Detroit (12-12) vs. Butler (13-11)

Filed under Game Preview on February 3rd, 2012

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Titans basketball heats up on Saturday as Butler plays host to Detroit in a potential Horizon barnburner. We get started at 12:00 EST and it will be shown on ESPN2.

Detroit is currently in 6th place in the Horizon and Butler is in 3rd place. The Titans boast a record of 12-12 overall including 6-6 in the Horizon. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs have a record of 13-11 with a 7-5 record in the conference.

Butler has a slim advantage in this game. Butler will have home-court advantage, considering they're 8-4 at home and Detroit is 2-8 away. The Bulldogs are backed up by the RPI, where they're ranked higher than the Titans, #125 to #219.

Detroit has seen Butler already this season, and beat them 76-65 on January 8th. Last season, the Titans went 0-2 against the Bulldogs, with an average 19 point margin of defeat. In four years, Detroit has a record of 1-8 against Butler, including 0-4 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

• Detroit players are more experienced than Butler players (14,406 minutes played vs 11,043 minutes played).
• Kids want to come here. Since 1998 Detroit has recruited more Top 50 high school players than Butler (1 vs 0).
• Jason Calliste is ranked 10th in the Horizon in steals
• Doug Anderson is ranked 9th in the Horizon in steals

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