DETROIT (2/3/2017) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will look to even up this quick two-game road trip as the Titans head to Youngstown State on Saturday.
 
Game time is set for 7 p.m., at the Beeghly Center.
 
Fans can catch all the action on ESPN3 as well as on the radio on 910 AM Superstation with Cliff Russell providing the sound. Live stats will also be provided.
 
The Titans are 34-9 all-time against the Penguins and have won the last eight meetings. The current eight-game winning streak is the third longest current winning streak over an opponent in school history trailing only the 26 in a row against Hillsdale and the 12 in a row over John Carroll.
 
The next home game is set for Feb. 10 as Detroit Mercy hosts Oakland in a #MetroSeries affair. The game will be part of a huge day of activities as the 1976-77 men's basketball Reunion will be in the afternoon and Terry Duerod's jersey retirement will take place before the game.
 
Tickets to all Titan home games start at just $10, $6 for children and seniors. To purchase tickets online, visit detroittitans.com/tix. To purchase over the phone or for more information on game tickets, contact Director of Ticket Operations & Sales Justin Hairston at 313-993-1700 ext. 7301 or at hairstjj1@udmercy.edu.
 
VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Detroit Mercy has dominated the all-time series to the tune of a 34-9 advantage, which includes winning eight in a row and 12 of the last 13.
 
The Titans are 12-6 all-time on the road against the Penguins and have won seven of their last eight visits to the Beeghly Center.
 
ABOUT THE PENGUINS
Youngstown State has split its last four games - with wins at Green Bay and against Cleveland State - and comes into the game at 10-14 overall and 4-7 in the Horizon League.
 
Cameron Morse leads the team and is second in the HL in scoring at 22.0 points per game. Francisco Santiago is averaging 12.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and a league-best 4.9 assists, while Jordan Kaufman is tallying 7.6 points and a team-best 6.0 rebounds.
 
YSU is third in the conference in scoring at 77.3 points, while standing ninth in defense giving up 82.5 points.
 
2017 LITTLE CAESARS MOTOR CITY MADNESS UPDATE
The 2017 Little Caesars Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championship will run concurrently from March 3-7, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

Tickets to the 2017 Motor City Madness went on sale on Dec. 29 at motorcitymadness.horizonleague.org.
 
The championship games will be held on Tuesday, March 7, with an automatic bid into the NCAA Men's and Women's Tournaments.
 
2017 marks the final year the Little Caesars Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will be contested at Joe Louis Arena before moving to the state-of-the-art Little Caesars Arena, currently under construction in downtown Detroit.
 
Over 20,900 fans attended the four-day tournament last year, the first neutral-site HL men's basketball championship since 2003.
 
1976-77 40-YEAR REUNION, TITANS TO RETIRE DUEROD'S JERSEY, VITALE RETURNING
It will be a fun, festive and exciting atmosphere when the Metro Series returns to Detroit Mercy as the Titans will hold a reunion weekend for the 1976-77 men's basketball team, which will feature a luncheon, a jersey retirement ceremony and the return of a basketball icon.
 
The date of the reunion is set for Feb. 10 when the Titans host Oakland.
 
The 40-year reunion of the Sweet 16 squad will feature a luncheon with most the team in attendance in the likes of John Long, Terry Duerod, Dennis Boyd, Ron Bostick, Wilbert McCormick and many more including Hall of Famer in head coach and current ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale.
 
At the game that night against the Golden Grizzlies, the team will be honored with the John Conti Letterman of Distinction Award at halftime and Duerod will have his jersey retired to hang with the other legendary Titans in a pregame ceremony.
 
HIGH POWERED OFFENSE
The Titans have totaled at least 70 points in 17 games this season, including hitting 80 seven times and 90 on three occasions.
 
Detroit Mercy came away with a win in a high-scoring 93-92 affair over Green Bay.
 
In the last seven games, Detroit Mercy is averaging 84.3 points.
 
The Titans rank fourth in the Horizon League in offense at 77.0 ppg., but have raised that to 79.1 in HL games, second in the conference in league-only games.
 
The Titans are also second in the Horizon League in field-goal percentage (45.0%) and three-point field-goal percentage (36.3%) and third in three-point field goals per game (8.0).
 
 THE RIGHT SHOT
The Titans posted a season-high 52.5 field-goal percentage against Green Bay on Jan. 29, the third time this season they have gone over the 50.0 percent clip (WKU-52.4% and vs. Wright State 50.0%).
 
UNSTOPPABLE
Junior Jaleel Hogan has once again been an offensive force down low for the Titans as he is second in the Horizon League and 17th in the nation in field-goal percentage at 61.1 percent.
 
He is currently second in school history in career field-goal percentage at 59.7 percent trailing only Eli Holman '12 (60.5%).
 
JALETHAL
With 14 points at Cleveland State his last time out, junior Jaleel Hogan has now been in double figures in 17 games this season, including three 20+ point contests - all in conference play.
 
