DETROIT (1/23/2019) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will hit the road for a majority of the next four weeks, starting with a trip to Chicago to battle the UIC Flames on Thursday, Jan. 24. 

Game time is set for 8 p.m. (EST) and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as well as over the airwaves on 910 AM Superstation with Dan Hasty calling all the action.

The Titans are now 5-2 in the Horizon League, their best start since going 5-2 in 2009-10 and will begin a stretch where they will play seven of their next nine games on the road, the second time this season they will go through a nine-game stint with just two home contests. 

Freshman Antoine Davis - the six-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week and two-time Player of the Week - is still second in the nation in scoring at 27.2 points and third in total points (517), while leading the country with 91, 3-pointers as he continues to chase Stephen Curry's NCAA freshman record of 122.

Following the game, the Titans will travel to Indianapolis to face IUPUI on Saturday.

ALL-TIME MATCH-UP

• Detroit Mercy has been on the good side of the scoreboard recently against UIC as the Titans have won eight of the last 13 and 11 of the last 17 against the Flames to lead the overall series, 31-19.
• The Titans have also won five of the last eight on the road in the series and are 13-11 all-time at UIC.

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

• Antoine Davis topped the team with 19 points against Oakland and has now led the team in scoring 18 times, while sharing the team high with 29 alongside Josh McFolley in one game against Green Bay. 
• He now has 13, 20-point games, eight 30+ performances and a pair of 40-point efforts in his first 19 collegiate games, the only freshman in school history with two 40-point outings. 
• He is one of just seven freshmen in Division I to score in double figures in every game. 
• To start the year, he posted eight-straight 20-point games, the first Titan to have eight-straight games with 20 or more since Willie Green's 10 in a row in 2002-03.
• His eight 30-point games on the season are the most since Archie Tullos had 10 in 1987-88.

ABOUT THAT 48-POINT GAME

• Antoine Davis' season-high 48 points against Wright State was the fourth most in league play in Horizon League history and the most since LaSalle's Kareem Townes had 52 against Loyola (Ill) in 1995. 
• The 48 points is the sixth most by a league player against any competition in the 40 years of the Horizon League.
• He is also the third freshman since 1996-97 to score at least 48 points joining Oklahoma's  Trae Young's 48 points against Oklahoma State last season and St. Peter's Keydren Clark's 48 against Northern Arizona in 2002.

DAVIS ALREADY WITH 3 TITAN FRESHMAN RECORDS

• Freshman Antoine Davis has already taken down three Titan freshman records this season in points in a game (48), 3-pointers in a season (91) and total points (517).
• He passed former Titan great Ray McCallum (446 in 2009-10) and John Long (445 in 1974-75) in the total point category and Corey Allen for points in a game (33) and 3-pointers (79).

HORIZON LEAGUE MARKS

• Freshman Antoine Davis is also attacking some freshman Horizon League records as he already owns the mark for points in a game (48) and 3-pointers in a season (91). 
• He is currently second in most points by a freshman in Horizon League history as his 517 on the season trails only former UIC standout Dikembe Dixson's 594 in 2015-16.
• He just passed another UIC great in Mark Miller's 501 in 1995-96.

DAVIS AMONG NATION'S LEADERS

• Freshman Antoine Davis - the six-time HL Freshman of the Week and two-time Player of the Week - comes into the contest leading the nation in three national categories and among the leaders in a few others.
• Davis is second in the nation in scoring at 27.2 points, trailing Campbell's senior guard Chris Clemons' 29.2. 
• He leads the nation with 91 triples and 4.79, 3-pointers per game and is third in total points (517) and fourth in field goals (180). 
• Davis is second in the Horizon League and 57th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (41.0%), seventh in the HL and 54th in DI in free throw percentage (85.7%) and second in the conference and 11th in the country in minutes per game (37:18). 

SHOOTING HIS WAY TO RECORDS

• Freshman Antoine Davis already has 91 triples on the season, a Titan freshman record and already fourth in school history. 
• He is chasing the NCAA record for most 3-pointers by a freshman, held by Stephen Curry, who had 122 at Davidson in 2006-07.

ZONE PRINCIPLES

• The Titans have frustrated teams at times trying to shoot the three ball as they are holding teams to 33.0 percent from behind the arc. 
• Last year, the Titans ended the season ranked 333rd in three-point field goal percentage defense (39.7%). 
• Overall, the defense has held teams to shooting 44.0 percent or less in 10 games on the year and under 40.0 percent on six occasions, including YSU to just 37.5 percent, CSU to 38.6 percent and WSU to 37.7 percent. 

