DETROIT (1/20/2018) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team staged another second-half comeback, but it just wasn't enough as the Titans dropped a 92-86 tussle to Metro Series rival Oakland on Saturday evening in historic Calihan Hall.
 
Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman led the way with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Corey Allen netted 24 points and graduate senior Roschon Prince had 13 points and six rebounds.
 
The Titans (6-15, 2-6 HL) were down by as many as 23 to Oakland (13-8, 5-3 HL), but trimmed that to four with less than 20 seconds left.

Corey Allen came out on fire drilling two 3-pointers in the first minute to give the Titans a 3-0 and 6-2 lead. The game would go back-and-forth for the first 10-minutes of the first half before Oakland went on a 24-10 run to close the half.
 
The Titans trailed by as many as 21 in the first half, but Detroit Mercy would not stay down. They came out shooting in the second and outscored the Golden Grizzlies, 57-42.
 
The red, white and blue was relentless in the last 3:30 of the game. Allen had a four-point play at 3:22 to cut the deficit to 10. That was followed by a lay-up and a pair of free throws which cut the deficit to seven points. Freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr. would then hit a corner three with 27 ticks left to cut the deficit to only six, 86-80.
 
The rally would fall short as Oakland stayed composed on the free throw line and sealed out the game. The Titans next game will be on the road, Friday, Jan. 26, against Horizon League foe Wright State.
 
First Half:

• Allen hit from distance to put the Titans ahead 3-2
• Another trey from Allen made it 6-2 Titans
• Chatman's three cut the deficit to 19-17 with 12:10 left in the first half
• The Titans trailed by just four, 21-17, at the 12-minute mark
• Chatman was 5-of-7 from the field in the first half and had 11 points
• Detroit Mercy shot 37.5 percent (12-of-32) in the first half

 
Second Half:

• Jack Ballantyne hits two triples to begin the half
• Titans cut deficit to 15, 75-60, at 8:44 mark on a pair of Chatman free throws
• Allen hit a three and was fouled, making his free throw for a four-point play at 3:22 to cut it to 82-72
• Allen got inside for a basket to cut it so nine, 84-75,  at 2:27
• Jackson Jr. hits a corner trey at with just 27 seconds remaining to pull the red, white and blue within six, 86-80
• Another Allen long three had the team within four, 90-86, with less than 10 seconds on the clock
• Allen and Chatman each finished with 24 with Chatman adding 10 rebounds and Prince ended with 13 points and six rebounds

Game Notes:

• The Titans still lead the overall series, 13-8
• Detroit Mercy honored the 1997-98 team that made the NCAA Tournament and beat St. John's in the first round
• The John Conti Letterman of Distinction Award was presented to former women's soccer standout Abigail Campbell (McCollum '14)
• The Titans hit double-digit 3-pointers for the 11th time this season and lead the Horizon League with 9.3 per game
• It was the seventh double-double of the season for Chatman and his eighth career 20-point game
• Allen's posted his 15th career 20-point game and sixth this season
• Prince has been in double figures in scoring five times in the last seven games
• Ballantyne's career high in points is nine against Siena Heights

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