Two Horizon League rivals meet on the court Thursday when the Detroit Mercy Titans (0-24, 0-13 Horizon) pay a visit to Dayton, Ohio and the Nutter Center to play the Wright State Raiders (13-11, 8-5 Horizon). Detroit Mercy was defeated by Robert Morris 75-67 on Saturday and the Titans have lost each of their 24 games this season as well as the first 13 in Horizon League play. Wright State defeated Northern Kentucky 85-78 last Sunday and has won four of the last five. Detroit Mercy and Wright State do not have any players listed on their injury report.
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Detroit Mercy is scoring an average of only 63.6 points per game which is 353rd in the nation. The Titans are shooting only 40% overall which is 345th and 26.2% from 3 point land which is 360th. Detroit is hitting 72.8% of its free throws which is 123rd. Jayden Stone is the leading scorer for Detroit Mercy with an average of 20.3 points per game, while Marcus Tankersley is the second-leading scorer with an average of 15.1 points per game. The Titans have one other player averaging double figures in scoring. Stone is the leader in assists with an average of 2.8 dishes per contest.
Detroit Mercy's defense is allowing an average of 80.3 points per game which is 349th in the nation. The Titans are allowing 48.6% shooting overall and 37.1% shooting from 3 point land which are 358th and 345th respectively. Detroit Me rcy averages 30.1 rebounds per game led by Edoardo Del Cadia with an average of 5.9 boards per contest. Stone is the leader in steals with an average of 1.6 per game and Abdullah Olajuwon is the rim protector with an average of 0.6 blocked shots per game.
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