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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (1/10/13) – Every Titan on the active roster scored as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team ran past Youngstown State, 101-60, Thursday night at the Beeghly Center. Junior guard Jason Calliste led the charge with a career-high 27 points as the Titans extended their winning streak to five-straight games.

The 101 points were the most scored for Detroit (11-5, 3-0 HL) in a conference game since scoring 103 points against Cleveland State (103-74) during the 1995-96 season. The Titans total was also the most allowed by Youngstown State at home since giving up 104 to Delaware State on Dec. 22, 1990. The win was also Detroit's 22nd straight when scoring 80 or more points dating back to the 2010-11 season.

Calliste led the Titans with 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 6-of-8 from downtown, while classmates Ray McCallum and Evan Bruinsma scored 19 and 17 points, respectively. Calliste also registered a career-high seven assists to go along with six rebounds, while senior Nick Minnerath scored seven points and grabbed a game-high eight boards. Juwan Howard, Jr. pitched in nine points and Doug Anderson added eight, all by the way of dunks, for the Titan starters. Off the bench sophomore P.J. Boutte scored four points to go along with a career-high seven assists, while Gabriel Dos Santos, Jermaine Lippert, Ugochukwu Njoku, Olumide Solanke and Anton Wilson each added a bucket. The basket for Solanke was his first as a Titan.

Detroit jumped out to an early 4-0 and was able to take an 8-4 lead into the first media timeout. Following the first stoppage in play the Titans were able to extend their lead to 10-4 with 14:16 left, before the Penguins responded with a 10-3 run to take their only lead of the game, 14-13, with 10:31 remaining. The Titans answered back on their next possession with a three-pointer from Bruinsma to reclaim the lead and spark a 25-2 run, to give Detroit a 39-16 lead with 3:20 left. The Penguins would trim the lead to 41-24 with 1:07 remaining, but that was as close as the score would get as the Titans took a 45-24 lead into the locker room. Calliste led Detroit with 13 points, including three three-pointers, while McCallum pitched in 12 and Bruinsma added nine at the break.

Detroit's lead never dipped below 20 points in the second half as every player on the active roster was given the opportunity to compete, including Njoku who registered his first dunk as a Titan and Solanke who scored his first points.
 
Detroit won the battle on the boards, 46-31, and forced 20 Penguin turnovers, which resulted in 24 points for the Titans. Detroit shot 53.9 percent (41-76) overall, including 55 percent (11-20) from downtown, while holding YSU to just 37.0 percent (20-54) overall.

Youngstown State (9-7, 1-2 HL) was led by DJ Cole, who scored a career-high 16 points, while Damian Eargle pitched in 14 points and seven rebounds.

Detroit will continue league play on Saturday, Jan. 12 when the Titans visit Cleveland State. The men's game is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m., following the conclusion of the women's game at the Wolstein Center. Both games will be streamed live on the Horizon League Network.

GAME NOTES: The 101 points scored are the most for the Titans since scoring 102 against Rochester on Dec. 8, 2012 … Jason Calliste has scored in double figures 12 times this season … Ray McCallum now has 1,303 points which ranks 20th all-time at Detroit …The Titans have now won eight-straight Horizon League games dating back to last season and 13 out of their last 14 … The Titans are 3-0 in the Horizon League for the first time since the 2005-06 season … Detroit leads the all-time series with YSU, 25-8.