BRANDON SHOWING OFF

• Freshman Chris Brandon is averaging 7.0 rebounds and 5.7 points in his last three games, posting six points and six boards against Oakland in just eight minutes, eight boards and seven points against Milwaukee and seven caroms versus Green Bay.
• He now has nine games on the season with at least five rebounds.
• He earned his first collegiate start at Temple and had a stellar game going 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 tied his season high with nine boards and scored six points against Ohio. 
• He also put together a 12-point, six-rebound game against Kent State, where he was 6-for-6 from the field. 
• On the season, he leads the team with 4.8 boards and 0.8 blocks per game. 

NO JOSHING AROUND

• Senior Josh McFolley - who was named the HL Player of the Week on Jan. 14 - scored a season-high 29 points - his 13th career 20-point game - hitting 10-of-16 from the field and 6-of-9 from three with five steals against Green Bay and came back with 18 points against Milwaukee. 
• He is now averaging 12.7 points - 18th in the HL - 3.2 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 steals, tops in the Horizon League, but is tallying 13.9 points and shooting 43,6 percent from behind the arc in Horizon League play. 
• He had 19 points with a season-high seven rebounds off the bench at Akron and tallied nine points and tied his season high for the third time this year with six assists at Xavier. 
• In the HL opener at Youngstown State, McFolley ended with 14 points, while tallying 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals at Cleveland State. 

ANOTHER FOREIGN TITAN

• Detroit Mercy freshman Willy Isiani made his long-awaited debut against NKU and scored nine points, hitting three 3-pointers in just 11 minutes of action.
• A native of Tbilisi, Georgia, Isiani, was at ASI Prep in California last year and averaged 8.4 points and 4.0 rebounds, while shooting 40.0 percent from three. 
• Prior to that, he suited up overseas for CB Gran Canaria and Gran Canaria B in Spain and MIA Academy Tbilisi and played in the 2017 FIBA U-20 European Championship Division B for Georgia. 
• He was also the MVP in the 16-U Georgia National Championship and the U-18 Tbilisi Championship
• He is believed to be the first Titan from the country of Georgia. 

1,280 & COUNTING

• After scoring eight points against Oakland, senior Josh McFolley is now 22nd in school history with 1,280 points, 61 shy of 21st place.

PICKING YOUR POCKET

• Senior Josh McFolley has been a thief all of his Titan career and posted a season-high five steals against Green Bay.
• He also has registered four steals at Xavier, at Temple and against Kent State. 
• He now has 41 steals on the year and leads the Horizon League and is 37th in the nation with 2.16 steals per game.
• The 187 thefts are fourth in school history and just eight away from the school record. 
• He led the team and was tied for second in the HL with 1.5 steals per game last year as his 49 steals was the second most in the league. 
• In his career, he has recorded a steal in 86 of his 112 career games, including 43 multi-steal contests and 27 with at least three takeaways.

G CRASHING THE GLASS

• Senior Gerald Blackshear Jr. just pulled down eight rebounds in 21 minutes against Oakland and that was after a season-high nine points in just 13 minutes of action against Milwaukee, hitting all four of his shots. 
• He is now shooting 60.5 percent on the season and 59.7 percent in his career. 
• In the season opener at Western Michigan, he showed just how important he is registering eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds in just 23 minutes of court time.
• The 10 rebounds were the most since he pulled down a career-best 11 boards at Cleveland State as a sophomore. 
• He recorded a game-high eight rebounds against Wright State, doing a good job of helping the Titans contain the Raiders' big guys in a win. 
• He compiled six points, a team-high seven rebounds and two steals at Butler, a team-high nine boards against Loyola Maryland and eight points with six boards at Xavier. 

KING ME

• Graduate senior Derrien King saw his streak of seven-straight games in double figures come to an end against Oakland, but he has reached double figures 11 times on the year.
• He posted 16 points against Milwaukee, his second highest output of the season.
• After averaging just 7.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in his first 11 games, he is now tallying 11.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in his last eight games, and has hit at least three 3-pointers in four of those contests.  
• He had 11 points and five rebounds against Green Bay and scored 15 at Cleveland State, 11 versus Wright State and 14 against NKU. 
• He also grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at Xavier and had six boards at CSU. 
• 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.

WE GOT OUR CURRY

• It was a long road for junior Harrison Curry to get back on the court, but he has added a much-needed inside presence for the Titans.
• He is averaging 8.3 rebounds and 8.0 points in his last three games tallying his first career double-double with 11 points and a season-high 10 boards against Green Bay, seven points and tying for the team lead with eight boards against Milwaukee and posting six points and seven boards versus Oakland. 
• In his Titan debut, he scored 16 points with three rebounds and two blocks at Toledo. 
• He then had 12 points with four rebounds, a block and a steal against Ohio, 12 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks at Youngstown State and 10 points at CSU. 
• After playing just one game at Louisiana Tech last year before an injury in the season opener forced him to miss the year, he transferred to Detroit Mercy and applied for a waiver to play immediately.
• He missed the first nine games this year before it was approved by the NCAA.