Detroit (9-11) Goes Up Against Wright State (9-11)

Filed under Game Preview on January 20th, 2012

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It will be an opportunity for glory for the Titans at Calihan Hall on Saturday as Wright State visits Detroit in a Horizon clash. Tip-off occurs at 12:00 EST and you can see it on FSN-DET.

Detroit is in 8th place in the conference and trying to catch 6th place Wright State. Overall, the Titans have a record of 9-11 as well as 3-5 in the Horizon. The Raiders are also 9-11 and are 4-4 in the conference. Detroit is 6-4 at home while Wright State has a record of 3-6 on the road. RPI ranks the Titans at #216 and the Raiders at #176. Last season, the Titans went 2-0 against the Raiders, with an average nine point margin of victory. In four seasons, Detroit has a record of 2-8 against Wright State, including 1-3 at home.

• The Detroit rebounding leader (Doug Anderson) has more rebounds than the Wright State rebounding leader (Armond Battle).
• Chase Simon is ranked 4th in the Horizon in points
• The Detroit assist leader (Ray McCallum) has more assists than the Wright State assist leader (Julius Mays).
• Detroit is a better shooting team (45.1% vs 39.3%) than Wright State this season.

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