INDIANAPOLIS (2/29/2020) -- Sophomore Antoine Davis was unstoppable today, pouring in a season-high 43 points and the Titans used some clutch free throws down the stretch to win in come-from-behind fashion, 90-88, at IUPUI on Saturday. 

The 43 points marked the second-most in his career behind the 48 he had against Wright State as a freshman. It is the 19th 40-point game in the history of Titan basketball. Davis also had 42 points in a win over Loyola Maryland last season as he is just the fifth Titan to have at least two 40-point games in their career. 

Sophomore Marquis Moore tallied 16 points and eight rebounds and sophomore Chris Brandon posted six points and a team-high 10 boards. 

Detroit Mercy (8-23, 6-12 HL) once trailed IUPUI (7-24, 3-15 HL) by nine in the second half, 68-59, but with Davis - who had 22 points in the first half alone - unconscious from the field and the rest of the Titans contributing with timely stops, rebounds and free throws, the red, white and blue were able to overcome that deficit.

The game was back and forth early on as neither team had more than a four-point lead and was tied at 44-all at the break.

In the second half, the teams traded leads again until IUPUI built a nine-point lead, 68-59, with 12:42 left. The Titans started to chip away with four-straight points from Davis and were down by just one, 73-72, after a 3-pointer from junior Jordan Gorman with 9:22 to go. Davis would nail a triple for a 77-76 lead at the nine-minute mark, but both teams once again traded the lead for the next eight minutes until Moore hit a free throw for an 85-84 lead at 1:13.

The Titans would stiffen up their defense and Moore, sophomore Boe Nguidjol and Davis would get the team the win with free throws in the final minute. 

Nguidjol ended with nine points and five rebounds, while junior Dwayne Rose Jr. added eight points. Gorman recorded five points and a career-high four assists and three steals. 

First Period:

• Rose Jr. had the first score and a jumper by Davis made it 4-3
• A 3-pointer by Davis and a layup had the Titans on top 13-9, six minutes in
• Calipari put the team back ahead at 16-15 at the 11:38 mark
• Davis knotted the game at 18-18 with a basket at 9:26
• Davis then gave the team a 29-28 lead with three free throws and a basket by Moore had the red, white and blue up 31-28 with 5:46 left
• Nguidjol hit a triple to bring the team within one, 37-36, at the 3:27 mark
• Back-to-back baskets by Gorman and Davis tied it at 42-all with 1:51 left
• Gorman came up with a steal and that led to Davis with the pass to Nguidjol and his layup tied the contest at 44-all at the break

Second Period:

• An early jumper by Davis had the Titans out in front by two, 46-44
• A triple by Moore made it 49-48 with 19 minutes to go
• A layup by Nguidjol and a three by Davis had the Titans up 55-564 with 15:35 left
• IUPUI went up by nine, 68-59, but back-to-back baskets by Davis and Moore cut into that with 11:38 left
• A free throw by Davis and then a triple from Davis had the team down just 70-67 with 11:30 left
• Two free throws by Brandon and then a 3-pointer by Gorman pulled the team within one, 73-72, with 9:18 on the clock
• Davis answered again with a layup and his sixth trifecta gave the team a 77-75 lead with 7:38 on the clock
• Moore hit from distance to give the team an 82-80 lead and Brandon gave the team a lead again at 84-83 with a basket with 3:44 to go
• Two free throws by Moore off a strong defensive rebound had the team up 86-84 with 46 seconds left
• Nguidjol and Davis then hit free throws to seal the win with under 15 seconds remaining 

Game Notes:

• The Titans lead the overall series, 4-2
• The Titans' 32 field goals were the most since tallying 39 at Green Bay last season
• Davis came into the game fourth in the country and leading the Horizon League in scoring at 23.7 points per game
• He now has 21 games with 20 or more points and six 30-point outings on the year
• Davis' previous season-high was 35 against SIUE
• Davis has 31 games with four or more triples, 11 with six or more and has twice connected on 10 in his young career
• Davis now has 233 career 3-pointers and is tied for third in school history with former teammate Josh McFolley
• Davis now has 1,513 career points, 13th in school history
• Davis now has 44 career 20-point games, 15 career 30-point outings and three 40-point games in just 60 collegiate contests.
• Brandon ended the season pulling down at least 10 rebounds in 11 contests in the last 20 games, averaging 10.6 in that span with four double-doubles
• Brandon also has at least four offensive rebounds in 12 of those games with nine at Oakland and seven at Cleveland State and at Green Bay
• Moore posted 14 games on the year with five or more rebounds with 13 double-digit scoring efforts, including five straight
• Miller ended his Titan career averaging 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 27 games and posted his 1,000 career collegiate point at #1 Gonzaga earlier in the season