DETROIT (1/24/2018) -- The opportunity for two big road victories are on the slate for the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team as the Titans take on both teams currently tied for first place in the Horizon League starting with Wright State on Friday.

Game time is set for 7 p.m. at the Nutter Center as the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and over the radio with Cliff Russell on the call on 910 AM Superstation.

Wright State and NKU are currently tied for first in the league at 7-1 as the Titans will face the Norse on Sunday. Detroit Mercy will look to even the regular season series as it fell to the Raiders and NKU by single digits at home. 

The Titans currently rank first in the Horizon League and 35th in the nation in scoring offense at 81.7 points per game. 

Detroit Mercy will return home next week as IUPUI (Feb. 2) and UIC (Feb. 4) visit Calihan Hall. 

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

• The Titans have dropped 10 of their last 13 to Wright State as the Raiders now lead the all-time series, 30-26. 
• Detroit Mercy is 9-16 all-time against the Raiders on the road and has dropped its last four meetings at the Nutter Center. 

CALIHAN HALL TURNS 65

• The 2017-18 season marks the 65th anniversary of historic Calihan Hall.
• The dedication of the University's Memorial Building, as it was known back then, took place May 25, 1952. The first basketball game was played Dec. 2 of that year when the U-D men beat Kalamazoo, 75-61. 
• In 1977, the name was changed to Calihan Hall in honor of the Titans' first basketball All-American, the late Bob Calihan.
• On Dec. 5, 2011, the floor of Calihan Hall was dedicated to former coach Dick Vitale.  

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 DI conferences.

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 140-84 (62.5%) already on the year. 
• That number has the Titan non-conference schedule ranked 45th overall in the nation.

MY 5

• The Titans have used 11 different starting line-ups so far on the season.
• Only Jermaine Jackson Jr. has started all 21 games this year for the red, white and blue, while only Jackson Jr., senior DeShawndre Black and junior Josh McFolley are the only Titans to play in all 21 games. 

HIGH OCTANE OFFENSE

• The Titans currently rank first in the Horizon League and 35th in the nation in scoring offense at 81.7 points per game. 
• Detroit Mercy has scored at least 71 points in 17 games, including three 100+point efforts. 

SECOND HALF FIREPOWER 

• The Titans shot over 50.0 percent for the fourth time this season their last time out against Oakland, ending at 52.5 percent (33-of-63), including 67.7 percent (21-of-31) in the second half with seven three-pointers and 57 total points. 
• In the win over Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy shot 70.4 percent (19-of-27) in the second half, scoring 53 points in the process. 
• In the win against Youngstown State, the Titans shot 47.0 percent overall, but 58.6 percent (17-of-29) in the second half where they were also 8-of-11 from behind the arc and scored 59 points. 
• Detroit Mercy ranks second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (35.7%) and fourth in field goal shooting (44.6%). 

TAKING ADVANTAGE

• Detroit Mercy has done a great job at the free throw line connecting on 74.4 percent, third in the HL and 67th in the country.
• Detroit Mercy has hit 80.0 percent or more at the line in seven games, including some great performances in 18-of-22 at Virginia Tech, 20-of-23 versus Seattle, 13-of-15 in the road win at Saint Louis, 12-of-14 versus Toledo and 17-of-20 against Western Michigan.  
• Some of the top free throw shooters include Jermaine Jackson Jr. (88.0%, 44-of-50), Kameron Chatman (87.5%, 56-of-64), Corey Allen (81.0%, 64-of-79) and Josh McFolley (79.4%, 50-of-63), who all reside in the top 14 in the Horizon League.

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. 
• After going three games in a row knocking in no more than six treys, the Titans have now hit 10 or more triples in four-straight games including 13-of-29 versus Cleveland State, 12-of-25 against Youngstown State, 11-of-29 at IUPUI and 11-of-28 against Oakland.
• They have now hit 10 or more 3-pointers in 11 games this season and are second in the HL with 9.2 triples per game, 50th in the nation. 

ONE STRONG CHATMAN

• Kameron Chatman - who missed three games with an injury before coming back at IUPUI - has been one of the most productive transfers in the NCAA. 
• Chatman leads the team and is:
• * 4th in the HL in scoring at 17.9 ppg.
• * 2nd in the HL in rebounding at 8.9 rpg.
• * 2nd in the HL in 3-point shooting at 44.9%
• He started conference play with two-straight 20-point games netting 22 at Green Bay - along with 11 rebounds and a career-high five assists - and 20 at Milwaukee, while adding another double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Wright State. 
• His eight 20-point games on the year are third in the HL, while his seven double-doubles are tied for third in the conference.

ALLEN HEATING UP

• Sophomore Corey Allen has been in double figures in 16 of his 20 games with six 20+ contests - three in the last four games alone - and three 30+ games. 
• He is coming off a game where he tied for the team lead with 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting with five 3-pointers against Oakland.
• He poured in a game-high 25 points going 9-of-14 from the field with eight rebounds and had the game-winning layup as time expired over Cleveland State. He followed that up with a game-high 34 points on 8-of-16 shooting with five 3-pointers and a career-best 13-of-16 at the line against Youngstown State. 

