DETROIT (12/3/2018) -- A busy week before finals will have the Titans playing back-to-back games as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team visits longtime rival Dayton on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Game time is set for 7 p.m. at UD Arena and fans can listen to the game on 910 AM Superstation with the Voice of the Titans Dan Hasty providing the play by play.

Fans are invited to a special pregame at the Courtyard Marriott-Dayton (2006 S. Edwin Moses Blvd., Dayton Ohio, 45417) that will take place from 4-6 p.m.  The reception will be hosted by University of Detroit/University of Dayton alum John Deters. Appetizers and drinks will be provided for all those Titan fans who attend.
 
Game tickets for the Dayton contest are also on sale now at Calihan Hall for just $10. To purchase tickets, Director of Ticket Operations & Sales Justin Hairston at 313-993-1700 ext. 7301.

The Titans come into the game at 3-5 as they have dropped two in a row to Kent State and at Akron, while Dayton is 4-3 with three-straight losses to Virginia and Oklahoma in games in the Bahamas and a home setback to Mississippi State. 

Detroit Mercy and Dayton were longtime rivals as both began their basketball programs in the early 1900's and had their first meeting in 1914-15.  They became conference foes for five years between 1988-93 as both were in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

Dayton leads the all-time series, 33-29, including 22-9 at home, but the teams have not faced each other since the first round of the NIT in 2002, an 80-69 Flyers victory at UD Arena. 

ALL-TIME SERIES

• Detroit Mercy and Dayton were longtime rivals as both began their basketball programs in the early 1900's and had their first meeting in 1914-15. 
• They became conference foes for five years between 1988-93 as both were in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
• Dayton leads the all-time series, 33-29, but have not faced each other since the first round of the NIT in 2002, an 80-69 Flyers victory.
• In fact, the last two match-ups have been in the NIT with the Titans defeating Dayton on the road, 59-42, in 2001 in the first round, on their way to MSG and New York City for the semifinals. 
• Detroit Mercy is 9-22 all-time at Dayton. 

AGAINST THE A-10

• Detroit Mercy is 126-155 all-time against teams that currently comprise the A-10, mostly due to some records against former conference foes Dayton, Saint Louis (16-29), Duquesne (9-19) and LaSalle (6-4). 
• Last year, the Titans went on the road and came up with a 72-70 win at Saint Louis. 

THE OHIO TITANS

• Detroit Mercy will see a lot of Ohio in this six-week span as the game at Dayton is in the midst of a nine-game swing against teams from the Buckeye State.
• Six of those contests will be on the road, including games against former conference rivals Dayton and Xavier. 
• The Titans are 280-221 (.561) all-time against programs that reside in the state of Ohio. 

FAMILY FUN

• Nothing new for the Titans to have a family connection in the program and this season, Detroit Mercy will feature three Davis' in head coach Mike Davis, assistant coach Mike Davis Jr. and freshman guard Antoine Davis.
• From 2010-13, the Titans had head coach Ray McCallum and star guard Ray McCallum winning the Horizon League Championship in 2012 and earning a trip to the NIT in 2013.

AD GETTING BUCKETS

• Freshman Antoine Davis led the team for the eighth-straight game finishing with 27 points on the road at Akron, which included scoring the Titans first 13 points. 
• He now has eight 20-point games, five 30+ performances and the 42-point barrage in his first eight collegiate games. 
• He is the first Titan to have eight-straight games with 20 or more since Willie Green's 10 in a row in 2002-03. 
• His five 30-point games on the season are the most since Green had five in 2003 and another would be the most since Tony Tolbert's six in 1993-94.
• Green was just in town this past Sunday as he is an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors as they held a practice at Calihan Hall. 

DAVIS AMONG NATION'S LEADERS

• Freshman Antoine Davis comes into the contest leading the nation in a few national categories.
• Davis is second in the nation in scoring at 29.6 points per game, trailing only Campbell senior guard Chris Clemons' 32.1.
• His 82 total field goals, 46 three-pointers, 5.75, 3-pointers per game and 237 total points all lead the country.
• Davis is also second in the Horizon League and 45th in three-point field goal percentage (46.9%), third in the HL and 77th overall in free throw percentage (87.1%) and leading the conference and fifth in the country in minutes per game (37:58). 

