DETROIT (2/16/2022) -- Finally a chance to play at home in front of the friendly faces inside Calihan Hall as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will end the regular season with four-straight home games starting with NKU on Friday night. 

Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and the Watch ESPN App with Jeremy Otto and Earl Cureton on the call. Fans can also listen to the action on the radio on WLQV 92.7 FM & 1500 AM FaithTalk Detroit with the Voice of Detroit Mercy basketball Dan Hasty.

Detroit Mercy is looking for the season sweep after downing NKU on the road, 74-68, just two weeks ago. 

The Titans began the season with nine-straight road games and, due to cancellations, have played 13 of their first 16 and 18 of their first 23 on the road. In fact, if there are no other additions or subtractions to the schedule, Detroit Mercy will play just nine of their 27 overall games at home as well as six of their 17 HL games.

Detroit Mercy is 10-13 overall and 7-6 in the Horizon League, where it currently holds the seventh seed. The top four teams receive a bye in the first round of the Horizon League men's basketball championship and the red, white and blue can still move into that top four slots with a winning streak and some help.

NKU is also in the hunt for that bye as the Norse sit in fourth place at 15-10 overall and 11-5 in the HL.

Following the game, the Titans will welcome Wright State to Dick Vitale Court on Sunday in a 1:00 p.m. tip. 

ALL-TIME SERIES

• The Titans will look for the series sweep for the first time in the history of this match-up as they defeated NKU, 74-68, on the road just two weeks ago.
• The Norse still lead the all-time series, 10-3, and have captured nine of the last 11 meetings with the other win by the Titans a 66-58 victory at home in 2020.
• Detroit Mercy is 1-4 all-time at home against NKU. 

AGAINST NKU

• Senior Antoine Davis is averaging 21.6 points, 4.1 assists and 3.4 rebounds in seven career games against NKU, shooting 43.3% (55-of-127) overall and 32.9% (23-of-70) from three.
• He tallied 29.7 points as a freshman in three games against NKU - including a 33-point effort at home - struggled in the next three meetings scoring 14.3 points on 36.8% shooting and 34.6% from the outside until his efficient game earlier this year netting 19 points on 7-of-13 from the field with four assists and three boards. 
• Senior Willy Isiani had a 14-point effort as a freshman and is averaging 5.3 points in seven games. Junior Noah Waterman netted 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting (5-of-7 from three) in last year's tournament game, but missed the first game this year with an injury and graduate senior DJ Harvey posted 15 points and nine rebounds in the first meeting. 

AMONG THE BESTS

• Senior Antoine Davis ended last year leading the Horizon League and ranking third in the country in scoring at 24.0 points per game, marking the third-straight season he finished in the top four nationally in scoring (26.1 for third in 2019 and 24.3 for fourth in 2020).
• He also became just the second player in HL history to lead the conference three times joining Loyola's Alfredrick Hughes (1983-85) as he could put just himself on that pedestal if he were to lead the league again this year as he is currently second in the nation in scoring at 23.4 ppg., trailing only Bryant's Peter Kiss' 23.9.  
• The Titans have had one national individual stats leader in school history in Spencer Haywood, who led the country in rebounding at 22.1 rpg. in 1968-69. 

LONG RANGE TITANS

• The Titans have connected on at least nine 3-pointers in 14 games this season and connected on 18 against Milwaukee, tying a school record and tied for the ninth most this season against DI competition. 
• Detroit Mercy also had 18 triples against Milwaukee in 2000. 
• The team currently ranks 11th in Division I in 3-point field goals per game (10.3) and 44th in three-point field-goal percentage (36.7%), tops in the HL in both statistics. 

WHERE WE RANK

• Outside of the long-distance shooting, the Titans are 12th in the nation in free throw percentage (77.9%), 90th in fouls per game (15.5) and 95th in turnovers per game (12.0), top four in the HL in all three. 
• Individually, senior Antoine Davis is second in the nation in scoring (23.4), fourth in 3-point field goals per game (3.95), sixth in minutes played per game (37:51) and total 3-pointers (87), 10th in total points (514), 23rd in free-throw percentage (88.8%), 40th in assists (5.0) and 79th in three-point field goal percentage (36.6%).
• He leads the HL in scoring, three-point field goals per game, three-point field-goal percentage, and free-throw percentage, while standing second in assists and total points.
• His 39 points at Hofstra and against Milwaukee is a HL and tied for the 13th-most in the country and the eight triples in both is tied for the ninth most. 
• Junior Madut Akec is tied for fifth in the HL and 68th nationally in double-doubles (6), fourth in the HL and 88th in the nation in field-goal percentage (50.7%) and seventh in the league in rebounding (7.2).

