CHICAGO (11/23/2025) -- Two Titans scored in double figures, but DePaul went on a run in the second half and UDM could not recover as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team fell, 95-75, on the road in Chicago on Sunday evening.

Sophomore TJ Nadeau led the Titans with 14 points with three rebounds, while junior Ayden Carter tallied 10 points, two rebounds, and an assist. Senior Orlando Lovejoy had eight points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal, and senior Legend Geeter pulled down five rebounds.

Detroit Mercy (1-6) had an early 9-3 lead, with Nadeau scoring five and freshman Xavier Istomin-Monroe adding four, including the last offensive rebound and putback that gave UDM that four-point lead.

The game was then tied at 15-all as Lovejoy scored and sophomore Ryan Kalambay crashed the glass and added a layup for a 19-15 lead midway through the first.

DePaul (4-2) went on a 13-2 run, but Nadeau ended that with a triple to make it a 28-24 game at the 2:29 mark, and it was a 37-29 score at the break. 

A three-point play by Carter to start the second half trimmed the deficit to five, 37-32, but DePaul then went on a 17-4 spurt and was able to keep the margin in the 20's after that.

Istomin-Monroe ended with a season-high eight points with three rebounds. Redshirt freshman Tyler Spratt added a season-tying eight points, and senior Jared Lary posted seven points.

The Titans were 16-of-19 (84.2%) at the line and outrebounded DePaul 33-30.

Detroit Mercy will have a few days off before getting back on the court on Saturday at Niagara.

Game Notes:

• DePaul leads the all-time series, 30-8, including 20-1 in Chicago
• UDM is 2-19 all-time against the BIG EAST, beating St. John's at home in 2011 and UConn on the road in the NIT in 2001.
• One of the most acclaimed Titans in school history, Bob Calihan has Chicago roots, starring at St. George High School, and was an All-Catholic League selection in 1936
• The Titans are now 40-of-45 (88.8%) in the last three games
• Nadeau was in double figures for the fifth time this season and 11 times in his last 17 games
• Istomin-Monroe had just 10 points on the season coming into the game
• Geeter has at least five rebounds in three games and three in all seven 

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