Titans Update

On this day 11 years ago - Mar 18, 2001

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:48:25 +0000

Two players poured it on against Connecticut in a 67-61 win on the road. Rashad Phillips had 26 points and Willie Green had 25 points in the winning effort.

Relevant StatSheet links:

Detroit Falls to Second-seeded Kansas 65-50 in Second Round

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:14:00 +0000

15th-seeded Detroit went out in the second round with a 65-50 loss to second-seeded Kansas in Omaha. Kansas opened up a 34-24 lead at the half and would not let the Titans back in the game.

Detroit wraps up its season with a 22-14 overall record and an 11-7 record and third place regular season finish in the Horizon. The Titans were also conference champions, knocking off Valparaiso, 70-50, in the Horizon tournament.

Doug Anderson led the scoring for Detroit and ended up with 15 points on 62% shooting. The Titans also saw 10 points from Eli Holman, eight from Ray McCallum, and six from Chase Simon.

The Jayhawks were fueled by a game high from Thomas Robinson who had 16 points and 13 rebounds to record a double-double. Additional output came from Elijah Johnson with 15 points, Tyshawn Taylor with 10, and Kevin Young who had nine.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Doug Anderson	13	15	1	0	1	0	1
B+	Ray McCallum	37	8	5	5	3	0	1
B+	Eli Holman	25	10	11	0	1	0	1
C+	LaMarcus Lowe	31	4	9	0	1	3	3
C+	Chase Simon	31	6	3	2	0	0	0
C	Evan Bruinsma	13	1	5	0	0	0	1
C	Donavan Foster	21	3	1	1	1	0	1
D+	Jason Calliste	27	3	3	1	2	0	5

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Thomas Robinson	27	16	13	2	1	0	3
A	Jeff Withey	29	7	9	2	0	5	0
B	Elijah Johnson	26	15	4	2	1	0	3
B	Kevin Young	22	9	3	2	0	0	1
B-	Tyshawn Taylor	23	10	3	1	2	0	3
C	Travis Releford	29	5	3	1	1	0	1
C	Conner Teahan	29	3	3	1	1	0	1
D-	Naadir Tharpe	13	0	0	1	0	0	2

Kansas will move on to face 10th-seeded Purdue in the third round on Sunday, March 18th.

Detroit Game Notes:

The Titans have lost 100% of the time this season (0-3) after having a field goal percentage of 31.7% or worse.
Prior to this game, Detroit played 16 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 0-16.
This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 1:39 left to go.
Eli Holman has led the team in rebounding in 14 out of 36 games this season.
The top two scorers (Doug Anderson and Eli Holman) accounted for 50.0% of the points.

Kansas Game Notes:

Thomas Robinson recorded a double-double. It was his 24th this season and 29th of his career.
Thomas Robinson has led the team in scoring 15 times and in rebounding 31 times in 34 games this season.
The top two scorers (Thomas Robinson and Elijah Johnson) accounted for 47.6% of the points.
Thomas Robinson accounted for 32.5% of the team's rebounds.
Thomas Robinson recorded the 33rd double digit rebound game of his career.

Check out the complete Games Notes

Detroit vs Kansas: Recap Notes

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:13:00 +0000

Detroit Game Notes:

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 1:39 left to go.
Prior to this game, Detroit played 16 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 0-16.
The Titans have lost 100% of the time this season (0-3) after having a field goal percentage of 31.7% or worse.
Detroit set a season low for total points.
The top two scorers (Doug Anderson and Eli Holman) accounted for 50.0% of the points.
The top two rebounders (Eli Holman and LaMarcus Lowe) accounted for 48.7% of the rebounds.
Eli Holman has led the team in rebounding in 14 out of 36 games this season.
Eli Holman recorded the 35th double digit rebound game of his career.
Eli Holman recorded a double-double. It was his 5th this season and 29th of his career.
Donavan Foster set a career high with a 100% three point percentage.
This was the 3rd foul out of the season for Doug Anderson

Kansas Game Notes:

The top two scorers (Thomas Robinson and Elijah Johnson) accounted for 47.6% of the points.
Thomas Robinson accounted for 32.5% of the team's rebounds.
Thomas Robinson has led the team in scoring 15 times and in rebounding 31 times in 34 games this season.
Thomas Robinson recorded the 33rd double digit rebound game of his career.
Thomas Robinson has 22 straight double-digit point games.
Thomas Robinson recorded a double-double. It was his 24th this season and 29th of his career.
Elijah Johnson has 3 straight double-digit point games.
Tyshawn Taylor has 7 straight double-digit point games.