RACKING UP THE POINTS

• Senior Antoine Davis now has 71 career 20-point games, 24 career 30-point outings and four 40-point contests in 104 collegiate games and has also scored in double figures in all 104 games - reaching at least 17 points in 85 of them.
• Davis was in double figures for the 104th straight game with 18 points at Oakland and is now sixth in NCAA history in that category four in back of former Arizona standout Sean Elliott (1985-89). 
• He has a chance at the NCAA record, held by La Salle's Lionel Simmons (1986-90) and Campbell's Chris Clemons at 115 (2015-19). 
• Last year, he recorded a HL-best 15, 20-point games, five 30-point outings and a conference high-tying 46 points, just two off his career-high and a HL Tournament record with his 46 coming against Robert Morris in the first round of the playoffs. 
• The 46 points was tied for the league and nation high with Cleveland State's D'Moi Hodge (vs. Purdue Fort Wayne). 
• Last season he reached at least 23 points in 13-straight, the best 20-point streak by a Titan since Spencer Haywood's 16-straight in 1968-69 - but to Haywood's resume, most of those were 30-point games.

AD THE QUICKEST TO 1,000 & 2,000 & NOW OWNS THE SCHOOL RECORD

• With his 39 points at home against Milwaukee, Antoine Davis became the Titans' all-time leading scorer passing Rashad Phillips (2,319) with his 36th point and now has 2,554, third in HL history. 
• Davis scored 27 points at Notre Dame in the 2019-20 season, but it was his free throw for 26 that made history giving him 1,000 career points in just 39 games, passing the great Dave DeBusschere as the fastest Titan to reach 1,000.
• DeBusschere accomplished the feat in his 43rd collegiate game.
• Davis became the 43rd player in school history to eclipse 1,000 career points and just the third second-year player joining DeBusschere (who did it as a junior as freshmen could not play) and sophomore Ray McCallum in 2010-11.
• Last year, he passed DeBusschere again (1,978) for third in Titan history as he crossed the 2,000-point plateau in his 81st game, quicker than the other two 2,000-point scorers in John Long (2,167 total - 2,000 in game 102) and Rashad Phillips (2,319 total - 2,000 in game 116). 

ABOUT 2,500 POINTS

• Senior Antoine Davis is the highest active scorer in the country in total points with 2,554, which is 49th in NCAA history. 
• At the moment, only 76 players have reached 2,500 at the DI level.  
• It was his 18th point at Robert Morris on a three that put him at 2,500 career points.
• It was the fourth time that a student-athlete has posted 2,500 with his dad as head coach following Pete Maravich (Press Maravich), Doug McDermott (Greg McDermott) and Allan Houston (Wade Houston). 
• Only 12 players have reached 2,000 career points in the Horizon League as he is third in conference history in that category, 142 out of second and 360 shy of the all-time mark.
• Imagine that record with the idea that Davis and the Titans have seen 11 games canceled and not made up in the last two seasons due to the pandemic.

ONE LETHAL SHOT

• Antoine Davis comes into the game fifth all-time in NCAA history with 3.88, three-point field goals per game.
• He has connected on a 3-pointer in 38-straight games and 100 of his 104 collegiate games. He has 55 career games with four or more triples, 21 with six or more, 10 games with seven or more, and has thrice connected on 10 in his career, tying a school record as well as breaking a conference tournament record. 
• He was the league leader and second in the nation in 3-point field goals per game (3.77) last season, and that marked the third-straight year that he has been top 10 nationally in 3-point field goals per game. 
• Davis is already the school and career 3-point record holder at 403 career triples as he passed former Titan All-American Rashad Phillips (348) for both records with his second trey at UIC.
• He is currently 19th in NCAA history in total 3-pointers at 403, just 10 shy of the top 15. 

