SAINT LOUIS (11/22/2017) -- The game started with an 8-0 deficit, but the Titans came back and with the clock winding down, redshirt junior
Kameron Chatman hit a tough jumper in the paint for the game-winner as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team defeated Saint Louis, 72-70, on the road on Wednesday.
Chatman finished with 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. Junior
Josh McFolley netted a team and season-high 22 points – 14 in the first half - with five rebounds and three assists.
Jaleel Hogan and sophomore
Corey Allen each scored 12 apiece and Hogan added nine boards, while Allen registered five rebounds and a team-best four assists.
It was back and forth in the second half with nine ties and seven lead changes and Saint Louis (3-2) had a chance to take the lead with 15.5 seconds left, but only went 1-of-2 at the free throw line. Detroit Mercy (3-2) then called a timeout to set up a play as the ball ended up in Chatman's hands and he drove the lane and put up a shot that went in with one second remaining.
Detroit Mercy shot 40.0 percent from the field with seven 3-pointers and was 13-of-15 at the free throw line (86.7%). The defense held the Billikens to 41.3 percent shooting and 6-of-24 from the outside.
The Titans will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 25, as the red, white and blue host Siena Heights at 2 p.m. The game will be
FREE for all fans as we continue to celebrate 65 years of Calihan Hall.
First Half:
- Saint Louis hit its first three shots from the field and took an 8-0 lead just a 1:15 into the game.
- McFolley ended that with back-to-back 3-pointers, but the Billikens would push their advantage back to seven a few times.
- Detroit Mercy always stopped a big run from letting the game get away and would get within one possession on several occasions.
- The Titans found themselves down by eight, 30-22, with 3:40 remaining when McFolley was fouled shooting a three and he hit all three from the charity stripe.
- Chatman then stole the ball and converted on the other end to make it a 30-27 game with 2:30 on the clock.
- Saint Louis hit a basket to extend the deficit to five, but another strong Titan defensive stand led to a triple from Allen and the game went into the break with the red, white and blue down by just two, 32-30.
Second Half:
- Coming out of the break, Allen was fouled and his two free throws tied the game at 32-all.
- The game was also tied at 34-34 and 37-37 when a McFolley free throw and layup gave the Titans a 40-37 lead with 15:35 on the clock.
- The Titans extended that lead to four as freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr. hit a trey to make it 43-39 at 13:44 and still led by four with 11:21 left as Hogan got inside for a basket.
- Saint Louis came back to take the lead at 51-49 with 9:24 left and made it a five-point game, 58-53, with 7:30 remaining.
- The Titans surged ahead off an Allen triple at the 5:11 mark to make it a 60-59 game.
- Another Hogan basket had the Titans up by three, 64-61, with 4:02 left, but the Billikens tied it at 64-64 and 66-66 before taking a 69-68 advantage with just 1:30 showing on the scoreboard.
- With under a minute to go, Saint Louis was up by one with the ball and called a timeout, but when action resumed, Jackson Jr., stole the ball and that led to a layup from McFolley and the Titans were ahead by one, 70-69, with 35 seconds remaining.
- On the ensuing possession, Saint Louis was fouled and hit 1-of-2 at the free throw line, and when the Titans got the ball back, they called a timeout.
- The ball made its way to Chatman who drove the late and put up the game-winning shot with just one tick left.
Game Notes:
- The Titans trail the all-time series to their Jesuit brothers, 29-16
- The Titans are now 5-17 all-time on the road in the series and won for the first time at Saint Louis since a 68-63 triumph on Feb. 18, 1984
- The Titans have now faced 18 of the other 19 Division I Jesuit schools with only Saint Joseph's left to play after facing Seattle last week
- Detroit Mercy and Saint Louis were once conference rivals in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference from 1982-91
- The Titans came into the game 28th in the country in free throw percentage at 78.9 percent, and that will go up after tonight's 13-of-15 performance
- It was the second-straight game the Titans took advantage of a team going 1-of-2 at the line at the end of the game as that led to Jackson Jr.'s game-tying 3-pointer in the win over Houston Baptist
- It was the eighth career 20-point game for McFolley and the most points for him since netting 22 at Milwaukee last season
- Hogan is now 14 points shy of 1,000 for his career