JJJ FILLING UP THE STAT SHEET

• Rookie Jermaine Jackson Jr. posted stats all around as a true freshman on the road in his collegiate debut at Virginia Tech tallying 16 points with seven rebounds and three assists.  
• Jackson Jr. tallied his second-straight 20-point game - and third of the season - with a game-high 22 points at IUPUI last week. 
• He had a monster game scoring a season-best 32 points against Youngstown State - one shy of a Titan freshman record - on 12-of-17 shooting with six 3-pointers. 
• He is the only freshman in the Horizon League this season with a 30-point game. 
• The rookie tallied a then season-high 25 points at Green Bay - where he was 8-of-14 from the field with a season-high seven 3-pointers and has now scored in double figures in 14 games on the year.
• Jackson Jr. is currently third on the team averaging 12.5 points to go with a team-best 3.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals. 
• He also has 65 assists and just 42 turnovers for a 1.5 ratio, eighth in the HL. 
• Jackson Jr. leads all league rookies in scoring, made 3-pointers and free throw percentage and is second in assists and steals. 

OUR ROYAL PRINCE

• Graduate senior Roschon Prince tallied 13 points and six rebounds against Oakland and has now been in double figures in scoring five times in the last seven games.
• He had 10 points and nine rebounds against Youngstown State and that was after a season-high 19 points and eight rebounds versus Cleveland State.
• He ended with 10 points - hitting all five of his shots - against Wright State and almost recorded a double-double with nine points and 10 boards versus NKU. 
• He posted his first Titan double-double - and the seventh of his career - with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Milwaukee.
• After averaging 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in his first 12 games, Prince is tallying 10.9 points and 6.5 rebounds, while shooting 61.0 percent from the field in conference play. 

PAIR OF 30'S

• Maybe a Titan first in the long and storied history of the program as two players went for 30 points in the win over Youngstown State.
• Sophomore Corey Allen led the way with 34 points, while freshman Jermaine Jackson Jr. tallied 32. 
• It is the most points by a pair of Titans since Feb. 27, 2000, when Desmond Ferguson (35) and Rashad Phillips (28) totaled 63 in am 88-48 win over Milwaukee. 
• Research is still being conducted to see if two Titans with 30 points has ever happened in school history.

30X3

• Sophomore Corey Allen tallied his third 30-point game of the year - and fourth of his career - with a game-high 34 points against Youngstown State.
• He was 8-of-16 from the field, 5-of-9 from three and a career-best 13-of-16 at the free throw line, netting 22 in the second half. 
• Allen poured in 32 against Western Michigan on Dec. 9 going 12-of-21 overall with five treys and scored 19 points in the second half. 
• Earlier this season against Houston Baptist, he posted a game, career-high and Belmont Curb Event Center record with 39 shooting 12-of-20 from the field and 7-of-13 from long range to go with a career-tying five assists. 
• The 39 points were the most since Jaleel Hogan had 39 in a win at Oakland last year and are the most by any player in the HL this season. 
• His three 30-point games are tied for the second most in the conference and are the most by a Titan since Willie Green had five during the 2002-03 campaign.

I SEE YOU CA

• Sophomore Corey Allen set a career high in rebounds with 13 against NKU and has tied his career best with five assists three times this season against Michigan-Dearborn, Houston Baptist and Cleveland State. 
• He posted 34 points against Youngstown State, where he was 8-of-16 from the field, 5-of-9 from three and a career-best 13-of-16 at the line.
• His 13 free throws were the most since Juwan Howard Jr. went 14-of-14 against South Alabama in 2014. 
• He just had another game with five triples against Oakland, ending with 24 points. 
• Allen has also now connected on a 3-pointer in 41 of his 49 career games, including 21 with three or more and eight with five or more. 
• On the season, he is second on the team in scoring at 16.7 points per game - seventh in the HL - and ranks second on the team and is tied for fifth in the league in three-point shooting (40.4%) as well as third on the team in overall shooting (45.7%). 

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.
• At Saint Louis on Nov. 22, he posted 18 points and nine rebounds, but his biggest play was the game-winning shot with one second left.
• He tallied a career-high 31 points with 10 rebounds and three steals at Fort Wayne on Nov. 28, going a career-best 11-of-15 from the field and 5-of-6 from behind the arc. 

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Junior Josh McFolley is tied for 12th in the Horizon League with 1.22 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 62 of his 82 career games, including 25 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 124 career steals has him approaching top 10 status in school history.

BLACKSHEAR JR. ON THE BOARDS

• Junior Gerald Blackshear Jr., has come alive on the boards recently grabbing a season-high eight rebounds with five points against Youngstown State.
• That was after registering seven rebounds against Cleveland State.
• He is also shooting 64.1 percent from the field in limited opportunities (25-of-39).
• Last season, he averaged 5.9 points and 4.0 rebounds shooting 61.3 percent (73-of-119), while as a freshman, he tallied 55.2 percent from the field (48-of-87). 

JACK CAN BALL

• Freshman Jack Ballantyne posted a season-high nine points with four rebounds against Siena Heights. 
• He had eight points and a season-high four assists in the victory over Cleveland State and just scored eight points with three rebounds against Oakland. 
• He grabbed a season-best five boards against Western Michigan, and in his collegiate debut, he knocked down a three at Virginia Tech midway through the first half that gave the Titans a 24-23 lead at the time.