Detroit vs Kansas: Boxscore

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:12:00 +0000

Click on a heading in the table to sort the column.

	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
R. McCallum	*	37	8	4-15	26	4-10	40	0-5	0	0-0		1	4	5	5	3	0	1	2
C. Simon	*	31	6	2-11	18	0-7	0	2-4	50	0-0		0	3	3	2	0	0	0	2
L. Lowe	*	31	4	2-7	28	2-7	28	0-0		0-4	0	3	6	9	0	1	3	3	2
J. Calliste	*	27	3	1-6	16	1-2	50	0-4	0	1-2	50	0	3	3	1	2	0	5	3
D. Anderson	*	13	15	5-8	62	5-7	71	0-1	0	5-6	83	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	5
E. Holman		25	10	5-10	50	5-10	50	0-0		0-0		7	4	11	0	1	0	1	4
D. Foster		21	3	1-2	50	0-1	0	1-1	100	0-0		0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
E. Bruinsma		13	1	0-3	0	0-1	0	0-2	0	1-2	50	4	1	5	0	0	0	1	3
P. Boutte		2	0	0-1	0	0-1	0	0-0		0-0		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
DET		200	50	20-63	31	17-46	36	3-17	17	7-14	50	16	25	41	9	9	3	14	21
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
KU		200	65	23-50	46	18-34	52	5-16	31	14-23	60	7	33	40	12	6	5	14	17
T. Releford	*	29	5	1-5	20	0-0	0	1-5	20	2-2	100	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	3
J. Withey	*	29	7	1-3	33	1-3	33	0-0		5-9	55	2	7	9	2	0	5	0	2
T. Robinson	*	27	16	7-13	53	7-13	53	0-0		2-2	100	3	10	13	2	1	0	3	4
E. Johnson	*	26	15	6-8	75	3-4	75	3-4	75	0-3	0	0	4	4	2	1	0	3	3
T. Taylor	*	23	10	5-8	62	5-6	83	0-2	0	0-0		0	3	3	1	2	0	3	1
C. Teahan		29	3	1-5	20	0-1	0	1-4	25	0-1	0	1	2	3	1	1	0	1	2
K. Young		22	9	2-5	40	2-5	40	0-0		5-6	83	1	2	3	2	0	0	1	2
N. Tharpe		13	0	0-3	0	0-2	0	0-1	0	0-0		0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
J. Wesley		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Juenemann		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Antinio Petty	708	35.2	242	558	57	34.9	19	54	SEC, C-USA, Atlantic Sun
Deron White	448	36.7	140	375	45	34.7	10	29	Pac 12, Big West, West Coast
Ken Ditty	443	38.5	145	443	32	37.2	12	30	West Coast, Pac 12, Big West

Fouls: Detroit 21, Kansas 17, Total 38
DQs: Detroit 1, Kansas 0, Total 1
Technical Fouls: Detroit 0, Kansas 0, Total 0

Updated: Detroit (22-13) vs. 6th Ranked Kansas (27-6)

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:28:46 +0000

Friday is a big day for Titans basketball as Kansas goes up against Detroit in the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off is at 9:57 EST and you can catch it on truTV. Kansas is ranked #6 in the AP, and Detroit has a record of 0-2 against ranked teams. The Titans are 22-13 overall. The Jayhawks maintain a record of 27-6.

On paper, the edge here goes to Kansas. The Jayhawks advantage is evident in the RPI, where they're ranked #6 and the Titans are ranked #126.

StatSmack! Detroit is better than Kansas

The Horizon has had 1 more Final Four teams than the Big 12 over the past 5 years.
Detroit players are more experienced than Kansas players (16,606 minutes played vs 14,029 minutes played).
LaMarcus Lowe is ranked 22nd nationally in blocks
The top ranking player between the two conferences for assists, steals, and blocks is in the Horizon.

Get more Kansas StatSmack

Jared Sullinger from Ohio State Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - March 12th, 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

With a solid performance that included going up against the #8 team in the nation, Jared Sullinger, a 6-9 sophomore from Ohio State, has earned the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. Bradley Beal from Florida is the StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week and StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week is Jesse Carr from Colorado State. Sullinger put up a strong 24 points per game, 60% shooting, and 9 rebounds per game in wins against Purdue and 10th ranked Michigan and a loss to Michigan State.

