Detroit Mercy Titans

0-3 overall, 0-0 Horizon, margin -39.7

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-19.0

net rating per 100 · #350 in D-I · model

95.1

adjusted offense · #329

114.1

adjusted defense · #326

71.7

pace, possessions / 40 · #94

+15.5

strength of schedule so far · #3

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
1	Tyler Spratt	G	JR	6' 7"	3/3	26.7	8.3	3.0	0.3	28.2	30.3	-7.6
20	London Maiden	F	SR	6' 8"	3/3	23.0	4.7	3.7	0.3	38.9	38.9	-2.3
6	Xavier Istomin-Monroe	C	SO	7' 1"	3/2	22.7	1.3	4.7	0.3	28.6	25.4	-1.0
11	Lance Stone	G	SO	5' 8"	3/3	21.3	5.0	2.0	3.3	28.9	36.1	-10.1
7	Ayden Carter	G	SR	6' 5"	3/3	18.7	6.3	4.7	0.7	34.0	36.7	-4.1
4	Jordan Briggs	G	SR	6' 0"	3/0	18.3	5.7	2.0	2.3	39.5	41.8	-4.0
30	Dante Favor	F	SR	6' 8"	2/1	17.0	4.5	5.0	1.0	42.9	51.4	-0.7
5	Greg Grays Jr. FR	G	FR	6' 3"	3/0	15.0	8.0	2.3	0.7	57.9	59.1	-2.1
2	Je'kel Cotton	G	SO	6' 6"	3/0	12.3	2.7	1.3	1.0	40.0	40.0	+0.0
8	Elias Palsson	G	JR	6' 7"	3/0	9.3	2.7	1.3	0.3	31.8	33.7	-4.0
9	Chance Houser FR	F	FR	6' 6"	2/0	7.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	21.4	21.4	-2.6
15	Vladyslav Semerych	F	JR	6' 9"	3/0	6.7	0.7	1.7	0.0	33.3	33.3	-0.9
23	Keaton Aldridge Jr. FR	G	FR	6' 4"	2/0	6.0	1.5	2.0	2.0	33.3	31.5	-1.6
10	James Martin FR	G	FR	6' 4"	3/0	4.7	1.7	1.0	0.0	33.3	36.3	-2.7
13	Tyler Owens FR	F	FR	6' 10"	1/0	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	150.0	150.0	-1.5

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Fri 11/6	at Marquette Golden Eagles	ESPN+	L 32-93	+32.5 miss	–	252 -1h
Tue 11/10	at Xavier Musketeers	ESPN+	L 55-100	+44.5 miss	3	323
Sat 11/14	vs Toledo Rockets	ESPN+	L 72-85	+12.0 miss	3	234
Wed 11/18	at Eastern Michigan Eagles	ESPN+	6:30 PM ET	–model +15.8 · 10% win	3	30
Sat 11/21	at Michigan State Spartans	BTN	12 PM ET	–model +42.5 · 0% win	2	56
Tue 11/24	vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks N	FloSports	3 PM ET	–model +5.0 · 34% win	2	1,558
Wed 12/2	at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Horizon	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	7	1,615
Sat 12/5	vs Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon	ESPN+	1 PM ET	–	2	136
Sun 12/13	vs Cleary University Cougars	ESPN+	4 PM ET	–	7	–
Mon 12/21	at Michigan Wolverines	BTN	4 PM ET	–	7	36
Wed 12/30	vs Milwaukee Panthers Horizon	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	8	36
Sun 1/3	vs Green Bay Phoenix Horizon	–	1 PM ET	–	3	–
Wed 1/6	at Robert Morris Colonials Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	2	193
Sat 1/9	at Youngstown State Penguins Horizon	–	2 PM ET	–	2	46
Thu 1/14	vs Northern Illinois Huskies Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	4	150
Sun 1/17	at Oakland Golden Grizzlies Horizon	–	3 PM ET	–	2	25
Thu 1/21	at Wright State Raiders Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	3	212
Sat 1/23	at Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon	–	5 PM ET	–	1	52
Wed 1/27	vs Youngstown State Penguins Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	3	239
Sat 1/30	vs IU Indianapolis Jaguars Horizon	–	4 PM ET	–	2	–
Thu 2/4	at Green Bay Phoenix Horizon	–	7:30 PM ET	–	4	293 -1h
Sun 2/7	vs Wright State Raiders Horizon	–	1 PM ET	–	2	293
Thu 2/11	vs Robert Morris Colonials Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	3	–
Sat 2/13	at IU Indianapolis Jaguars Horizon	–	4 PM ET	–	1	240
Wed 2/17	at Northern Illinois Huskies Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	3	202 -1h
Sun 2/21	vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Horizon	–	1 PM ET	–	3	294
Wed 2/24	vs Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Horizon	–	7 PM ET	–	2	–
Sat 2/27	at Cleveland State Vikings Horizon	–	3:30 PM ET	–	2	90

