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The Detroit Titans men's basketball team returns to action tomorrow as UDM welcomes Bowling Green into Calihan Hall for a 3:30 p.m. contest. The game is part of a Titan doubleheader with the women opening the festivities against Michigan at 1 p.m.

Fans can catch all the action live on the Horizon League Network or through a live stats feed with CSTV's gametracker. Both links are available on top of the page.

Detroit comes into the game at 6-4, but has dropped two in a row. Even with that, the Titans have played well early on to catch the attention of national media as USA Today recently called UDM the most improved team in the conference and maybe in the nation. To read the article click here

The Titans got a spark with the return of sophomore Eli Holman (17 points, 8-of-10 FG) against Michigan and led the Wolverines, 36-33, at the half. Junior Xavier Keeling led the team with 18 points at U-M, and has now scored in double figures in nine-straight games.

Bowling Green started the season at 1-3, but the Falcons have turned it on with a four-game winning streak. The BGSU roster features five players from Michigan, including its leading scorer in Dee Brown (11.3 ppg.) and its top rebounder and second leading scorer, Otis Polk (10.3 ppg., 7.5 rpg.).


DETROIT VS BOWLING GREEN
This will be the 35th meeting between Detroit and Bowling Green, despite the fact that the schools are only 90 miles from each other. 

Detroit leads the overall series 21-13, but BGSU has won four in a row and five of the last six meetings. Last season, the Falcons downed the Titans, 58-38, on their home court 

UDM is 13-3 in Calihan Hall all-time against BGSU.

AGAINST THE MAC
The Titans have had their way with the Mid-American Conference, recording a 167-103 (.620) record against current teams from the MAC.

COACH MAC KNOWS THE MAC
Head coach Ray McCallum is no stranger to the Mid-American conference as he was the head coach at Ball State for seven seasons (1993-00). As a head coach, McCallum is 86-54, against the conference. He played his collegiate ball too at Ball State (1979-83), where he graduated as the MAC's all-time leading scorer with 2,109 points.

CALIHAN HALL TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY FOR NON-CONFERENCE TEAMS
The Titans have made life tough for non-conference opponents visiting Calihan Hall. Detroit is 48-12 in its last 60 home games against non-league schools.

HE'S BACK
Sophomore Eli Holman returned to action against Michigan after missing three games with a right knee injury. Holman responded by playing 32 minutes and scoring 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbing four rebounds.

WOODY YOU THIEF
Senior guard Woody Payne has 14 career games with four or more steals, including four this season. His career high in steals is six, which he has accomplished twice, and he currently leads the HL with 2.7 spg. 

Last season, Payne moved into sole possession of second place on the UDM single season steals list when he totaled 66 thefts. 

For his career, Payne has 141 steals and is the League's active steals leader, as well as ninth in school history in that category. The next few names on the list he could pass are:
8. Jermaine Jackson (1996-99) - 142
7. Terry Duerod (1976-79) - 144
6. Bill Wood (1987-90) - 147