DAVIS DISHING IT OUT

• Antoine Davis can not only score, but he can get his teammates involved as he is seventh in school history with 454 assists, 20 from Bill Wood and sixth place. 
• He has 46 games with five or more assists - including nine this season - and as he set his career-best with 10 at IUPUI and against Western Michigan.

MADUT DOING IT ALL

• Junior Madut Akec - who has missed the last few games with an injury - is having a breakout season averaging 13.5 points and team-highs with 7.2 rebounds, 33 steals and shooting 50.7% overall.
• He is fourth in field goal percentage, seventh in rebounding and steals and 17th in scoring in the Horizon League.  
• He has also scored in double figures in 17 games and is tied for fifth in the HL with six double-doubles and seven 10+ rebounding outings. 
• He tallied 15 points with four boards and three steals at NKU. He also had 11 points at Milwaukee and 16 - 12 in the second half - at Green Bay.  
• Akec posted 15 points and a career-high 15 boards with four steals and two assists at Purdue Fort Wayne. 
• He netted a career-high 25 points - 20 in the second half - with 10 rebounds against Central Michigan for his fifth double-double of the year, where he was 7-of-12 from the field and a career-best 10-of-11 at the free-throw line. 
• Akec had a double-double with 18 points and a team-high 12 rebounds against WMU the week before.  
• He scored a then career-high 20 points with seven rebounds at IUPUI and added 19 points - 17 in the second half and 10 in a row at one point - and eight boards at UIC.  
• He made an immediate impact with the Titans at Wyoming, posting his first career double-double with a then career-high 14 points and then career-best 13 rebounds.
• He came back upping his then career-high to 15 points with seven boards, two assists, two blocks and a steal at Toledo and exceeded his career-high with 19 points and five steals to go with a team-high 10 boards at Louisville. 
• He competed in 33 games at USF the past two seasons, redshirting as a freshman, and tallied 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds, while shooting nearly 50.0% (14-of-31).  
• A native of Tonj, South Sudan, he grew up in Melbourne, Australia, before prepping at Victory Rock in Florida.
• His brother, Deng Adel, played basketball at Louisville and played in the NBA with Toronto, Cleveland and Brooklyn and is currently playing overseas in Wales.

DJ ON THE REQUEST LINE

• Graduate senior DJ Harvey has come alive in the last seven games after dealing with some early injuries and health and safety protocols.
• In his last seven games, he is averaging 14.8 points and 7.7 rebounds, shooting 55.0% (38-of-69) overall and 41.4% from three (17-of-41), going in double digits in all seven with a career-high 20 at Wright State. 
• Prior to that, he was tallying just 4.8 points and 5.0 rebounds on 32.1% shooting and just 9-of-27 (33.3%) from distance.
• He started his streak with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists against UIC and followed that with a double-double against Michigan-Dearborn with a then season-high 15 points and career-tying 12 rebounds, hitting 4-of-8 from three. 
• He netted a career-high 20 points with seven rebounds at Wright State, a 15-point, nine-rebound effort at NKU, 14 points and nine rebounds at Robert Morris, 14 points at Youngstown State and just flirted with a triple-double with 13 points, nine rebounds and a career-high seven assists at Oakland.
• Earlier in the season, he had one of his best collegiate games posting his first career double-double with a season-high 14 points and career-best 12 rebounds against Central Michigan.
• He started his collegiate career playing two seasons at Notre Dame before playing the last two years at Vanderbilt. 
• He was one of the top recruits in the nation coming out of high school. 

A MCADOO IS BACK

• Kevin McAdoo had the distinction of making the first basket of the season, hitting a triple at Wyoming, and then had a career game, tying his career-high with 23 points and hitting five 3-pointers at Toledo.
• He had a great game with 15 points at NKU. Recently, he had 13 points against UIC, 19 points, eight assists and five boards against Michigan-Dearborn and 15 points at NKU.  
• At Mississippi State, he scored 13 points and handed out four assists and then had 10 points at UIC.  
• He had 10 points and four assists in the home win over Milwaukee and added seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals at Milwaukee. 
• The name McAdoo is special in Titans' history as his father, Kevin McAdoo Sr., is the school's all-time assist leader with 615 earning four letters between 1982-86.
• He played last year at Bradley after playing his first two at Eastern Michigan and is the rare graduate senior who will have two years of eligibility after the NCAA granted an exception last season due to COVID.
• In high school, he earned First-Team All-State honors from the BCAM, while collecting second-team accolades from the Detroit Free Press at West Bloomfield.

