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Five Titans scored in double figures as the University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team put the foot on the gas pedal and never let it go, steamrolling past Milwaukee, 84-63, on Wednesday night in Calihan Hall.<\/p>\nFive Titans scored in double figures as the University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team put the foot on the gas pedal and never let it go, steamrolling past Milwaukee, 84-63, on Wednesday night in Calihan Hall.<\/p>\n
The third-seeded Titans (16-14) \u2014 winners of eight of their last 10 games \u2014 will now meet second-seeded Robert Morris in the Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Semifinals on Monday at 9:30 p.m. at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Sophomore\u00a0TJ Nadeau\u00a0led the way with 17 points and six rebounds. Redshirt freshman\u00a0Tyler Spratt\u00a0added 15 points, while senior\u00a0Legend Geeter\u00a0tallied 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior\u00a0Orlando Lovejoy\u00a0scored 13 points with six rebounds, three assists, and junior\u00a0London Maiden\u00a0had 12 points in just 13 minutes.<\/p>\n The Titans shot 53.6% from the field and were 17-of-21 (81.0%) at the free throw line, while holding Milwaukee (12-20) to 37.1% shooting.<\/p>\n With the win, UDM advances to the semifinals for the first time since the 2012-13 season.<\/p>\n Detroit Mercy took a commanding lead with a 14-0 run early on for a 16-5 advantage. Nadeau and Maiden had four points apiece in that span, and sophomore\u00a0Ryan Kalambay\u00a0put the finishing touches, getting to the rim for a bucket and the foul, hitting the free throw.<\/p>\n Later on, Geeter started a 7-0 spurt with a three and back-to-back baskets by Maiden and Lovejoy had the Titans up, 28-15, with 6:41 left in the first. UDM then sank two straight triples off the hands of freshman\u00a0Lance Stone\u00a0and Nadeau to up the advantage to 36-19 before heading into the break in front, 38-24.<\/p>\n In the second half, Lovejoy went to the hoop for a layup and the foul as his free throw made it 47-26. The Titans would extend the lead to as many as 26, 63-37, with 11:09 left, as Lovejoy had another layup.<\/p>\n UDM would stay with a comfortable 20-point lead the rest of the way to register its biggest winning margin in the playoffs since rolling past Cleveland State, 92-58, in 2006.<\/p>\n Kalambay ended with five points and a team-high eight rebounds and three blocks, while Stone finished with seven points, two rebounds, and two assists.<\/p>\n The other semifinal will have top-seeded Wright State facing the winner of NKU-Green Bay.<\/p>\n Purchase tickets online<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n CBS Sports<\/em>:\u00a0Nadeau scores 17, Detroit Mercy beats Milwaukee in Horizon League Tournament 84-63<\/a><\/p>\n Detroit News<\/em>:\u00a0Detroit Mercy’s NCAA hopes are very much alive; Oakland’s season is over<\/a><\/p>\n Detroit News<\/em>: In wide-open Horizon League, Detroit Mercy men’s hoops says: Why not us?<\/a><\/p>\n WDIV:\u00a0Detroit Mercy basketball completes stunning turnaround with 15 wins, eyes NCAA Tournament<\/a><\/p>\n WXYZ:\u00a0Father and son duo helping lead Detroit Mercy into the future<\/a><\/p>\n Fox 2 Detroit: Detroit Mercy Coach Mark Montgomery talks college basketball<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n WXYZ: UDM’s remarkable turnaround<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Horizon League Weekly podcast: Orlando Lovejoy talks UDM men’s basketball’s run to March<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nMedia coverage<\/h4>\n