Sullinger led scoring (30) and rebounding (12) for the Buckeyes in an 88-71 win against Purdue. He then led the team in scoring (24) and rebounding (6) in a huge 77-55 victory over Michigan. Lastly, Sullinger led scoring (18) and rebounding (9) in a 68-64 loss to Michigan State.

This is the first StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week award for Jared Sullinger. However, he has come in second once and received an honorable mention. The runner-up this week is Kansas State junior Jordan Henriquez-Roberts. Honorable mention goes to Saint Mary's senior Rob Jones. The highest ranking player from Detroit was Ray McCallum who finished 15th.

StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week: Florida's Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal played an average of 37 minutes starting both games for the Gators. In a hard-fought 66-63 win over Alabama, Beal led scoring and rebounding with 16 and 7, respectively. In a 74-71 loss to Kentucky, he led rebounding with 8 and also had 5 assists.

Beal has won the StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week an astounding 3 times. The runner-up is Anthony Davis from Kentucky. Honorable mention goes to Andre Hollins from Minnesota.

StatSheet NCAA 6th Man of the Week: Colorado State's Jesse Carr

Junior Jesse Carr averaged 31 minutes over two games for the Rams. In a big 81-60 win over TCU, Carr chalked up 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Then in a 79-69 loss to San Diego State, he contributed 17 points and 2 assists.

This is the first time this season Carr has won the StatSheet NCAA 6th Man of the Week award. David Pellom, a junior forward from George Washington, is runner-up. Dave Barnett, a senior guard/forward from Buffalo, wins honorable mention. Eli Holman finished 18th and was the highest ranking 6th man from Detroit.

Weekly Leaders

Scoring: Mitchell Watt, Buffalo: 32 PPG
Rebounding: Omondi Amoke, Cal State Fullerton: 21 RPG
Assists: Jeremiah Ostrowski, Hawaii: 11 APG
Blocked Shots: Jake Cohen, Davidson: 7 BPG
Free Throws: Steven Idlet, Tulsa: 14 PPG
Three Pointers: Akeem Ellis, Coppin State: 6 TPG
Steals: Arsalan Kazemi, Rice: 5 SPG

Florida State Moves Up 7 Spots to #10 in AP Poll: Mar 12th, 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Louisville, who cracks the AP Top 25 at #17 this week, leads four newcomers to the poll. Florida State got the biggest lift for the week, moving up seven spots to #10.

Kentucky holds steady at the top for the seventh week in a row. Louisville enters the Top 25 with a win on the road over Seton Hall, 61-55, an upset win on the road over then-9th ranked Marquette, 84-71, and an upset win on the road over then-23rd ranked Notre Dame, 64-50. Vanderbilt comes in at #20 with wins against 1st ranked Kentucky, 71-64, Ole Miss, 65-53, and Georgia, 63-41. New Mexico shows up at #21 with wins against then-18th ranked San Diego State, 68-59, then-20th ranked UNLV, 72-67, and Air Force, 79-64. Saint Mary's also enters the Top 25 at #24. Temple falls out of the Top 25 this week with an upset loss on the road to Massachusetts, 77-71. Notre Dame drops out after a win against South Florida, 57-53 and a loss to Louisville. Gonzaga drops out after a loss to Saint Mary's, 78-74. Iowa State also drops out this week.

Florida State made big gains this week, blasting up seven spots to #10 after a win on the road over Miami (FL), 82-71, an upset win on the road over then-6th ranked Duke, 62-59, and an upset win on the road over 4th ranked North Carolina, 85-82.

StatSheet.com Links:

AP Top 25
1.	Kentucky	32-2
2.	Syracuse	31-2
3.	Missouri	30-4
4.	UNC	29-5
5.	MSU	27-7
6.	Kansas	27-6
7.	OSU	27-7
8.	Duke	27-6
9.	Baylor	27-7
10.	FSU	24-9
11.	MARQ	25-7
12.	MURRAY	30-1
13.	Michigan	24-9
14.	WISC	24-9
15.	GTOWN	23-8
16.	Indiana	25-8
17.	Lville	26-9
18.	WSU	26-5
19.	CREI	28-5
20.	Vandy	24-10
21.	Lobos	27-6
22.	SDSU	26-7
23.	UNLV	26-8
24.	SMC	27-5
25.	Florida	23-10
Poll in Motion

AP Top 25 By Conference

Conf	Top 25 Teams	Conf Teams	Pct in Top 25
Big Ten	5	12	41.7%
Big East	4	16	25.0%
SEC	3	12	25.0%
ACC	3	12	25.0%
Big 12	3	10	30.0%
Mountain West	3	8	37.5%
Missouri Valley	2	10	20.0%
Ohio Valley	1	11	9.1%
West Coast	1	9	11.1%

Detroit Takes Horizon Championship 70-50 Over Valparaiso

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Detroit wins the Horizon Championship with a 70-50 upset of top-seeded Valparaiso. Detroit started slow, and found itself behind 27-24 at halftime but pulled ahead and then pulled away in the second half.

