DETROIT (12/29/2017) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will look to get out of Wisconsin with a split as the Titans battle the Panthers of Milwaukee on Saturday night. 

Game time is set for 7 p.m. (EST), and will be broadcast live on ESPN3 as well as on 910 AM Superstation with Cliff Russell calling the action.

The Titans nearly came away with a win in their Horizon League opener at Green Bay on Thursday, but the Phoenix used a second-half run to take control of the game.

Detroit Mercy did have a pair of players score 20 points as freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr. led the way with a game and season-high 25 points, while redshirt junior Kameron Chatman tallied his fifth double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds. 

After the game, the Titans will return home for four-straight conference games starting with a contest against Wright State on Jan. 5, a game that is set to tip at 9 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPNU. 

Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone (313-993-1700 ext. 7301) or in person at Calihan Hall. For more information on tickets, contact Director of Ticket Operations & Sales Justin Hairston at 313-993-1700 ext. 7301 or at hairstjj1@udmercy.edu.

ALL-TIME MATCH-UP

• The teams have split the regular season series in each of the last three years, but Milwaukee won the postseason match-up last season, 85-60, in the first round of Motor City Madness. 
• Milwaukee now leads the all-time series, 27-23, including a 16-9 mark at home. 

CALIHAN HALL TURNS 65

• The 2017-18 season marks the 65th anniversary of historic Calihan Hall.
• The dedication of the University's Memorial Building, as it was known back then, took place May 25, 1952. The first basketball game was played Dec. 2 of that year when the U-D men beat Kalamazoo, 75-61. 
• In 1977, the name was changed to Calihan Hall in honor of the Titans' first basketball All-American, the late Bob Calihan.
• On Dec. 5, 2011, the floor of Calihan Hall was dedicated to former coach Dick Vitale.  

MOTOR CITY MADNESS TICKETS NOW ON SALE

• Tickets for the 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championship — to be played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit — are on sale now at HorizonLeague.com, the Little Caesars Arena Box Office, or the Little Caesars Arena Ticket Sales and Service Office (313-471-7575). Fans can also purchase tickets by calling or visiting their favorite school's box office.
• Ticket prices for Motor City Madness, which will take place March 2-6, begin at $15 per day
• Last season, 29,240 fans were in attendance, which ranked 12th out of 32 DI conferences.

TOUGH NON-CONFERENCE SLATE

• The 13 opponents on the Titan non-conference schedule combined to go 257-205 (55.6%) last season, and the 11 DI foes are 89-52 (63.1%) already on the year. 
• Four of the non-conference opponents earned bids to the NCAA Tournament (East Tennessee State, Michigan, UCLA, Virginia Tech), one to the CBI (Toledo) and two to the CIT (Fort Wayne, Houston Baptist). 

OPENING UP LCA

• Detroit Mercy opened up Joe Louis Arena with a game against Michigan in 1979 and just made history again on Dec. 16 by playing Michigan in the first-ever college basketball game at Little Caesars Arena 
• The Titans and Wolverines opened Joe Louis Arena with the first-ever event for the facility on Dec. 12, 1979, in front of over 12,000 fans.
• The game was part of the Hitachi College Basketball Showcase that also saw Oakland face Michigan State and the event saw a LCA record 20, 695 fans attend. 

HIGH POWERED OFFENSE

• The Titans currently rank first in the Horizon League and 34th in the nation in scoring offense at 84.3 points per game. 
• Detroit Mercy has scored at least 71 points in 13 games, including three 100+point efforts. 
• Last season, the Titans hit 80 points 12 times and 90 on five occasions, tying for third in the HL in offense at 77.0 ppg., - 85th in the nation. 

MY 5

• The Titans have used eight different starting line-ups so far on the season.
• Only Kameron Chatman and Jermaine Jackson Jr. have started all 14 games. 

