Titans display dominance vs. Oakland; CMU goes 3-0 in MAC

The Detroit Titans improved to 2-1 in the Horizon League after earning a dominating 74-54 victory over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in front of 6,522 fans at Calihan Hall.

All 11 Titans who played scored as freshman Paris Bass led the way with his career-high 18 points.  Senior Juwan Howard Jr. added 11 points and junior Anton Wilson scored 10 points.

While Oakland dropped to 5-12 (1-2 HL), Detroit improved to 8-9 (2-1 HL) and will continue Horizon League play this Wednesday night when the Titans travel to Chicago to face UIC at 8 pm ET.  Meanwhile, Oakland's next game will be at home this Thursday night at 7 pm against Green Bay.


OTHER MEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES
- MICHIGAN 62, Minnesota 57
- WESTERN MICHIGAN 78, Buffalo 68
- Ball State 83, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 65
- Miami (OH) 82, EASTERN MICHIGAN 81 (OT)




Crystal Bradford scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Central Michigan Chippewas came away with a 56-43 victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies at McGuirk Arena.  The win lifted CMU to 3-0 in the MAC (8-6 overall).

Lorreal Jones added 11 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in 26 minutes as the Chippewas held a 50-36 advantage on rebounds, held a 13-5 edge in second-chance points, and outscored NIU 26-16 in the paint.

Central Michigan will go on the road this Wednesday night when they travel to Oxford to play Miami (Ohio) at 7 pm.


OTHER WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCORES
- OAKLAND 89, Milwaukee 56
- Akron 65, EASTERN MICHIGAN 48
- Ball State 54, WESTERN MICHIGAN 36
- Wright State 76, DETROIT 57