DETROIT, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team dropped a non-conference road tilt at Detroit Mercy, 83-64, on Saturday afternoon at Calihan Hall.
 
All 10 Broncos who saw action on Saturday scored at least three points, led by Mack Smith's 13. Lamar Norman Jr. chipped in 11 points for WMU (3-6), while Titus Wright added seven points and a team-high nine rebounds.
 
Detroit Mercy (3-7) scored the game's first five points on the way to a 12-2 start in the opening five minutes. The Titans built the advantage to as many as 12 before Western Michigan began to chip away at the margin. Trailing 27-16, the Broncos ripped off nine in a row to trim the deficit down to two, 27-25, with 4:32 to go until halftime. The Titans responded with a 9-2 run, and took a 36-29 lead into the locker room.
 
Western Michigan drew within five on a pair of occasions in the early stages of the second half, but Detroit Mercy buried three-pointers on three consecutive possessions to push its lead back to 47-36 at the 15:55 mark. A Danny Kolp layup brought WMU within nine, 52-43, but another trio of three-pointers pushed the Titans' edge out to 61-43 near the midway mark of the period. The margin remained in double-digits for the rest of the afternoon.
 
The Broncos knocked down 24-of-53 (45.3 percent) from the floor, including 12-of-21 (57.1 percent) in the second half. Detroit Mercy connected on 31-of-68 (45.6 percent) field goal attempts for the afternoon.
 
WMU returns home on Friday, Dec. 17, for its final non-conference home game against Aquinas College. Tip is set for 7 pm at University Arena. Friday's contest will also be streamed live on ESPN3 and the Bronco Media Network.
 
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