The Titans were led by a game high from Ray McCallum with 21 points on 62% shooting. Other contributors were Jason Calliste with 17 points, LaMarcus Lowe with 14, and Chase Simon with five.

Valparaiso finishes the regular season and conference postseason with a 22-11 overall record as well as a 14-4 record and first place regular season finish in the Horizon.

Kevin Van Wijk led Valparaiso in scoring, registering 17 points while pulling down eight rebounds. Ryan Broekhoff, Matt Kenney, and Richie Edwards also contributed with 13, seven, and four points, respectively.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Ray McCallum	39	21	6	3	4	0	3
A+	LaMarcus Lowe	23	14	10	0	1	2	0
A	Jason Calliste	39	17	3	2	1	0	0
B+	Eli Holman	16	5	2	1	0	2	0
B	Evan Bruinsma	6	2	4	0	0	1	0
B	Chase Simon	37	5	2	4	3	0	1
B-	Doug Anderson	16	4	2	2	0	0	1
D	Donavan Foster	23	2	1	0	0	0	1

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Kevin Van Wijk	24	17	8	2	1	0	0
B	Ryan Broekhoff	37	13	6	3	0	1	3
B	Matt Kenney	31	7	10	2	0	1	1
D+	Ben Boggs	13	0	3	1	0	0	1
D	Erik Buggs	32	2	1	0	2	0	1
D	Richie Edwards	16	4	1	0	0	0	3
D	Jay Harris	19	4	2	0	0	0	4
D-	Will Bogan	28	3	1	0	0	0	5

Detroit ends up with a 22-13 overall record, third place in the Horizon and an 11-7 regular season record to conclude its Horizon Championship run. During that run, the Titans knocked off 10th-seeded Loyola (Chicago) (80-71), then 6th-seeded Youngstown State (93-76), and finally second-seeded Cleveland State (63-58).

Detroit Game Notes:

The top two scorers (Ray McCallum and Jason Calliste) accounted for 54.2% of the points.
The Titans have won 80% of the time this season (8-2) after recording 9 or more steals.
Ray McCallum has 3 straight 20+ point games.
This is the 1st win of the season where the Titans came back after being down at half-time.
Detroit has won 100% of the time this season (4-0) when opponents record 8 or fewer assists.

Valparaiso Game Notes:

The top two rebounders (Matt Kenney and Kevin Van Wijk) accounted for 50.0% of the rebounds.
Matt Kenney set a career high with 10 rebounds and 9 defensive rebounds.
This was the 2nd blowout loss this season (a loss by 20 or more points). Over the past 5 seasons, Valpo has been on the losing end of 18 blowout games.
Matt Kenney recorded the 1st double digit rebound game of his career.
Kevin Van Wijk has led the team in scoring 10 times in 33 games this season.

Check out the complete Games Notes

Detroit vs Valparaiso: Recap Notes

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:59:00 +0000

Detroit Game Notes:

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 1:19 left to go.
The win over Valparaiso extended the Detroit winning streak to 5 games.
Detroit beat the spread by 22.0 points. That makes the 14th time this season the Titans have beat the spread.
This was the 4th blowout win this season (a win by 20 or more points). Over the past 5 seasons, Detroit has been on the winning end of 13 blowout games.
The Titans have won 80% of the time this season (8-2) after recording 9 or more steals.
Detroit has won 100% of the time this season (6-0) after holding an opponent to under 36.4% field goal percentage.
Detroit has won 100% of the time this season (4-0) when opponents record 8 or fewer assists.
Detroit wins 75% of the time this season (6-2) when their opponent has 18 or more turnovers.
This season Detroit has won 100% of the time (9-0) when Jason Calliste has 3 three pointers or more, 100% of the time (4-0) when Ray McCallum plays 39 minutes or more, and 100% of the time (8-0) when Chase Simon has 4 assists or more.
The Titans have recorded more free throws made than their opponents for the past 4 games.
This is the 1st win of the season where the Titans came back after being down at half-time.
The top two scorers (Ray McCallum and Jason Calliste) accounted for 54.2% of the points.
LaMarcus Lowe accounted for 30.3% of the team's rebounds.
Ray McCallum has led the team in scoring in 16 out of 35 games this season.
LaMarcus Lowe has led the team in rebounding in 7 out of 35 games this season.
This marks the 14th 20-point game of Ray McCallum's career.
Ray McCallum has 3 straight 20+ point games.
Ray McCallum set a career high with 4 steals and 10 field goals made.
LaMarcus Lowe recorded the 6th double digit rebound game of his career.
LaMarcus Lowe recorded a double-double. It was his 1st this season and 2nd of his career.
LaMarcus Lowe set a career high with 10 rebounds and 14 points.

