GAMEDAY CENTRAL

DETROIT (1/28/13) –The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will continue its road swing on Wednesday, January 30 when the Titans face Wright State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET at the Nutter Center and will be streamed live on the Horizon League Network.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Titan fans can follow every UDM game this season through men's basketball GAMEDAY CENTRAL page located on the Titans Athletic Website that will keep fans one click away from all the action. This page will feature links for live stats (audio and video when applicable) as well as links for all the latest info while also making it easy to find the Titans on social media and to purchase photos and game tickets. The Game Day Central page also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

LAST TIME OUT
Detroit (13-8, 5-3 HL) captured its third road win of the season on Saturday with a 75-63 topping of Loyola at Gentile Arena. All five starters scored in double figures for Detroit.

Junior guard Ray McCallum and sophomore Juwan Howard, Jr. led Detroit with 17 points apiece, while Nick Minnerath added 14. Jason Calliste pitched in 12 points, while Doug Anderson added 11. Minnerath also led the team with seven rebounds, while McCallum grabbed six.

UDM was down by three at the half, 27-24, but outscored the Ramblers by 15, 51-36, in the second stanza thanks to some sizzling shooting that saw the Titans connect on 19-of-25 shots to shoot 76 percent.

The Titans ended the game shooting 50 percent from the field (28-56) and forced 17 Loyola turnovers, coming away with nine steals.

SERIES WITH WRIGHT STATE
This will be the 45th meeting between Detroit and Wright State, with the Titans owning a 23-21 lead. The Raiders won the first game this season 64-62 at Calihan Hall. The Titans swept the season series last year, including a 71-55 win at the Nutter Center.

ABOUT THE RAIDERS
The Wright State (14-7, 5-3 HL) could not overcome a 12-point halftime deficit as the Raiders fell to UIC 55-49 Saturday night at WSU's Nutter Center.

JT Yoho put the Raiders up 8-4 with a three at the 14:33 mark of the first half, but the Flames dominated the next nine minutes, going on a 20-2 run in building a 14-point lead.  A Jerran Young jumper and two AJ Pacher foul shots cut the deficit to 10, but WSU went scoreless the final 4:26 as an Anthony Kelley basket made it 26-14 at the break.

The Flames shot 41 percent overall and were 20-of-26 from the foul line, 18-of-24 in the second half, while Wright State shot 33 percent for the game, but was just 2-of-19 from downtown. The Raiders finished 11-of-13 at the charity stripe.

THE TITAN FIVE
Detroit boasts one of the most balanced attacks in the nation with all five starters averaging double figures. Junior guard Ray McCallum, leads the team in scoring with 18.1 ppg, while classmate Jason Calliste is averaging 13.9 ppg. Seniors Nick Minnerath (13.2 ppg) and Doug Anderson (11.7 ppg), along with sophomore Juwan Howard, Jr. (10.1 ppg) fill out the starting five. Detroit's starters are responsible for 85.4 percent of the Titans scoring, while all five rank among the top-20 in the Horizon League.   

CLOSING IN ON 1,000
Detroit junior guard Jason Calliste is closing in on becoming the 38th player Titan history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in his career. Calliste enters Wednesday's game with 924 career points and is averaging 13.9 ppg, which ranks seventh in the Horizon League.

McCALLUM NAMED COUSY AWARD FINALIST
Detroit junior guard Ray McCallum was named a finalist for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. This marks the second straight year that McCallum has been named to the final 20 of the Bob Cousy Award.

The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men's college basketball. Over 80 candidates have been nominated for the 2013 Bob Cousy Award. McCallum currently leads the Horizon League two categories this season scoring (18.3 ppg) and steals (1.7 spg.) and is third in assists with 4.7 apg.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Detroit junior Ray McCallum currently leads the Titans in three categories this season scoring (18.1 ppg), assists (4.6 apg), and steals (1.7 spg.) and is also climbing up the career record board in all three. McCallum has 1,381 points (17th), 401 assist (9th) and 146 steals (8th) in his career. The last Titan to rank among the top-10 in all three of those categories was Rashad Phillips '01. Phillips finished his spectacular career with 2,319 points (1st), 548 assists (4th) and 190 steals (2nd). McCallum needs 221 points to reach that plateau.

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION
The Titans are one of the best teams in the nation in turnover margin where they rank fourth (+5.9) overall. Detroit has forced 360 turnovers, while only committing 236 through 21 games this season. VCU (+8.1), Louisville (+7.0) and Arkansas (+6.5) are the only teams with a higher turnover ratio than the Titans.

RACKING UP SOME POINTS
As a team the Titans lead the Horizon League and rank 13th in the nation in scoring with 78.4 points per game. Detroit also leads the League in scoring margin (+9.3). The Titans average 83.7 points per game at home, compared to 71.3 per game on the road, but the defense has stayed steady only giving up 68.8 at home and 69.4 on the road.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE
The Titans have worn three different uniform colors this season and only have a losing record in one. Detroit is 9-3 in white uniforms this season, while 3-3 in red and 1-2 in blue.

UP NEXT
Detroit will return home on Friday, February 1 when the Titans host Youngstown State. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET at Calihan Hall and will be televised live on ESPNU. Jim Barbar and Malcolm Huckaby will call the game.