2 FOR 20

• Freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr. had 25 points and redshirt junior Kameron Chatman had 22 at Green Bay in the Titans last game.
• It marked the third time this season Detroit Mercy has had two players score 20 or more. 
• Against Houston Baptist, sophomore Corey Allen had 39 and Chatman finished with 22, while against Siena Heights, Allen had 22 and Chatman ended with 23. 

BLOCK PARTY

• Detroit Mercy registered seven blocks for the second time this season at Green Bay, also achieving the mark against Siena Heights. 
• The main reason is senior Isaiah Jones, who swatted away three shots for the third-straight game and the fourth time this year.

JJJ FILLING UP THE STAT SHEET

• Rookie Jermaine Jackson Jr. posted stats all around as a true freshman on the road at Virginia Tech tallying 16 points with seven rebounds and three assists.
• The seven rebounds tied for the team lead, while his six defensive caroms led the team. 
• He just posted a season-high 25 points at Green Bay has now scored in double digits in 10 of the 14 games on the season 
• Jackson Jr. is currently third on the team averaging 12.1 points to go with a team-best 3.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals. 
• He also has 52 assists and just 31 turnovers for a 1.7 ratio, sixth in the HL. 
• Jackson Jr. leads all league rookies in assists and is second in scoring and steals. 

TAKING ADVANTAGE

• Detroit Mercy has done a great job at the free throw line this season connecting on 229-of-302 for 75.8 percent, second in the HL and 43rd in the country.
• Detroit Mercy has hit 80.0 percent or more at the line in seven games, including 18-of-22 at Virginia Tech, 20-of-23 versus Seattle, 24-of-30 against Houston Baptist, 13-of-15 in the road win at Saint Louis, 20-of-25 at Fort Wayne, 12-of-14 versus Toledo and 17-of-20 against Western Michigan.  
• Some of the top free throw shooters include Jermaine Jackson Jr. (95.3%, 35-of-37), Kameron Chatman (87.0%, 47-of-54),  Josh McFolley (82.2%, 37-of-45) and Corey Allen (77.6%, 38-of-49).
• In fact, Jackson Jr. is second in the HL and ninth in the nation at the charity stripe. He recently saw a streak of 17 made in a row before missing one against ETSU. 

KAM'S THE MAN

• The Titans needed everyone's help to get the overtime victory over Houston Baptist on Nov. 19 and redshirt junior Kameron Chatman did his part posting his first career double-double with 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
• His previous high in rebounds was nine as a freshman at Michigan against Syracuse, while it was the most boards by a Titan since Chris Jenkins had 16 against Fort Wayne last year.
• At Saint Louis on Nov. 22, he posted 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals, but his biggest play was the game-winning shot with just one second remaining.
• He tallied a double-double with a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds against ETSU and is coming off his fifth of the season ending with 22 points and a game-high 11 boards at Green Bay.
• His five double-doubles are third in the HL. 

ANOTHER 30?

• Sophomore Corey Allen tallied his second 30-point game of the season pouring in 32 against Western Michigan on Dec. 9. 
• He was 12-of-21 overall with five 3-pointers and scored 19 points in the second half. 
• Earlier this season against Houston Baptist, he poured in a game, career-high and Belmont Curb Event Center record with 39 points, surpassing the 33 he had at home against Fort Wayne last season.
• In that game, he was a career-best 12-of-20 from the field and 7-of-13 from long range to go with five rebounds and career-tying five assists. 
• The 39 points were the most since Jaleel Hogan had 39 in a win at Oakland last year.
• His two 30-point games are the most since Juwan Howard Jr., had a pair in the 2013-14 season, while the last Titan to have three 30-point contests in a season was Willie Green, who had five during the 2002-03 campaign.

I SEE YOU CA

• Sophomore Corey Allen has been in double figures in 12 of his 13 games with three 20+ contests and a pair of 30+ games. 
• He has also set a career high in rebounds with eight at Green Bay and tied his career best with five assists in a game. 
• On the season, he is second on the team in scoring at 16.9points per game - sixth in the HL - and ranks second on the team and fifth in the league in shooting at 47.2 percent. 