He has also led the team in scoring seven times.
 
To start the conference season, he posted a then career-high 22 points on 10-of-15 from the field against NKU.
 
He had a terrific game at Oakland tallying 39 points on 17-of-24 from the field, all career highs and tallied a game-high 28 points in the win over Green Bay.
 
Hogan is leading the team and tied for ninth in the HL in scoring at 15.0 ppg., while standing second on the squad and tied for 15th in the HL in rebounding at 5.2 per night.
 
In his 10 HL games - he did not play at NKU - he is tallying 16.9 points - fifth in the league - on 62.3 percent shooting.
 
HIGHEST SCORING FRESHMAN IN THE HL
Corey Allen is the highest scoring freshmen in the Horizon League at 13.8 points per game - tied for 12th in the HL and top 20 in the nation among all freshmen.
 
He is also leading the league in three-point field-goal percentage (45.8%) - hitting 54-of-118 on the season - and tied for third in three-point field goals per game (2.5).
 
In Horizon League games, he is eighth in scoring with 15.3 a night and is top 10 in three-point field goals (2.4) and three-point field-goal percentage (40.6%).
 
HERE COMES THE PRESSURE
The Titans unleashed a new pressure early in conference play and the results have been extremely positive with 163 caused turnovers (18.1 per game) in the last nine games.
 
Against Green Bay, Detroit Mercy forced 21 turnovers with nine steals, turned those into 24 points.  The 25 turnovers by Oakland were the most by an opponent since forcing Milwaukee into 25 in 2012.
 
TAKE IT AWAY
The Titans registered a season-high 12 steals at Oakland and at Valpo in the last three weeks.
 
The 12 steals are the most since accumulating 13 at Northeastern in 2015.
 
Detroit Mercy has now posted 90 steals in the last 12 games (7.5) and has the thief of the league in sophomore Josh McFolley, who tops the conference with 1.9 steals per game - 49th in the NCAA.
 
As a team, the Titans are fifth in the HL in steals (6.4), and are second in league-only games (8.6).
 
GOOD TEAMMATES
The Titans were credited with a season-high 19 assists against Youngstown State back on Jan. 16, the most since posting 22 against Michigan-Dearborn in 2015.
 
Detroit Mercy now has six games with 15 or more assists on the year, including in three of the last six games.
 
RETURN TO SENDER
Detroit Mercy showed some toughness in the paint against Northern Kentucky on Dec. 29 swatting away a season-high 10 blocks, the most since getting 10 at Green Bay in 2001.
 
Junior Jaleel Hogan was the rim protector for the most part blocking a career-best eight shots, the most by a Titan since Mike Harmon had eight against Green Bay in 2001.
 
The eight blocks are also tied for the most this season by a HL player and he is fifth in the league with 1.12 blocks per game.
 
GETTING THE FREE ONES
Despite a rough day at the line against Milwaukee (9-of-29), the Titans have improved at the charity stripe since the start of the season.
 
The Titans have knocked down 70.0% at the line seven times in the last 16 games, while reaching that feat just once in the first seven contests of the year.
 
In the last 11 games:
Chris Jenkins is 37-of-39 (94.8%)
Josh McFolley is 26-of-32 (81.2%)
 
The Titans sank a season-high 22 free throws at Oakland (22-of-27) on Jan. 13 as well as against Green Bay on Jan. 29 (22-of-35).
 
Detroit Mercy was also 20-of-21 at NKU on Jan. 22 for a 95.2 percent clip, the highest ever in school history when shooting at least 20 in a game.
 
LONG DISTANCE OFFENSE
The Titans nailed 15-of-30 from three-point range against Fort Wayne, the most since setting a school record with 18 against Milwaukee on Feb. 26, 2000. The 15 triples are also the most in the HL this season.
 
Detroit Mercy has now reached double digit 3-pointers in seven games on the year and five times in the last 13 games, including 13 at Wright State, 14 against Youngstown State and 12 at Valparaiso.
 
In HL play, the Titans are second in three-point field-goal percentage (36.3%) and third in three-point field goals (8.0).
 
COREY GETTING IN A ZONE
Freshman Corey Allen has notched double figures in scoring 14 times this season, including a Titan true freshman record of 33 points against Fort Wayne - where he scored 27 points in the second half.
 
He is coming off a game where he posted his third-straight 20-point contest with a team-high 24 points at Cleveland State, where he was 8-of-17 from the field and 6-of-9 from three.
 
Last week, he averaged 21.0 points en route to the HL Freshman of the Week honors after scoring 20 against Green Bay and a team-high 22 points against Milwaukee - 16 in the second half.
 
He now has six 20-point games on the year.
 
Allen scored 17 points hitting 7-of-12 from the field and 2-of-4 from three with a season-tying five rebounds against rival Oakland.
 
In HL play, he also had 23 against Wright State and 18 at Wright State. 
 
