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DETROIT (12/15/12) – Four Titans scored in double figures as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team extended its home winning streak to 14-straight games with an 80-73 victory over Akron Saturday afternoon at Calihan Hall. The Titans also improved to 19-0 when scoring 80 or more points dating back to the 2010-11 season.

Detroit (6-4) trailed 66-60 with six minutes remaining in regulation, before it used a 20-7 run to claim its fourth straight win.

Junior Ray McCallum led the way with a game-high 21 points and a team-best six assists. Jason Calliste poured in 17 points, while Juwan Howard, Jr. added 15 points and five rebounds. Nick Minnerath totaled 13 points and a team-high eight boards.

Akron (4-4) jumped out to an early, 10-0, lead before the Titans got on the board with a three-pointer from Minnerath. Detroit then trimmed the Zips lead to 13-8 with 15:21 left, before Akron answered back by building a 25-15 lead with just less than 10 minutes remaining.

The Titans then scored five straight points on a three pointer from Calliste and a pair of free throws from McCallum to trim the lead to 25-20 with 7:40 left. Akron responded with a 7-4 run to build a 32-24 lead with 5:45 left, before Detroit closed the half with a 9-4 run to make score 36-33 heading into the locker room. Howard led Detroit with nine points and three rebounds, while McCallum pitched in seven points and three assists. Detroit only shot 37 percent in the first half, while Akron shot 50 percent.

Detroit opened the second half with a 4-0 run to take its first lead of the game, 37-36, with 19:18 left, but Akron answered back with an 8-1 run to take a 44-38 lead into the first media timeout. The Titans came back from the break with a 10-0 run to build a 48-44 lead with 13:19 left. After both teams swapped baskets for the next couple of minutes the Zips pieced together a 9-0 run to take a 57-51 lead with 10:50 left. The Titans answered back with a 7-2 run to reduce the lead to 59-58 with 8:14 remaining, before Akron went up 66-60 lead with 6:25 left.

Detroit won the battle on the boards, 36-31, and forced 19 Akron turnovers, which resulted in 31 points for the Titans. Detroit also made 26-of-39 free throw attempts, including 7-of-8 in the closing minutes. The Zips did shoot 52.8 percent from the floor, while Detroit shot 42.5 percent, including 46.4 percent in the second half.

Akron was led by Demetrius Treadwell who finished with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Chauncey Gilliam pitched in 16 points and five boards.

Detroit will hit the road to take part in the Chevrolet Gotham Classic on Monday, Dec. 17 as the Titans visit No. 4/4 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN2. The Titans will also visit Alcorn State (Dec. 19) and Temple (Dec. 28) before hosting Canisius (Dec. 30) as part of the Chevrolet Gotham Classic.

GAME NOTES: Detroit extended its winning streak to 19-straight games when scoring 80 or more points … The Titans also improved to 6-0 at home this season and have won their last 14 games at Calihan Hall … The Titans home winning streak is tied for the 10th longest in the nation with Marquette and Wichita State … The win was the first over Akron for Detroit since the 1991-92 season … The all-time series with Akron is now tied 4-4.