Who’s Playing
Detroit Titans @ IUI Jaguars
Current Records: Detroit 6-11, IUI 5-12
How To Watch
What to Know
IUI is 2-8 against Detroit since February of 2018 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Both will face off in a Horizon League battle at 6:30 p.m. ET at The Jungle. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.
IUI is headed into Thursday’s matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They fell 67-61 to Clev. State.
Even though they lost, IUI smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Detroit opened the new year with a less-than-successful 64-56 loss to Milwaukee. The Titans have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
IUI’s defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Detroit, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday’s contest: IUI has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 10.2 threes per game. It’s a different story for Detroit, though, as they’ve been averaging only 5.8. Given IUI’s sizable advantage in that area, Detroit will need to find a way to close that gap.
IUI lost to Detroit at home by a decisive 81-66 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will IUI have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Series History
Detroit has won 8 out of their last 10 games against IUI.
- Feb 14, 2024 – Detroit 81 vs. IUI 66
- Dec 29, 2023 – IUI 67 vs. Detroit 55
- Feb 19, 2023 – Detroit 81 vs. IUI 68
- Jan 21, 2023 – Detroit 89 vs. IUI 77
- Dec 02, 2021 – Detroit 69 vs. IUI 45
- Feb 29, 2020 – Detroit 90 vs. IUI 88
- Jan 23, 2020 – Detroit 76 vs. IUI 64
- Feb 28, 2019 – Detroit 87 vs. IUI 85
- Jan 26, 2019 – IUI 80 vs. Detroit 65
- Feb 02, 2018 – Detroit 74 vs. IUI 60
