GAMEDAY CENTRAL

DETROIT (2/14/2015) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will begin its three-game road trip when the Titans visit Metro Series rival Oakland on Sunday, Feb. 15. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the O'rena and will be televised locally on TV20 and nationally on ESPN3.
 
The game can also be heard on AM 1270 with the voice of the Titans Dan Leach making the call.
  
METRO SERIES
The rivalry between the UDM and Oakland, the Metro Series, will get a boost from the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (MSHOF) and PASS Charters. The winner of the Metro Series will get $10,000 in scholarship funding and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup will be awarded to the winning teams between men's basketball and women's basketball.
 
The Titans currently lead the Golden Grizzlies 8-4 in the Metro Series following the fall competition and the first two basketball games. Oakland opened the rivalry with a thrilling 2-1 double-overtime victory in men's soccer in Detroit, but the Titans rebounded with a 2-1 overtime win in women's soccer. Detroit and Oakland then split the cross country competition at the Horizon League Championships, with the Titans men's team winning its second-straight League Championship.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Fans can follow every Detroit game this season through the 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 OUTING
Juwan Howard Jr. nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with five seconds left to push the University of Detroit Mercy past first place Cleveland State, 66-65, on Friday night at Calihan Hall in a nationally-televised game on ESPNU.
 
The Titans (12-15, 5-7 HL) trailed by two, 65-63, with 13 seconds left when they inbounded the ball. Moving up the court, Chris Jenkins was able to find Howard Jr. on the left side and he drained the triple with 4.8 left in the game.
 
Cleveland State (15-11, 9-3 HL) then took the inbounds pass and Charlie Lee ran it up the floor and all the way to the net, but his layup rimmed out for the win.
 
Howard Jr. finished with a game-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting with three 3-pointers and three assists. Anton Wilson had nine points and Jenkins scored eight with four rebounds and his lone helper of the contest on the game winner.

ABOUT OAKLAND
Kahlil Felder scored 14 points with nine assists for Oakland, but the Golden Grizzlies couldn't overcome Milwaukee's hot shooting from behind the arc as they fell to the Panthers, 84-67.
 
Steve McWhorter scored 17 points with nine assists and four steals, and J.R. Lyle added 15 points as Milwaukee made a season-high 13 3-point shots.
 
In the final two minutes before halftime, Nick Daniels and Max Hooper hit three straight treys as Oakland (12-14, 7-4) closed to 31-27. Hooper, who finished with 15 points on five 3-pointers, added another trey to boost the Golden Grizzlies into a 32-31 lead just after halftime.

SERIES WITH GOLDEN GRIZZLIES
This will be the 16th meeting between Detroit and Oakland, with the Titans leading the all-time series 12-3. Detroit won the first meeting this season 74-54 at historic Calihan Hall to take an 8-4 lead in the Metro Series. Oakland won both meetings last year, including an overtime thriller 83-82 in front of record crowd at the O'rena.
  
PARIS OVER 300
UDM freshman sensation Paris Bass recently became the 15th Titan to score 300 points during his rookie campaign. Bass enters Sunday's game with 325 points, which is 14 points more than the Titans all-time leading scorer Rashad Phillips '01, who scored 311 during his freshman season.
 
The last Titan freshman to score 300 or more points during his rookie season was Ray McCallum, who finished with 446 points in 2010.
 
HOWARD IS 21st OVERALL
This season, Detroit senior forward Juwan Howard Jr. became the 39th Titan to join the 1,000-point club and is currently 21st all-time on the list with 1,318 points. Former Titan Jermaine Jackson '99, who was honored during Sunday's game with the John Conti Award, sits at number 20 on the list with 1,341 points.
 
Juwan Howard, Sr. scored 1,526 points at the University of Michigan from 1992-94 as part of the Fab Five.
 
2015 HL FIRST-ROUND TICKETS AVAILABLE
The 2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship begins Tuesday (March 3) with two first-round games on campus sites. Detroit, which is currently holding on to the fifth seed, could be one of the two teams to host a home game in the first-round at historic Calihan Hall.
 
If the Titans host a first-round game all tickets will be available for $5 each. Tickets are currently available to be pre-ordered and will be sold, as soon as Detroit knows it is hosting a first-round game. This game is not included in the season ticket package; all in attendance will have to purchase a $5 general admission ticket for this game.
 
The Titans' Ticket Office located inside Calihan Hall is open and ready for your order for first-round ticket sales. For more information contact the Ticket Office at (313) 993-1700 Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 
TITAN LUNCHEON ANNOUNCED
The UDM Department of Athletics has announced that its fourth Titan Luncheon of the 2014-15 season will be held on Monday, Feb. 23, inside historic Calihan Hall at 12:30 p.m.
 
The fourth luncheon will feature head men's basketball coach Ray McCallum talking about senior day (Feb. 25), the upcoming match-up with Valparaiso and how the Titans look going into the Horizon League Championship. Head women's basketball coach Autumn Rademacher '97 will also talk about final two weeks of League play before the women begin their post-season run.
 
Also among the guest speakers will be head softball coach John Conway as he talks about the 2015 softball Titans and the start of their season.
 
Registration is FREE and includes lunch, but space is limited so fans must RSVP Director of Marketing & Promotions Clay Shaw at (313) 993-1705 or at clay.shaw@udmercy.edu.

UP NEXT
Detroit will continue its three-game road trip when the Titans visit Green Bay on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET at the Resch Center and will be televised nationally on ESPN3.