PLAYING SOME D

• The Titan defense was a big reason it won three in a row and nearly had a fourth against Kent State.
• Detroit Mercy held KSU to 37.1 percent shooting - 28.1 percent in the second half - and just 10-of-31 from the outside with 14 turnovers in the tough 78-74 setback.    
• Detroit Mercy forced Loyola Maryland to 36.5 percent shooting from the field and 5-of-25 from behind the arc with 14 turnovers before slowing down Bowling Green to 36.5 percent shooting and 5-of-23 from the outside with 11 miscues. 
• At Eastern Michigan, EMU shot 41.8 percent but just 6-of-27 (22.2%) from behind the arc. 
• At Akron their last time out, the Titans held the Zips to 34.5 percent in the first half and were around 36.0 percent until the last 10 minutes of the game when they went on a run to take control of the game. Akron did end the game just 8-of-24 from the outside. 
• The first three opponents on the season (Western Michigan, Temple, Butler) shot at least 46.8 percent overall. 

TAKE IT AWAY

• Detroit Mercy is third in the Horizon League and 85th in the country with 7.6 steals per game.

ZONE PRINCIPLES

• The Titans have primarily used a zone defense this year and they have frustrated teams trying to shoot the three ball as they are second in the Horizon League and 54th overall holding teams to just 29.0 percent from behind the arc. 
• The overall defense is limiting teams to 42.6 percent shooting, third in the HL and 159th in NCAA Division I. 
• Last year, the Titans ended the season ranked 331st in field goal percentage defense (48.2%) and 333rd in three-point field goal percentage defense (39.7%).

LET IT FLY

• Detroit Mercy has started the season on fire from the outside as it leads the Horizon League with 11.0 triples per game and three-point field goal percentage (40.4%), 12th and 24th in the nation, respectively. 
• The Titans have nailed 62 treys in the last five games, tying a school record with 17 against Loyola Maryland and then connecting on 15 versus Bowling Green and at Eastern Michigan. 
• They started the 2018-19 season hitting 11-of-33 from long range at Western Michigan and have 88 total on the season - the most in the HL and ninth in Division I - against just 115 regular field goals. 

OH LORDY HE WENT FOR 40

• Antoine Davis set the Titan freshman with 42 points in the win over Loyola Maryland.
• The 42 points are the most by a Titan since Willie Green had 43 at UIC in 2003 and tied for the eighth most in school history as well as the sixth most by a player in NCAA DI this year. 
• Davis was 14-of-21 from the field and 10-of-14 from the outside to go with five assists, three rebounds and two steals. The 10 treys tied him with Desmond Ferguson, who had 10 against Milwaukee in 2000.
• The freshman record was 33 points by Corey Allen against Fort Wayne in 2016. 

WHAT A DEBUT

• Freshman Antoine Davis had a collegiate debut to remember as he netted a team-high 32 points at Western Michigan. 
• He scored the team's first points and ended the contest 12-of-26 from the field and 6-of-14 from behind the arc.
• The 32-point outing was the most ever by a Titan true freshman in his debut game - and one off the Titan freshman record of 33 points that he would eventually break - and the second most ever by a Titan in their collegiate debut behind only junior college transfer Spencer Haywood's 36 he tallied against Aquinas in 1968, a game that was called with 6 1/2 minutes left after he broke the backboard with a dunk and the Titans up 105-40. 

THE ENCORE

• After going for 32 at Western Michigan, freshman Antoine Davis became the first freshman in school history to post back-to-back 30-point games as he scored a team-high 30 at Temple.     
• Davis was 11-of-21 from the field and 6-of-13 from behind the arc.
• He reached 30 points for the second-straight game, the first Titan to record back-to-back 30's since Jon Goode did it during the 2007-08 season with 30 at Loyola and 35 at UIC. 