LETS MAKE IT 4 IN A  ROW
Freshman Corey Allen has posted three-straight 20-point games.
 
The last Titan to accomplish that streak was Paris Bass, who netted 20 or more in six-straight games last year.
 
CAREER NIGHT FOR JOSH
Sophomore Josh McFolley had a couple of great offensive games in the last two weeks with 25 points at Wright State, a career-best 26 points against Youngstown State and 17 against Green Bay.
 
He was especially effective from the outside nailing a career-high 8-of-11 against the Penguins and 6-of-11 at Wright State.
 
He now has five career games with 20 or more points and his 26-point effort bested his previous high of 25 points at ETSU earlier in the season, where he was 8-of-17 from the field and 7-of-9 from behind the arc.
 
He also hit 20-point territory with 24 in the win over WKU, where he was 6-of-9 from three-point range.
 
McFolley now has 15 career games with at least three triples in a game, including seven this season.
 
He also has 58 treys on the season - after hitting just 32 last year - good for the 2.5 which is tied for third in the HL and 80th in the nation.
 
HIGH SCORING MCFOLLEY
Sophomore Josh McFolley is tied for second on the team and 12th in the Horizon League in scoring at 13.8 points per game.
 
He is also tied for third in the HL in three-point field goals per game (2.5), 10th in three-point field-goal percentage (39.2%) and 11th in free throw percentage (77.8%).
 
McFolley tallied a career-high 26 points against Youngstown State, where he hit eight 3-pointers and that was after an 11-point, three-assist, three-steal game at rival Oakland, where he iced the win hitting 4-of-4 free throws down the stretch.
 
DRE DAY
Junior DeShawndre Black has had at least three assists in 11 games on the year, including four games with at least five assists.
 
Black just had a career game against Green Bay on Jan. 29, finishing with a career-best 15 points and five rebounds and handed out seven assists.
 
He also had the game-winning basket netting the old-fashioned three-point play with less than 11 seconds left to help the red, white and blue upend Green Bay, 93-92.
 
Black had a great game at Oakland, where he registered a season-high eight assists along with seven points and three rebounds.
 
He ran the offense dishing out seven assists against Manhattan and had five assists at Murray State in the non-conference campaign.
 
Black has a team-high 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio on the season (62 assists, 26 turnovers).
 
Some of his other big games saw him end with 14 points at Valparaiso, going 5-of-12 from the field with a season-high four 3-pointers. He also had four assists and a season-best four steals against the Crusaders.
 
Earlier this season, he scored 14 points at New Hampshire. 
 
CJ DOES IT ALL
Senior Chris Jenkins is well known for his all-around play and is among the Titan leaders in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals.
 
He is fourth on the team in scoring (12.0 ppg.) - 19th in the HL - while topping the squad on the boards (7.1 rpg.) - fifth in the HL. He is also fourth on the squad with 1.7 assists per game and fourth with 14 steals.
 
He picked up his eighth career double-double and fourth of the season with 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds at Wright State.
 
He also posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds at Valparaiso. Jenkins tallied a season-high 20 points against NKU at home and then matched that against the Norse on the road for his ninth career game hitting the 20-point mark.
 
Earlier in the season, he posted a double-double with 11 points and a career-best 16 rebounds against Fort Wayne.
 
With his 13 points at Cleveland State, Jenkins has scored in double figures in 15 games on the season and his four double-doubles on the year makes him one of six HL players with at least four double-doubles in 2016-17.
 
Earlier this year, Jenkins netted a team-high 18 points at Florida State.
 
He has also handed out an assist in 17 games with a season and career high five at ETSU.
 
YOU LITTLE THIEF
Sophomore Josh McFolley has recorded a steal in 19 games this season, including 15 multi-steal contests and seven with at least three takeaways.
 
In fact, he has recorded all seven of the three-plus steal games in the last 15 contests.
 
McFolley registered a career-best five steals versus Green Bay on Jan. 29.
He has 31 steals in the last 12 games with three against Oakland, UIC, WKU, Valparaiso and Fort Wayne and two at Bowling Green, against NKU and at Wright State.
 
McFolley leads the Horizon League with 1.9 steals per game.
 
HARD WORK PAYS OFF
Senior walk-on Patrick Robinson Jr. has been with the team for two years and has seen limited playing time, but he was ready when called upon.
 
Against Youngstown State on Jan. 16, he scored a career-high 10 points going 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-4 from behind the arc in 10 minutes of action.
 
Robinson Jr.'s career high in points was five until that game and he had never scored more than one field goal in 18 career games.
 
At Wright State, he scored five points and pulled down a career-best three rebounds, while at NKU, he had eight points hitting 3-of-5 from the field with a pair of treys. In the home game against Milwaukee, he knocked in two more from downtown and handed out a career-high three assists.
 
He now has 17 career field goals and 16 have been scored this year, while 13 of those 17 have been from three.