O’Brien and Detroit Mercy host No. 20 Michigan

Detroit Mercy Titans (6-1, 1-0 Horizon) at Michigan Wolverines (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten)

Ann Arbor, Michigan; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit Mercy faces No. 20 Michigan after Emaia O’Brien scored 22 points in Detroit Mercy’s 81-55 win over the Cleary Cougars.

The Wolverines are 6-0 on their home court. Michigan ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 13.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Iullia Grabovskaia averaging 2.8.

The Titans are 0-1 on the road. Detroit Mercy averages 20.3 turnovers per game and is 2-0 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Michigan averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game, 1.3 more made shots than the 6.0 per game Detroit Mercy allows. Detroit Mercy averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Michigan gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Syla Swords is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 7.7 rebounds for the Wolverines.

Aaliyah McQueen is averaging 14.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals for the Titans.

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