CLEMSON, S.C. (11/17/2019) -- Senior Justin Miller tallied a double-double, sophomore Chris Brandon nearly had one and sophomore Antoine Davis posted another 20-point game as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team saw Clemson go on a second-half run to down the Titans, 87-65, on Sunday afternoon.
 
Davis posted a game-high 26 points and six assists to go with a career-high four steals and three rebounds. Miller ended with 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, while Brandon had 12 points and eight boards. 
 
The Titans trailed just 58-52 with 9:37 left when Clemson went on a 15-4 run over the next three minutes to take control of the contest.
 
Detroit Mercy (0-2) had a 9-8 lead on a 5-0 run by Miller as he hit two free throws and then buried a three with 13 minutes left in the first. Clemson (3-1) would recover with eight-straight points to take the lead.
 
The Titans would fight back to within three, 22-19, as Davis hit a triple at 7:01, but the Tigers slowly built up a double-digit lead. In the second half, the Titans trailed by 13, 50-37, with 16:26 left when Brandon had a layup off an offensive rebound and Miller got inside for two to make it 50-41. 
 
Later on, Clemson led by 11, 58-47, when Miller got inside again for a basket and, off a steal by Davis, he found freshman Sam Hofman and the Belgium product connected on a three for his first collegiate basket to pull the squad within six, 58-52, with 9:37 on the clock. That was as close as the red, white and blue would get. 
 
The Titans led in rebounding for much of the contest, but lost by just one on the boards, 39-38, while forcing 14 turnovers and coming away with nine steals. 
 
Detroit Mercy will return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 19, as they head to the Cowboy State to battle Wyoming in a 9 p.m. (EST) tip. 
 
First Period:

• Brandon got the Titans on the board with a layup down 4-0
• Miller hit two free throws and a triple by Miller off a great pass by Davis gave the Titans a 9-8 lead at the 13:00-minute mark
• Davis hit his first 3-pointer at the 8:49 mark to pull the team within 16-12
• Two free throws by Davis and then a jumper at 7:01 made the score 22-19
• A pair of free throws by Brandon had the team trailing by just eight, 36-28, with 2:13 remaining
• With six seconds left in the half, Clemson had the ball and called a timeout and when play resumed, the Titans were able to come up with a steal for a 38-29 score at the break

 
Second Period:

• Back-to-back 3-pointers by sophomore Marquis Moore and Davis had the Titans down by six, 41-35, early in the second half
• A layup by sophomore Alonde LeGrand had the deficit under 10 again, 45-27, at the 17:07 mark
• Davis hit a jumper to make it a 52-43 contest with 13:35 on the clock
• Two free throws by Davis and then an offensive rebound and putback by Brandon had the Titans down by seven, 54-47, with 12:12 left
• Miller got inside for a basket and then a steal by Davis led to a three from Hofman to make it 58-42 with 9:37 remaining
• Clemson went on a 15-4 run after that to jump back out in front by double digits

 
Game Notes:

• This was the first career meeting between the two schools
• Detroit Mercy is now 20-71 all-time against ACC schools
• Titan head coach Mike Davis has now faced Clemson four times, twice at Texas Southern and once at UAB and now Detroit Mercy
• Clemson head coach Brad Brownell was 9-0 against the Titans as head coach of Wright State from 2006-10
• The Titans 20 free throws are the most since going 31-of-38 at Milwaukee last year, while their 91.0 percent on the day (20-of-22) was the high since going 94.1 percent (16-of-17) against Youngstown State last year
• Davis now has 25 career 20-point games in 32 career collegiate contests
• Davis' career high in assists is eight at NKU last year
• It was Miller's eighth career double-double as he had seven at Louisiana Lafayette
• Miller's career high in rebounds is 15 at Arkansas State last season as a member of Louisiana Lafayette
• Miller's 13 rebounds are the most by a Titan since Gerald Blackshear Jr. had 14 against Cleveland State last season
• Brandon's career high in points and rebounds was 15 and nine at Temple last season, also the second game of the year