Valparaiso Game Notes:

Valparaiso lost and did not cover the spread.
This was the 2nd blowout loss this season (a loss by 20 or more points). Over the past 5 seasons, Valpo has been on the losing end of 18 blowout games.
Kevin Van Wijk accounted for 34.0% of the team's points.
The top two rebounders (Matt Kenney and Kevin Van Wijk) accounted for 50.0% of the rebounds.
Kevin Van Wijk has led the team in scoring 10 times in 33 games this season.
Matt Kenney has led the team in rebounding 3 times in 33 games this season.
Matt Kenney recorded the 1st double digit rebound game of his career.
Matt Kenney set a career high with 10 rebounds and 9 defensive rebounds.
Kevin Van Wijk has 4 straight double-digit point games.
This was the 2nd foul out of the season for Ben Boggs.

Detroit vs Valparaiso: Boxscore

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:58:00 +0000

Click on a heading in the table to sort the column.

	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
R. McCallum	*	39	21	10-16	62	10-13	76	0-3	0	1-1	100	0	6	6	3	4	0	3	1
J. Calliste	*	39	17	5-11	45	2-4	50	3-7	42	4-6	66	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	1
C. Simon	*	37	5	2-10	20	1-5	20	1-5	20	0-0		1	1	2	4	3	0	1	4
L. Lowe	*	23	14	3-7	42	3-7	42	0-0		8-12	66	4	6	10	0	1	2	0	3
D. Anderson	*	16	4	1-4	25	1-4	25	0-0		2-2	100	2	0	2	2	0	0	1	4
D. Foster		23	2	0-5	0	0-5	0	0-0		2-4	50	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
E. Holman		16	5	2-2	100	2-2	100	0-0		1-2	50	0	2	2	1	0	2	0	3
E. Bruinsma		6	2	1-2	50	1-2	50	0-0		0-0		3	1	4	0	0	1	0	1
P. Boutte		1	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DET		200	70	24-57	42	20-42	47	4-15	26	18-27	66	11	22	33	12	9	5	6	18
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Valpo		200	50	16-44	36	14-26	53	2-18	11	16-18	88	7	29	36	8	3	2	18	19
R. Broekhoff	*	37	13	5-9	55	4-6	66	1-3	33	2-2	100	0	6	6	3	0	1	3	4
E. Buggs	*	32	2	1-5	20	1-3	33	0-2	0	0-0		0	1	1	0	2	0	1	4
W. Bogan	*	28	3	1-4	25	0-0	0	1-4	25	0-0		0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0
K. Van Wijk	*	24	17	4-6	66	4-6	66	0-0		9-10	90	2	6	8	2	1	0	0	1
B. Boggs	*	13	0	0-3	0	0-2	0	0-1	0	0-0		1	2	3	1	0	0	1	5
M. Kenney		31	7	2-6	33	2-3	66	0-3	0	3-4	75	1	9	10	2	0	1	1	2
J. Harris		19	4	1-5	20	1-1	100	0-4	0	2-2	100	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	0
R. Edwards		16	4	2-6	33	2-5	40	0-1	0	0-0		0	1	1	0	0	0	3	3
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Joe DeRosa	109	36.3	38	83	61	35.5	19	37	Big 12, Horizon, C-USA
Bert Smith	756	36.7	239	640	74	35.6	25	59	SEC, Horizon, Big 12
Randy Heimerman	548	38.1	160	537	52	36.7	13	40	Horizon, Big 12, Missouri Valley

Fouls: Detroit 18, Valparaiso 19, Total 37
DQs: Detroit 0, Valparaiso 1, Total 1
Technical Fouls: Detroit 0, Valparaiso 0, Total 0