DETROIT (12/21/2017) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will have one final tune-up before the start of Horizon League play as the Titans battle the Racers of Murray State on Friday, Dec. 22.

Game time is set for 7 p.m., and will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and televised locally on WADL-38 with Dan Dickerson and Earl Cureton on the call as well as on 910 AM Superstation with Cliff Russell providing the play by play.

The game marks the end of five straight in the Motor City for the Titans as they head to Green Bay and Milwaukee next week.

Detroit Mercy is also looking to revenge a loss on the road at Murray State last season, one of the top programs in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone (313-993-1700 ext. 7301) or in person at Calihan Hall. For more information on tickets, contact Director of Ticket Operations & Sales Justin Hairston at 313-993-1700 ext. 7301 or at hairstjj1@udmercy.edu.

ALL-TIME MATCH-UP

• This is just the fourth career meeting between the two schools as Murray State claimed an 86-76 win last year. 
• The teams had a home and home series as the Titans lost their road game at Murray State, 77-68, on Dec. 4, 1999, while defeating the Racers the following season, 91-64, at Calihan Hall on Dec. 2, 2000. 

CALIHAN HOSPITALITY

• The Titans have made life tough for non-conference opponents visiting Calihan Hall as Detroit Mercy is 85-24 in its last 109 home games against non-league schools.

TOUGH NON-CONFERENCE SLATE

• The 13 opponents on the Titan non-conference schedule combined to go 257-205 (55.6%) last season, and the 11 DI foes are 75-47 (61.1%) already on the year. 
• Four of the non-conference opponents earned bids to the NCAA Tournament (East Tennessee State, Michigan, UCLA, Virginia Tech), one to the CBI (Toledo) and two to the CIT (Fort Wayne, Houston Baptist). 

OPENING UP LCA

• Detroit Mercy opened up Joe Louis Arena with a game against Michigan in 1979 and just made history again this past Saturday by playing Michigan in the first-ever college basketball game at Little Caesars Arena 
• The Titans and Wolverines opened Joe Louis Arena with the first-ever event for the facility on Dec. 12, 1979, in front of over 12,000 fans.
• This weekend's game was part of the Hitachi College Basketball Showcase that also saw Oakland face Michigan State and the event saw a LCA record 20, 695 fans attend. 

MOTOR CITY MADNESS TICKETS NOW ON SALE

• Tickets for the 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championship — to be played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit — are on sale now at HorizonLeague.com, the Little Caesars Arena Box Office, or the Little Caesars Arena Ticket Sales and Service Office (313-471-7575). Fans can also purchase tickets by calling or visiting their favorite school's box office.
• Ticket prices for Motor City Madness, which will take place March 2-6, begin at $15 per day
• Last season, 29,240 fans were in attendance, which ranked 12th out of 32 NCAA Division I conferences.

MY 5

• The Titans have used six different starting line-ups so far on the season.
• In their last time out against ETSU, both senior Isaiah Jones and redshirt freshman Jacob Joubert made their first collegiate start, while sophomore Cole Long made his first start of the year.

REACHING 100

• The Titans reached the 100-point mark for the third time this season with a 131-69 victory over Siena Heights on Nov. 25. 
• The Titans also reached 100 in a 116-109 victory over Houston Baptist in overtime and a 105-82 win over UM-Dearborn. 
• The 131 points are the fourth most in school history and the most since tallying a school record 135 against CCNY in 1979. 
• The 116 points against HBU at the 2K Sports Classic Belmont Subregional broke Belmont's Curb Event Center record for most points.
• Detroit Mercy has now reached 100 points 94 times in its history and the three times in a season is the most since hitting 100 on three occasions during the 1979-80 campaign.  

HIGH POWERED OFFENSE

• The Titans currently rank first in the Horizon League and 27th in the nation in scoring offense at 85.4 points per game. 
• Detroit Mercy has scored at least 71 points in 11 games, including three 100+point efforts. 
• Last season, the Titans hit 80 points 12 times and 90 on five occasions, tying for third in the HL in offense at 77.0 ppg., - 85th in the nation. 

TAKING ADVANTAGE

• Detroit Mercy has done a great job at the free throw line this season connecting on 176-of-227 for 77.3 percent, first in the HL and 19th in the country.
• The Titans started the year 18-of-22 at Virginia Tech and were 20-of-23 versus Seattle, 24-of-30 against Houston Baptist, 13-of-15 in the road win at Saint Louis, 20-of-25 at Fort Wayne, 17-of-20 against Western Michigan and 18-of-24 versus ETSU. 
• Some of the top free throw shooters include Jermaine Jackson Jr. (93.5%, 29-of-31), Kameron Chatman (85.4%, 35-of-41), Corey Allen (81.0%, 34-of-42) and Josh McFolley (80.0%, 32-of-40). 
• In fact, Jackson Jr. would lead the HL and be among the leaders in the nation in free throw shooting, but is just a few made free throws made for qualifying for national stats. He recently saw a streak of 17 made in a row before missing one against ETSU. 

LET IT FLY

• Detroit Mercy set a school record hoisting up 43 three-point attempts against Houston Baptist on Nov. 19, nailing 12 of them.
• The previous record was 36 against Dayton in 1991. 
• Against Siena Heights, Detroit Mercy was 17-of-28 from behind the arc, just one triple shy of tying the school record of 18 against Milwaukee on Feb. 26, 2000. 
• Detroit Mercy leads the Horizon League and is 55th in the country with 9.4 triples per game. 
• Last year, the Titans were second in the HL in three-point field goal percentage at 37.2 percent as well as third in the conference with 8.1 treys per game. 

