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Anderson Dunk from McCallum

DETROIT (11/17/12) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team withstood a late run from the Drake Bulldogs to grab its second win of the young season 85-79 Saturday night at Calihan Hall. Three Titans scored in double figures including a career-high 26 points from Doug Anderson.

Anderson also grabbed 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, while Ray McCallum netted 20 points, including an 18-foot jumper to put the Titans up by four with 13 seconds remaining. Senior Nick Minnerath also reached double figures in scoring for the first time this season with 16 points along with nine rebounds, while Jason Calliste pitched in nine points and Juwan Howard, Jr. added eight.

Detroit (2-1) held a 73-59 lead with just under five minutes remaining in regulation before the Bulldogs pieced together a 20-8 run to close the gap to 81-79 with 46 seconds left. McCallum then drained a jumper as time expired on the shot clock to put Detroit up 83-79 with 13 seconds remaining, before Calliste added a layup as time expired for the six-point win.

Drake (1-1) opened the game with an early 11-7 run, before the Titans bounced back with a 12-4 run to take a 19-15 lead with just over 12 minutes left in the half. Anderson scored the Titans first five points with a three-pointer and dunk, before McCallum pitched in five points to give Detroit the lead. Both teams then swapped buckets for the next couple of minutes as Detroit held a slim 23-22 lead with 10 minutes left. The Titans were then able to close the half with a 19-13 run, including a an enormous dunk from Anderson, to take a 42-35 lead into the locker room. Anderson led the Titans with 18 points and seven rebounds in the first half as he shot 6-for-8 from the floor, including a perfect 3-for-3 from downtown.  

Detroit scored the first two baskets of the second half to build a 46-35 lead, which forced an early timeout from Drake with 18:36 left. The Bulldogs then responded with a 20-9 run, capped off with a three pointer from nearly midcourt by Ben Simons, to tie the score 55-55 with 12 minutes left. But the Titans kept their calm and quickly regained the lead on a three-pointer from Minnerath on their next possession, which sparked a 13-0 run to give Detroit a 68-55 lead with 6:24 remaining.  The Titans then expanded their lead to 73-59 with 4:53 left in regulation, before Drake made a late run down the stretch.

The Bulldogs had five players score in double figures including Jordan Clarke, who recorded a team-high 17 points along with 10 rebounds. Chris Hines added 14 points, while Simons pitched in 11 and Richard Carter and Seth VanDeest each scored 10.

Detroit won the battle on the boards, 37-34, and shot 45.9 percent from the field and 74.2 percent from the charity stripe. The Titans also forced 18 Bulldog turnovers, which resulted in 26 points for Detroit, while dishing out 15 assists and recording 10 steals in the game.

Detroit will begin a three game road trip with its first stop at Miami (Fla.) on Saturday, Nov. 24. The game is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla., and will be streamed live on ESPN3.


GAME NOTES: The win for the Titans was the first over Drake since the 1956-57 season … Drake still leads the all-time series 11-10 … Ray McCallum has scored 20 or more points in each game this season, while Doug Anderson has scored above 20 points twice.