CHATMAN GOES FOR 31

• Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman continued his strong start to the season tallying a career-high 31 points and collecting 10 rebounds with three steals at Fort Wayne on Nov. 28. 
• He was a career-best 11-of-15 from the field and 5-of-6 from behind the arc. 
• He is coming off his sixth 20-point game of the season with 22 at Green Bay, where he also had 11 rebounds and a career-best five assists.
• Chatman leads the team and is fourth in the HL in scoring at 18.2 points, leads the conference in rebounding at 8.6 per night and is third in shooting hitting at 48.6 percent. 

WAY TO REEK

• Junior Tariiq Jones missed seven games with an ankle injury, but has come back strong.
• He had seven points and three rebounds against Murray State and is coming off a season-best 13 points and five boards at Green Bay. 
• He started the year with nine points at Virginia Tech and 11 versus UM-Dearborn.

REACHING 100

• The Titans reached the 100-point mark for the third time this season with a 131-69 victory over Siena Heights on Nov. 25. 
• The Titans also reached 100 in a 116-109 victory over Houston Baptist in overtime and a 105-82 win over UM-Dearborn. 
• The 131 points are the fourth most in school history and the most since tallying a school record 135 against CCNY in 1979. 
• The 116 points against HBU at the 2K Sports Classic Belmont Subregional broke Belmont's Curb Event Center record for most points.
• Detroit Mercy has now reached 100 points 94 times in its history and the three times in a season is the most since hitting 100 on three occasions during the 1979-80 campaign.  

LET IT FLY

• Detroit Mercy set a school record hoisting up 43 three-point attempts against Houston Baptist on Nov. 19, nailing 12 of them.
• The previous record was 36 against Dayton in 1991. 
• Against Siena Heights, Detroit Mercy was 17-of-28 from behind the arc, just one triple shy of tying the school record of 18 against Milwaukee on Feb. 26, 2000. 
• Detroit Mercy leads the Horizon League and is 54th in the country with 9.4 triples per game. 
• Last year, the Titans were second in the HL in three-point field goal percentage at 37.2 percent as well as third in the conference with 8.1 treys per game. 

JALEEL REACHES 1,000

• Senior Jaleel Hogan became the 41st Titan in school history to post 1,000 points as he reached that mark with a basket at Fort Wayne.
• Hogan enters today's game with 1,052 career points, which ranks 37th in school history just seven behind Larry Salci for 36th. 
• He registered his first double-double of the season with a season-high 16 points and 10 rebounds against Western Michigan.
• Hogan is currently fifth on the team with 7.6 points per game, while shooting 61.1 percent from the field. 

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Junior Josh McFolley is tied for sixth in the Horizon League with 1.54 steals per game. 
• He has three games on the year with at least three steals, including tying his career high with five against Siena Heights. 
• In his career, he has recorded a steal in 58 of his 75 career games, including 23 multi-steal contests and 13 with at least three takeaways.
• McFolley led the conference in steals per game (2.00) and total steals (62), ranking 26th and 35th in the NCAA, respectively, last season.
• His 118 career steals has him approaching top 10 status in school history.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW ISAIAH

• Senior Isaiah Jones finally made his collegiate debut after dealing with injuries the last two years.
• He has played in nine games this season - making his first start against ETSU - and in three minutes of action at the season opener at Virginia Tech, he grabbed two rebounds and had a block. 
• Against Houston Baptist, he scored his first collegiate points on a layup and against Siena Heights, he had six points, three blocks and two boards. He has also blocked three shots in the last three games versus ETSU, Murray State and at Green Bay and ranks third in the HL with 1.4 blocks per game.  
• Jones injured his knee after his sophomore year at junior college and then missed the following season rehabbing. Last year, he reinjured his knee prior to the start of the season and missed the entire year.

 

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