HL'S SIXTH MAN RETURNS 

• Matt Johnson was selected the HL Sixth Man of the Year last season and once again has been a steady contributor.
• At Youngstown State, he had eight points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist. He posted nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Robert Morris. 
• Johnson tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and a career-best six assists against Michigan-Dearborn. He scored a season-high 16 points and tied his career-best with eight boards against UIC.
• He had seven points with five rebounds, three assists and three steals at Cleveland State and scored 10 points with five rebounds, two assists and two steals at Louisville.
• He saw action in all 22 games with eight starts last season and averaged 8.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists, while shooting 43.2% from the field, 39.2% from three and 94.4% at the free-throw line (17-of-18).
• Johnson posted a then career-high 20 points (7-14 FG, 4-6 3FG) along with five rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal in his Titan debut at Michigan State and followed that up with 15 points and five boards at Notre Dame. 
• He recorded a career-high 24 points on a career-best 9-of-14 from the field with six 3-pointers to go with six rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne.

HIGH WATERMARK

• Junior Noah Waterman - who missed time early with an injury and just came back from health and safety protocols - tallied just 3.0 points in his first seven games on 26.6% shooting (8-of-30), but now been in double figures five times in his last eight, tallying 9.9 points on 44.6% (25-of-56), including 17-of-41 (41.5%) from three in that span.
• He is coming off a season-high 16 points with six rebounds at Oakland, going 5-of-13 with four 3-pointers. 
• He had 11 points and four rebounds at Robert Morris and eight points and five boards at Youngstown State 
• He scored 10 points with a season-high seven boards and two blocks at Green Bay. He had 12 points with four boards against Milwaukee and 12 points, five boards and two blocks at Purdue Fort Wayne. 
• He became eligible mid-season last year and played in 15 games with 12 starts and was third on the team in scoring (11.9), fourth in rebounding (4.5) and tied for the team lead with 10 blocks. 
• He shot 55.5% from the field and 52.8% from the outside (38-of-72), scoring in double figures in eight games.
• In the second meeting with Oakland on the road, he posted 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game recording 18 points and a career-high eight rebounds and two blocks in the win, hitting 7-of-11 shots and 4-of-8 from three.
• He netted 17 points with five rebounds and two blocks in the win at HL champions Cleveland State, going a career-best 5-of-7 from three with three of those in the final three minutes to seal the win. He had a career-high 22 in game two against Robert Morris, where he was a career-best 8-of-11 from the field with five triples. 
• He then had 19 points and pulled down five rebounds in the Horizon League Championship quarterfinals at NKU. 
• A transfer from Niagara, Waterman played in seven games with five starts until an injury ended his freshman year.
• In high school, he was 6-2 but hit a growth spurt and is now almost seven feet allowing him to play as a guard with his shooting skills. 

BIG WILLY STYLE

• Senior Willy Isiani is back and as one of the most experienced Titans in his fourth year - all under coach Davis. 
• His play this year has been steady as he is known to hit some deep shots as well as play tough and smart inside as he leads the team with 17 drawn charges.  
• A native of Tbilisi, Georgia, who is believed to be the first Titan from the country of Georgia, has connected on the three ball on 93 of his 139 career field goals.
• He had a season-high seven boards at Robert Morris and a season-high 15 points against UIC, going 5-of-6 from the field and 4-of-5 from three. 
• He had a then season-high 11 points at Kent State and 15 points versus Western Michigan.
• He scored eight points with four rebounds against Milwaukee, eight points hitting a pair of three's at IUPUI and that was after six points on a pair of 3-pointers at Hofstra.
• Known as a shooter, he started to learn the post position grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds with eight points at Western Michigan last season, posting a career-high five assists with six rebounds and two steals at Michigan State and 10 boards with two blocks at Notre Dame last year.