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 6,695 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Detroit

Home floor: Calihan Hall

In the news
Detroit Mercy beat Milwaukee and Robert Morris in last season's Horizon League tournament before losing 66-63 to Wright State in the final. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Dick Vitale began his head coaching career at the University of Detroit in 1973 and later served as the school's athletic director. en.wikipedia.org
In the news
Detroit Mercy went 17-15 last season and 12-8 in the Horizon League, earning the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament in Mark Montgomery's second year. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Detroit Mercy went into the 1998 NCAA tournament as a 10 seed and beat seventh-seeded St. John's 66-64 before losing to Purdue in the second round. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Off the court, Detroit Mercy claims Richard Arrington Jr.: Richard Arrington Jr., listed among University of Detroit Mercy people, was the first African-American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Eleven numbers are retired at Detroit Mercy, including Dave DeBusschere's 22, Spencer Haywood's 45 and Antoine Davis' 0. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 41 checked notes on Detroit Mercy, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Tyler Spratt #1 · G

Player rating-7.6#154 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-5.9#158

Defense-1.8#105

142 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%

8.3 pts3.0 reb0.3 ast26.7 min 9-39 FG4-25 3PT3-5 FT 30.3 TS%24.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 210 lbs · Farmington Hills, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	28	8	3-13	2-10	0-0	2	0	4	0
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	24	8	2-12	1-7	3-4	3	1	2	2
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	28	9	4-14	1-8	0-1	4	0	1	1

London Maiden #20 · F

Player rating-2.3#103 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.7#95

Defense-1.6#97

123 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

4.7 pts3.7 reb0.3 ast23.0 min 7-18 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 38.9 TS%12.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 250 lbs · Cleveland, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	24	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	0
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	22	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	23	10	5-11	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	2	5

Xavier Istomin-Monroe #6 · C

Player rating-1.0#67 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense+0.1#64

Defense-1.1#86

121 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%

1.3 pts4.7 reb0.3 ast22.7 min 2-7 FG0-0 3PT0-2 FT 25.4 TS%6.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 7' 1" · 235 lbs · Sydney, Australia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	29	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	25	2	1-3	0-0	0-2	6	1	1	1	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	14	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	0	0

Lance Stone #11 · G

Player rating-10.1#158 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-4.5#152

Defense-5.7#156

113 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

5.0 pts2.0 reb3.3 ast21.3 min 4-19 FG3-10 3PT4-4 FT 36.1 TS%20.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 5' 8" · 160 lbs · Detroit, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	28	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	4	2
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	19	2	0-4	0-1	2-2	0	3	6
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	17	8	2-9	2-5	2-2	4	3	4

Ayden Carter #7 · G

Player rating-4.1#134 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-5.2#155

