YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (2/10/22) - Senior Antoine Davis scored a team-high 28 points on 12-of-25 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line with four assists and three rebounds. Davis only went 1-for-9 from 3-point range but the lone triple is the 399th of his career. Graduate student DJ Harvey added 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, 2-for-3 from long range and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe as Detroit Mercy saw its two-game win streak come to an end with a 82-69 setback at Youngstown State on Friday night. 

Junior Noah Waterman added eight points going 2-for-6 from the 3-point line and 2-for-2 from the free throw line with five rebounds while senior Matt Johnson also chipped in with eight points with three boards and two steals.

YSU (16-10, 10-6 HL) hot shooting proved to be the difference as the Penguins shot a blistering 29-for-50 (58.0%) from the field and 7-for-13 (53.8) from 3-point range while connecting on 17-for-20 (85.0) from the free throw line lead by Micheal Akuchie with a game-high 34 points. Consequently, Detroit Mercy (10-12, 7-5 HL) could not keep pace shooting 25-for-59 (42.4%) from the floor with a rough night from behind the arc hitting only 7-for-27 (25.9%).

First Half:
Harvey hit a jumper and converted the ensuing and-1 free throw ending a 13-2 YSU run with the Titans trailing by five points at 20-15 with 10 mins left in the half. Detroit Mercy was able to keep pace down the stretch scoring 17 points compared to 20 from the Penguins to keep within striking distance heading into the locker room. Detroit Mercy trailed by only eight points at the half despite YSU shooting 15-of-26 (57.7%) from the field and 5-of-10 (50%) from 3-point range led by 20 points from Akuchie.

Second Half:
Detroit Mercy had plenty of good looks from the field but could not get anything to fall while YSU opened the second half outscoring the Titans on a 16-9 spurt to move ahead by 13 points at 56-43 with 11 minutes left. Despite not making a 3-pointer at that point, Davis connected on five straight jumpers scoring 10 points pulling Detroit Mercy within 11 points at 69-58 with 3:09 remaining. Davis ended up scoring 17 of the Titan's last 23 points down the stretch but it was not enough as the Penguins closed out the game to win their sixth straight league contest. 

The Titans travel to arch-rival Oakland for a Metro Series showdown on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.