle in the 2K Sports Classic subregional at Belmont benefiting The Wounded Warrior Project.
 
He had a big performance against Houston Baptist finishing with 14 points, five rebounds and a team and season-high eight assists. He nailed a pair of 3-pointers in the last 10 seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime, including the game-tying, step-back triple with just one second left on the clock.
 
The eight assists in that game was the most by a Titan freshman since Ray McCallum had 10 against UIC in 2011.
 
Detroit Mercy will return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 22, as the Titans visit Saint Louis in the final game of the 2K Sports Classic.

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