The Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball are somehow worse than another basketball team in the city, the Detroit Pistons, but they finally caught a glimmer of hope on Valentine's Day, winning their first game of the season.
A VALENTINE'S DAY DUB ??#DetroitsCollegeTeam?? pic.twitter.com/jMJQlzspL0
— Detroit Mercy Men's Basketball (@DetroitMercyMBB) February 15, 2024
Heading into this matchup, Detroit Mercy was 0-26 and 0-15 in their conference. That changed on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, taking on fellow Horizon League member IUPUI. Detroit Mercy defeated them 81-66, scoring 44 in the first half and 37 in the second.
There were 611 fans in attendance to see the win. Jayden Stone scored 25, Marcus Tankersley scored 19, and Mak Manciel scored 14.
Stone also topped the charts on the boards with six and shot 50% from the field. After the game, you can see one fan storm the court, which has to be their biggest fan.
Fans on X reacted to the big win in varying ways.
I don?t get why you guys are giving this fan a hard time. At 0-26.. I?m sure that was the ENTIRE student section
— Cappo (@aka_ChuckFinley) February 15, 2024
"I don't get why you guys are giving this fan a hard time. At 0-26.. I'm sure that was the ENTIRE student section," one fan said.
BETTER THAN THE PISTONS
— Francois Corpel ?? (@FrancoisCorpel) February 15, 2024
"BETTER THAN THE PISTONS," another user said, mocking the Pistons who remain in the single-digit win column.
Congrats to Detroit finally getting a win.
And to the one fan who rushed the court after ? https://t.co/EvAjB08vhX
— Updog Sports Talk (@UpdogSportsTalk) February 15, 2024
"Congrats to Detroit finally getting a win. And to the one fan who rushed the court after," another user said with a laughing face emoji.
A 26 game losing streak isn?t even the longest losing streak a Detroit basketball team has had this year https://t.co/I8FVskpXX5
— Todd (@ToddDollaSign) February 15, 2024
"A 26 game losing streak isn't even the longest losing streak a Detroit basketball team has had this year," a user joked, mocking the Pistons 27-game losing streak. They broke the single-season NBA record with a 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in December 2023.
Detroit Mercy will next play on Saturday, February 17, against Purdue Fort Wayne at home again at 1:00 pm ET. From there, they'll play another home game against Wright State before heading out on the road against Youngstown State and Oakland.
