Box Score DETROIT (2/13/2020) -- Sophomore Antoine Davis scored a game-high 34 points and the Titans made a thrilling comeback in the final minutes, but it wasn't enough as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team dropped a 76-72 contest to visiting Youngstown State on Thursday. 

Davis - who netted 25 in the second half alone - was 14-of-29 from the field and 6-of-9 from behind the arc with five assists and two steals. Sophomore Marquis Moore tallied his third career double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds and senior Justin Miller and junior Dwayne Rose Jr. had nine points apiece.

Wearing throwback uniforms from the 1977-78 NCAA campaign, the Titans (6-20, 4-9 HL) were down by 12, 72-60, with 2:39 left when they scored 10-straight points to make it a one-possession game. Youngstown State (15-11, 8-5 HL) hit two free throws to end that run and two from the charity line from Moore made it 74-72 with under 14 seconds left, but the Penguins hit free throws to close out the game. 

The Titans trailed 14-3 five minutes into the game and 21-10 at the 11:35 mark. They started to fight back and were within six, 21-15, but YSU was able to extend the lead back to double digits, 30-15, with 8:14 left and took a 38-27 lead into the locker room.

In the second half, Detroit Mercy kept clawing away and were within five, 63-58, at the 6:33 mark, but the Penguins once again held on and raised the lead back to 12, 72-60, with 2:39 on the clock. That is when the Titans started their comeback as Moore had a four-point plat as he sank a 3-pointer and was fouled. After that, Davis posted two-straight treys as the defense forced misses to make it a 72-70 game with under 45 ticks remaining. 

Miller also pulled down seven rebounds and Rose Jr. added two assists, while sophomore Chris Brandon had six boards. 

The Titans shot 40.3 percent from the field with nine triples and were 9-of-10 at the free-throw line. They also outrebounded the Penguins, 39-31.

Detroit Mercy will be back in action on Saturday as the Titans host Cleveland State at 1 p.m. on Dick Vitale Court. 

Tickets start at just $10 and can be purchased at DetroitTitans.com/tix.

First Period:

• Graduate senior Brad Calipari nailed a three to get the Titans on the board at 17:53
• Davis then scored the next seven points for the Titans to cut the YSU lead to 18-10 with 12:44 remaining
• Moore took a pass from Davis and hit a three to make it 21-15 midway through the half
• Rose Jr.'s layup and then a jumper from Davis trimmed the deficit to 10, 32-22, with 4:46 left
• Miller's layup again made it a 10-point game at 35-25 with 2:10 on the clock

Second Period:

• Rose Jr. got to the rim for a basket and then Davis hit the bottom of the net for four-straight points to pull within seven, 38-31, with 18:45 left
• Two free throws by Miller and a layup by Moore and the Titans were down by just nine, 44-35, with 14:54 on the clock
• Rose Jr. would get the score back to nine again with a jumper at one point and then breaking down the defense and getting to the rim for another score to make it 48-39 with 12:49 left
• Davis would hit his second trifecta of the game to make it 53-44
• Another triple by Davis followed by a layup from sophomore Alonde LeGrand then had the team down just seven, 56-49, with 9:36 on the clock
• Davis would then knock down a three and added a layup to get the red, white and blue within five, 63-58, with 6:33 left
• Youngstown State then raised the lead to double-digits again, 72-60, at the 2:39 mark
• Moore started a 10-0 run by hitting a three and getting fouled, making the free throw for the four-point play with 1:51 on the clock
• After a defensive stand, Davis nailed a three and it was 72-67 with 1:24 remaining
• The Titans then forced another YSU miss and converted on the other end as Davis sank another from long range for a 72-70 contest with 41 ticks left
• Each team then hit a pair of free throws and it was 74-72 with 14 seconds left
• Youngstown State then hit two more free throws and the Titans could not overcome that

Game Notes:

• Detroit Mercy leads the all-time series, 38-12, including 21-5 at home
• Detroit Mercy came into the game leading the HL and third in the country in free-throw percentage at 78.9 percent as it was 9-of-10 in the game
• Davis passed Jermaine Jackson for 22nd place in the school record book as he now has 1,371 points, just two behind 21st place Brian Humes
• Davis now has 219 career 3-pointers and is already fifth in school history, just five away from fourth place, while his career 3.99 triples per game is the second-highest among all active players in DI. 
• Davis now has 40 career 20-point games and 14 career 30-point outings in just 55 collegiate contests
• Moore's career-high was 18 at Milwaukee
• Moore's other double-double on the season was against Eastern Michigan where he had 12 points and 10 rebounds