ANOTHER 30?

• Sophomore Corey Allen tallied his second 30-point game of the season pouring in 32 against Western Michigan on Dec. 9. 
• He was 12-of-21 overall with five 3-pointers and scored 19 points in the second half. 
• Earlier this season against Houston Baptist, he hit his first three triples and ended the game with a career-high and Belmont Curb Event Center record 39 points, surpassing the 33 he had at home against Fort Wayne last season.
• In that game, he was a career-best 12-of-20 from the field and 7-of-13 from long range to go with five rebounds and career-tying five assists. 
• The 39 points were the most by a Titan since teammate Jaleel Hogan had 39 in a road win at Oakland last year.
• His two 30-point games are the most since Juwan Howard Jr., had a pair in the 2013-14 season, while the last Titan to have three 30-point contests in a season was Willie Green, who had five during the 2002-03 campaign.

I SEE YOU CA

• Sophomore Corey Allen has been in double figures in all 12 games this year, with three 20+ contests and a pair of 30+ games. 
• He has also set a career high in rebounds with six against UM-Dearborn and tied his career best with five assists in a game. 
• On the season, he is second on the team in scoring at 17.7 points per game - fourth in the HL - and ranks second on the team and fourth in the league in shooting at 49.0 percent. 

JALEEL REACHES 1,000

• Senior Jaleel Hogan became the 41st Titan in school history to post 1,000 points as he reached that mark with a basket at Fort Wayne.
• Hogan enters today's game with 1,044 career points, which ranks 37th in school history just 15 behind Larry Salci '68 for 36th. 
• He registered his first double-double of the season with a season-high 16 points and 10 rebounds against Western Michigan.
• Hogan is currently fifth on the team with 8.3 points per game, while shooting 59.7 percent from the field.

A LONG DAY

• Sophomore Cole Long made his first start of the season against ETSU and he made the most of it scoring a career-high 10 points and handing out a career-best four assists.
• He also grabbed three rebounds in 27 minutes of action. 

KAM'S THE MAN

• The Titans needed everyone's help to get the overtime victory over Houston Baptist on Nov. 19 and redshirt junior Kameron Chatman did his part posting his first career double-double with 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
• His previous high in rebounds was nine as a freshman at Michigan against Syracuse, while it was the most boards by a Titan since Chris Jenkins had 16 against Fort Wayne last year.
• At Saint Louis on Nov. 22, he posted 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals, but his biggest play was the game-winning shot with just one second remaining.
• He is coming off his second-straight double-double of the year - and fourth of the year - with a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds. 
• His four double-doubles are tied for fourth in the HL. 

CHATMAN GOES FOR 31

• Redshirt junior Kameron Chatman continued his strong start to the season tallying a career-high 31 points and collecting 10 rebounds with three steals at Fort Wayne on Nov. 28. 
• He was a career-best 11-of-15 from the field and 5-of-6 from behind the arc. 
• He is coming off his fifth 20-point game of the season with exactly 20 against ETSU. 
• Chatman currently leads the team and is fourth in the HL in scoring at 18.1 points and leads the conference in rebounding at 8.7 per night. 

JJJ FILLING UP THE STAT SHEET

• Rookie Jermaine Jackson Jr. posted stats all around as a true freshman on the road at Virginia Tech tallying 16 points with seven rebounds and three assists.
• The seven rebounds tied for the team lead, while his six defensive rebounds topped the team. 
• He has now scored in double digits in eight of the 12 games on the season and is third on the team averaging 10.8 points to go with a team-best 3.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. 
• He also has 43 assists and just 29 turnovers for a 1.5 ratio, eighth in the HL. 
• Jackson Jr. leads all league rookies in scoring, assists and steals. 

UNSTOPPABLE

• Senior Jaleel Hogan led the Horizon League and was 23rd in the country in field-goal percentage at 59.1 percent - fourth in school history - last season.
• He entered his senior campaign second in school history in career field goal percentage at 58.9 percent, trailing only Eli Holman's 60.9 percent - but he is 40-of-67 (59.7%) on the season to raise his career mark to 59.0 percent. 
• As a sophomore, he led the team and was second in the HL in field goal percentage at 57.4 percent - good for ninth in school history. He also shot 62.0 percent (62-of-100) as a freshman, but did not qualify for any records due not enough field goals attempted. 

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Junior Josh McFolley is tied for sixth in the Horizon League with 1.58 steals per game. 
• He has three games on the year with at least three steals, including tying his career high with five against Siena Heights. 
• In his career, he has recorded a steal in 56 of his 73 career games, including 23 multi-steal contests and 13 with at least three takeaways.
• McFolley led the conference in steals per game (2.00) and total steals (62), ranking 26th and 35th in the NCAA, respectively, last season.
• His 116 career steals has him approaching top 10 status in school history.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW ISAIAH

• Senior Isaiah Jones finally made his collegiate debut after dealing with injuries the last two years.
• He has played in nine games this season - making his first start against ETSU - and in three minutes of action at the season opener at Virginia Tech, he grabbed two rebounds and had a block. 
• Against Houston Baptist, he scored his first collegiate points on a layup and versus Siena Heights, he had six points, three blocks and two boards. He also blocked three shots against ETSU. 
• Jones injured his knee after his sophomore year at junior college and then missed the following season rehabbing. Last year, he reinjured his knee prior to the start of the season and missed the entire year.