Monday, December 30, 2013

Detroit Titans Host Bethune-Cookman Tonight at Historic Calihan Hall

GAMEDAY CENTRAL

DETROIT, Michigan – The University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team will continue its holiday home stand when it hosts Bethune-Cookman on Monday, Dec. 30. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and will be televised live on Comcast 900. The Titans women's team is also scheduled to play Madonna at 5:00 p.m. on Dick Vitale Court before the men's game against the Wildcats.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Titan fans can follow every UDM game this season through men's basketball GAMEDAY CENTRAL page located on the Titans Athletic Website that will keep fans one click away from all the action. This page will feature links for live stats (audio and video when applicable) as well as links for all the latest info while also making it easy to find the Titans on social media and to purchase photos and game tickets. The Game Day Central page also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

LAST OUTING
Detroit went into the Holidays with a smile on its face as the Titans dominated from beginning to end in a 93-50 victory over the Indiana Tech Warriors on Monday at historic Calihan Hall.

Four Titans (6-8) scored in double figures as the team shot over 50.0% from the field (33-of-63), including 13-of-26 from behind the arc, and holding Indiana Tech (10-4) to just 26.7% (16-of-60).

Junior co-captain Juwan Howard Jr. led the way with a game-high 22 points, while sophomore Anton Wilson continued his torrid three-point shooting nailing six treys and finishing with 18 points. Junior Patrick Onwenu tallied his first collegiate double-double with a career-best 17 points and 12 rebounds, while freshman Matthew Grant added 10 points and five boards off the bench.

ABOUT THE WIDLCATS
Travis Elliott scored a career-high 14 points in Bethune-Cookman's 68-64 loss to North Florida Saturday (Dec. 21) in UNF Arena.

The Wildcats (2-13) tied it at 64 on Clemmye Owens's three-pointer with 10.6 seconds to play. UNF's Beau Beech and Jalen Nesbitt each hit two free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining to give the Ospreys (6-7) the victory.

Mikel Trapp leads B-C in scoring with 11.9 points per game, while Malik Jackson is averaging 10.3.

SERIES WITH BETHUNE-COOKMAN
This will be the third meeting between Detroit and Bethune-Cookman, with the Titans leading the all-time series 2-0. Detroit won the last meeting 84-50 at Calihan Hall during the 1998-99 season.

WILLIAMS FEATURED BACK HOME
Nick Gueguen recently featured Detroit freshman guard Jarod Williams in his hometown paper the Danville Register & Bee. Williams who was the 2013 All-Metro Boys Basketball Co-Player of the Year, has started 10 games for the Titans and is averaging 8.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Click Here to read the entire feature posted on GoDanRiver.com.

UP NEXT
Detroit will tip-off Horizon League play on Saturday, Jan. 4 when it hosts Wright State at historic Calihan Hall. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. and will be televised live on WADL TV 38. The game can also be heard on 97.1 The Ticket's webstream with Dan Leach the voice of Titans Basketball.

COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY MEDIA RELATIONS

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