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DETROIT (12/5/12) – Junior Jason Calliste scored a game-high 24 points and Juwan Howard, Jr. added 16 as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team grounded the Toledo Rockets, 79-73, Wednesday at Calihan Hall on Star Wars night. The Titans used a 20-5 run, including three monster dunks from Doug Anderson, to break open a 54-54 tie with 10:24 remaining to extend their home winning streak to 11-straight.

Anderson finished with 10 points, five rebounds, and two blocked shots, as junior Ray McCallum scored seven points and dished out a season-high 10 assists, to go along with a game-high eight rebounds, two blocked shots, and two steals. Freshman Anton Wilson also had a good showing as he scored a career-high nine points, with three assists, and two steals.

Toledo (2-6) took an early 8-0 lead before the Titans responded with a 19-9 run, including 11-straight points from Howard, to take a 19-17 lead with lead 10:49 left. Howard made his first three shots, including back-to-back three pointers, to spark the Titans who missed their first 10 attempts from the field. Both teams then exchanged baskets to close the first half as the Titans took a 38-36 lead into the locker room. Howard led Detroit with 14 points on 4-for-6 shooting from downtown, while Calliste pitched in 11 points and McCallum had five assists. 

Toledo opened the second half with an 18-10 run to take the lead, 54-48, with 11:16 remaining. But back-to-back three-pointers from Wilson, followed by a lay-up from Anderson gave the Titans a 56-54 lead that they would not relinquish. After a free throw from Julius Brown made the score 56-55 with 9:02 remaining, the Titans went on an 18-4 run over the next five minutes to build their largest lead of the game 74-59. The Rockets trimmed the lead to 78-70 with a minute left, but that was as close as it would get until Rian Pearson drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to make the final 79-73.

Toledo outrebounded Detroit, 37-35, but the Titans forced 18 turnovers, while dishing out 19 assists. The Titans bench also outscored the Rockets bench 20-9. Toledo shot 45.6 percent for the game, while Detroit shot 42.6 percent overall, including 42.9 from downtown.

Toledo was led by Brown who scored 20 points, with five assists, and five rebounds while Pearson added 19 points and eight boards.

Detroit (3-4) will continue its homestand on Saturday, Dec. 8 when the Titans host Rochester (Mich.) at Calihan Hall. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on the Horizon League Network.

GAME NOTES: The Titans extended their home game winning streak to 11-straight games dating back to last season ... Detroit's last loss at home came against Valparaiso, 73-71, on Jan. 6, 2012 ... The 10 assists for Ray McCallum were the most for a Titan in a single game since he recorded 10 against UIC on Feb. 3, 2011 ... Detroit's win over Toledo was its first since the 2005-06 season ... Toledo still leads the all-time series 27-24.