On January 8th on their home court, the Titans beat the Bulldogs, 76-65, in Horizon play.
Detroit won this game while at the same time exploiting Butler in defensive rebounding and free throw shooting. Detroit used defensive rebounds to establish possession of the ball, with an advantage of 22 to 13. Foul shooting led to an additional 17 points for the Titans compared to only six points for the Bulldogs. A highlight for Detroit was its 9 three pointers. This far and away beat its season average of 4.3.
The Titans were not supposed to win this game by such a large margin. Butler had a big advantage in RPI ranking (#81 to #265). Last year, Detroit was 0-2 against Butler. Going back four years, the Titans are 1-8 against the Bulldogs including 1-4 at Calihan Hall. Since 1980, the Detroit record against Butler is 25-42.
Jason Calliste put up the most points against the Bulldogs with 16 on 50% shooting from the floor in 37 minutes.
Ray McCallum had a game-high seven assists to lend a hand in the victory.
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| BUTLER Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | | B+ | Khyle Marshall | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | B | Roosevelt Jones | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | C+ | Erik Fromm | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C+ | Ronald Nored | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | C+ | C. Hopkins | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | C | Andy Smeathers | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | C | Kameron Woods | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | C- | Garrett Butcher | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C- | Chase Stigall | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | - | J. Aldridge | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | D+ | Andrew Smith | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| DET Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | | A | Ray McCallum | 33 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | A | Chase Simon | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | A | Jason Calliste | 37 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | A | LaMarcus Lowe | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | B | Eli Holman | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | B | Doug Anderson | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | B | Donavan Foster | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | B- | Evan Bruinsma | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | - | P.J. Boutte | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The Titans are now 8-10. With their record improving to 2-4 in the Horizon, they stay in 8th place. This improves their record against RPI Top 100 teams (Butler #81) to 1-3. And they've won 3 out of their last 5 games.
Next on the schedule the Titans face Green Bay on the road on January 12th.
- Ray McCallum has 3 straight double-digit point games.
- This is the 8th game at home this season--Detroit has a 1.8 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
- The last time Detroit started the season 8-10 was 1996.
- The Titans set season highs for blocks, three point percentage, and three pointers.
- This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 2:15 left to go.
Butler Game Notes:
- The bench recorded more points (34) than the starters (31).
- Butler lost and did not cover the spread.
- Roosevelt Jones has led the team in rebounding 7 times in 17 games this season.
- Ronald Nored set a career high with a 100% three point percentage.
- Ronald Nored has led the team in scoring 4 times in 17 games this season.
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