JOSH SAVING HIS BEST FOR LAST

• Senior Josh McFolley is off to a great start and is posting career numbers so far. 
• He scored a season-high 20 points - his 12th career 20-point game - hitting 6-of-12 from three and registering six rebounds and six assists at Eastern Michigan. 
• He is averaging 14.9 points - 10th in the HL - 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists, while shooting 40.0 percent overall and 39.6 percent from three, all above his career marks coming into the season. 
• McFolley started the season scoring in double figures in six-straight games - 11 straight dating back to last year - but saw that streak end as he had two points against Kent State.
• He is coming off a 19-point performance with a season-high seven rebounds off the bench at Akron. 

KING ME

• Graduate senior Derrien King has come on strong in the last three games, tallying double digits in four of the last six contests. 
• He scored 13 points with six rebounds against Kent State, hitting a big three with just over six minutes to go as the Titans took the lead and built an eight-point advantage against the Golden Flashes. 
• He was named to the Legends Classic Subregional All-Tournament Team after recording 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists, while nailing eight triples in wins over Loyola Maryland and Bowling Green. 
• He had 14 points and a career-tying seven rebounds in the title game versus BGSU and that was after scoring a season-high 17 points - hitting four 3-pointers - with four rebounds, two assists a steal and a block.
• The 17 points was the second most in his career behind the 22 he registered as a junior while at Washington State against Montana State in 2016. 
• He started coming into his own at Butler netting 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting. 

1,157 & COUNTING

• Senior Josh McFolley became the 42nd Titan in school history to reach 1,000 last year and he did so in dramatic fashion scoring Detroit Mercy's first 12 points and ending with a career-high 34 against Green Bay in the regular season finale. 
• With his 19 points at Akron, he is now in sole possession of 28th in school history with 1,157 points, 12 behind Doug Chappell for 27th in school history.

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Senior Josh McFolley has been a thief for all of his Titan career and came away with four steals at Temple and against Kent State as well as three at Butler. 
• He now has 18 steals on the year and is second in the Horizon League and 41st in the nation with 2.25 steals per game.
• The 164 thefts in his career is fifth in school history, just 11 behind Ray McCallum. 
• He led the team and was tied for second in the Horizon League with 1.5 steals per game last year as his 49 steals was the second most in the league. 
• Had also had six games with at least three steals last season, including a career-best six steals against UIC, where he also scored 30 points. 
• In his career, he has recorded a steal in 76 of his 101 career games, including 37 multi-steal contests and 19 with at least three takeaways.

 
MCFOLLEY FOR 3

• Josh McFolley connected on a 3-pointer in 25 of the Titans' 32 games last year, including a season-high six in the regular season finale against Green Bay.
• He has brought those sharp shooting to his senior, showcased by his 6-of-10 performance at Eastern Michigan. 
• He now has 186 career 3-pointers, sixth in school history, 16 away from the fifth spot. 

BLOCK PARTY

• The Titans swatted away eight shots against Bowling Green, the most since they had 10 against NKU in 2016. 
• Six Detroit Mercy players had a rejection, led by freshman Chris Brandon's three in just nine minutes of action. 

BRANDON SHOWING OFF

• Freshman Chris Brandon had five points and four rebounds in the season opener, but he earned his first collegiate start at Temple and had a stellar game
• Brandon finished 7-of-9 from the floor with a team-high nine rebounds and had some nice buckets off his four offensive caroms and came away with two blocks.
• The nine rebounds are the most by a true freshman since teammate Gerald Blackshear Jr. had 10 at Cleveland State in 2016.
• He is coming off a 12-point, six-rebound game against Kent State, where he was 6-for-6 from the field. At one point in the first half, he scored eight-straight points for the Titans, using his athleticism to corral two offensive boards for tip-ins during the spurt. 
• He posted a season-high three blocks against Bowling Green in just nine minutes and had five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block at Eastern Michigan. 
• On the season, he is 16-of-22 (72.7%) shooting and averaging 4.5 boards a contest along with 1.0 blocks per game, tied for eighth in the Horizon League. 

HAMRICK TIME

• Junior Lamar Hamrick made his Division I debut in the season opener at Western Michigan and had 13 points - 10 in the second half - to go with a team-high four steals. 
• Against Loyola Maryland, he scored five points and grabbed six rebounds with two blocks and a steal and just pulled down a team and season-high nine boards with four assists and three points against Kent State. 
• He hit three from distance and finished with nine points and four boards at Akron.