Defense+1.1#21

97 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 36%

6.3 pts4.7 reb0.7 ast18.7 min 7-25 FG3-8 3PT2-2 FT 36.7 TS%25.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 210 lbs · Fremont, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	23	7	3-11	1-3	0-0	6	0	6	0
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	11	0	0-7	0-3	0-0	2	0	2	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	22	12	4-7	2-2	2-2	6	2	2	1

Jordan Briggs #4 · G

Player rating-4.0#132 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.8#128

Defense-2.2#120

99 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

5.7 pts2.0 reb2.3 ast18.3 min 7-19 FG1-6 3PT2-3 FT 41.8 TS%17.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 0" · 175 lbs · Muskegon, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	13	4	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	19	4	2-6	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	1
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	23	9	3-7	1-4	2-3	1	4	2	1

Dante Favor #30 · F

Player rating-0.7#61 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.0#66

Defense-0.6#70

62 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

4.5 pts5.0 reb1.0 ast17.0 min 3-7 FG0-1 3PT3-4 FT 51.4 TS%12.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 230 lbs · Canton, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	DNP
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	11	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	23	7	3-6	0-1	1-2	7	1	2	0	1

Greg Grays Jr. #5 · G

Player rating-2.1#96 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense+0.1#63

Defense-2.2#122

83 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

8.0 pts2.3 reb0.7 ast15.0 min 9-19 FG4-10 3PT2-3 FT 59.1 TS%19.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 3" · 200 lbs · Detroit, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	9	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	1
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	21	14	5-10	2-5	2-3	3	1	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	15	10	4-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	0

Je'kel Cotton #2 · G

Player rating+0.0#54 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.1#70

Defense+0.1#47

65 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

2.7 pts1.3 reb1.0 ast12.3 min 3-10 FG2-9 3PT0-0 FT 40.0 TS%13.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 210 lbs · Lima, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	11	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	9	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	1	1
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	17	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	0

Elias Palsson #8 · G

Player rating-4.0#131 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.5#115

Defense-2.5#129

51 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%

2.7 pts1.3 reb0.3 ast9.3 min 3-11 FG1-6 3PT1-2 FT 33.7 TS%19.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Njarovik, Iceland · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	6	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	12	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	1
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	10	5	2-5	0-2	1-2	3	0	0

Chance Houser #9 · F

Player rating-2.6#111 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-2.1#135

Defense-0.5#67

27 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

1.5 pts2.0 reb0.0 ast7.5 min 1-7 FG1-5 3PT0-0 FT 21.4 TS%21.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 6" · 190 lbs · Detroit, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	8	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	7	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	DNP

Vladyslav Semerych #15 · F

Player rating-0.9#66 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.2#76

Defense-0.7#72

33 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 8%

0.7 pts1.7 reb0.0 ast6.7 min 1-3 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 33.3 TS%6.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 9" · 210 lbs · Plavni, Ukraine · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	14	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	1
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0

Keaton Aldridge Jr. #23 · G

Player rating-1.6#88 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-0.5#92

Defense-1.1#84

22 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

1.5 pts2.0 reb2.0 ast6.0 min 1-3 FG0-1 3PT1-4 FT 31.5 TS%19.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 210 lbs · Indianapolis, IN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	7	3	1-3	0-1	1-4	4	3	0	1	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	DNP

James Martin #10 · G

Player rating-2.7#114 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense-1.5#120

Defense-1.2#88

28 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

1.7 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast4.7 min 2-6 FG0-0 3PT1-2 FT 36.3 TS%22.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 185 lbs · Muskegon, MI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	2	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	0
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	8	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	1
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0

Tyler Owens #13 · F

Player rating-1.5#85 of 158 in the Horizon

Offense+0.2#59

Defense-1.7#103

4 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

3.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast2.0 min 1-1 FG1-1 3PT0-0 FT 150.0 TS%20.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 10" · 230 lbs · Goshen, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-07	at MARQ	L 32-93	DNP
11-11	at XAV	L 55-100	2	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-14	vs TOL	L 72-85	DNP