DETROIT (1/31/2022) -- All nine Titan players scored and six were in double figures on the night as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team dominated in a 96-41 victory over the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Monday evening at Calihan Hall. 

The game was added after Saturday's game against IUPUI was canceled due to health and safety protocols in the Jaguars' program

Detroit Mercy (8-10, 5-3 HL) was led by graduate senior Kevin McAdoo, who scored a game-high 19 points and recorded a career-high with eight assists, five rebounds and three steals. 

Graduate senior DJ Harvey totaled a season-high 15 points and pulled down a game-best and career-tying 12 rebounds. Senior Matt Johnson added 15 points, seven rebounds and a career-best six assists and junior Madut Akec posted 15 points and five boards.

Junior Jeramy Shaw netted a season-high 10 points and five rebounds and freshman Bryon Ottrix Jr. made his collegiate debut and had 11 points. 

The Titans saw Michigan-Dearborn (3-21, 1-12 WHAC) hang in there early as the red, white and blue led by just four, 14-10, seven minutes in. That is when the Titans started to turn it on as graduate senior Buay Koka started it with two-straight baskets. McAdoo and Johnson then hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 24-12 lead.

Detroit Mercy would later go on a 13-3 run to open a 20-point advantage, 40-20, late in the first half.  Harvey had a couple of triples and McAdoo also drained one from the outside. McAdoo would hit again at the end of the half for a 43-22 lead at the break.

In the second half, a 13-2 spurt saw the Titans increase their lead to 65-30, at the 12:22 mark as McAdoo was the catalyst with a three-pointer and had seven points in that span. 

The Titans would later add a 17-4 charge with Ottrix Jr. scoring seven points as the game was never in doubt.

Detroit Mercy shot 49.3% in the game and was 16-of-32 from the outside, outrebounding the Wolverines 45-28 and recording 21 assists, tying a season-high.  

Koka ended with five points, four rebounds and two blocks, while sophomore Kyle LeGreair tallied four points, a career-high five assists and two steals. 

The Titans will now get back into Horizon League play with a road trip this week as they play Wright State on Thursday and NKU on Saturday. 

First Half:

• Isiani started the game with a basket and then Harvey hit two triples and Akec drained one for an 11-4 lead at the first media timeout
• Akec would get to the rim for two and a free throw from McAdoo had the Titans up 14-10 at the 11:48 mark
• Koka had back-to-back baskets and then McAdoo nailed one from distance for a 21-12 lead with 9:53 left
• Johnson added another three for a 24-12 lead and then found the back of the net again from behind the arc and it was 27-16 with six minutes to go
• Harvey extended the lead to 13, 30-17, with 3:30 on the clock as he posted his third 3-pointer of the half
• The Titans then went on a 16-5 run to open a 20-point advantage, 43-22, at the break
• Harvey started that with a three and Shaw had a big slam after that
• McAdoo hit two more 3-pointers and Harvey had another down the stretch

Second Half:

• Akec started the half with a basket
• McAdoo hit a jumper and then an alley-oop from Johnson to Akec for a slam and he was fouled with his free throw giving the team a 50-24 lead
• McAdoo drilled another three for a 55-28 advantage with 16:33 on the clock
• The offensive spurt went to 17-4 for a 62-28 lead as a Johnson steal led to a layup from McAdoo
• A steal from McAdoo led to a layup from Akec and he was fouled, connecting on his free throw for a 68-33 lead with 11:14 left
• Shaw added another layup and a steal from LeGreair set up the first collegiate basket for Ottrix Jr. and a 72-38 lead with 9:18 remaining
• Shaw attacked the rim for two and off an offensive rebound, Johnson hit a three for a 79-43 advantage
• A triple from Ottrix Jr. ran the lead to 83-45 with 4:46 on the scoreboard
• The Titans went on a 13-0 run to push their advantage to 96-47

Game Notes:

• Detroit Mercy has won all four career meetings against UM-Dearborn
• The Titans have won 33 in a row against non-DI schools and with the last loss against Wayne State in 1993
• In its history, Detroit Mercy is 259-67 (.791) all-time against non-DI foes
• This will be the first time under head coach Mike Davis that the Titans played a non-Division I opponent as the last time was in the 2017-18 season when Detroit Mercy defeated UM-Dearborn, 105-82, and Siena Heights, 131-69
• The Titans have now won 12 in a row at home dating back to last season, the longest home winning streak since the red, white and blue won 12 in a row with three to end the 2014-15 season and the first nine home games of 2015-16
• The Titans are 292-171 (.629) all-time against other schools from the state of Michi- gan, including 272-97 versus programs outside of the two Big Ten institutions
• The Titans have connected on at least nine 3-pointers in 11 games this season and rank 20th in Division I in 3-point field goals per game (9.8) and 48th in three-point field-goal percentage (36.8%)
• The 34 field goals were the most since posting 39 in a 101-83 home win against Green Bay in 2019
• The Titans also had 21 assists against Western Michigan
• Detroit Mercy had six players in double figures for the first time since Feb. 28, 2019, in an 87-85 victory over IUPUI
• The Titans also had every player score in a game for the second time this season as they did that against Central Michigan
• Antoine Davis - the nation's leading scorer at 24.0 ppg - did not play
• Akec has scored in double figures in 15 games this season
• Harvey's only other double-double on the season came when he had 14 points and 12 rebounds against Central Michigan
• McAdoo's career-high in assists was five at Valparaiso in 2021 as a member of Bradley
• Shaw's previous season-high was five points at IUPUI