DETROIT (1/11/2026) -- Five Titans scored in double figures, led by redshirt freshman Tyler Spratt's career-high 19 points, as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team completed the regular-season sweep of the Cleveland State with a 94-84 victory at Calihan Hall on Sunday night.

The 94 points were the most scored since beating Eastern Michigan on the road in overtime, 98-89, last season, and were the most scored at home against a Division I team since defeating Green Bay, 101-83, in 2019

Spratt was 5-of-10 from the field and 4-of-8 from three. Senior Orlando Lovejoy tallied 18 points, a career-best eight steals, a career-tying nine assists, and a season-high seven rebounds. The eight steals were the most against a Division I team in school history, most by a Titan since 2017, and two off the school record. 

Sophomore Ryan Kalambay posted his second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go with two blocks and a steal, while senior Legend Geeter registered eight points, nine rebounds, and four assists, and junior London Maiden added nine points and four boards.

The Titans (7-9, 4-3 HL) were up 18-16 when they took their first double-digit lead with a 10-0 run. Freshman Lance Stone started it with a jumper, and then Geeter grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled, hitting two free throws. Maiden then had back-to-back baskets, and, off another offensive board, Stone nailed a jumper, and it was a 28-16 lead midway through the first.

Detroit Mercy would run its advantage to 16, 36-20, with an 8-0 run highlighted by two straight steals from Lovejoy that led to a pair of dunks from freshman Keshawn Fisher. 

Cleveland State (5-13, 1-6 HL) would trim it down to just six at the break, 46-40, but sophomore TJ Nadeau started the second with a three. Lovejoy again was a menace on defense with two straight steals leading to back-to-back layups, and the red, white, and blue led 53-40. 

Detroit Mercy would run the margin to 14, 64-50, as Maiden made two free throws with 13:49 left, and then to 17, 70-53, as Stone also hit a pair. 

The Titans then put the game away off the back of Spratt, who scored 14 of his 19 points in an 18-8 spurt to extend the lead to 23, 88-65, with 5:12 remaining, as they cruised to a win. 

Stone tied his season-high with 11 points. Fisher had 10 points, and Nadeau ended up with eight points and four boards. 

The Titans tied their season-high with 11 steals and recorded a season-best 23 assists, while dominating the boards 49-27. Detroit Mercy shot 44.6% from the field, made a season-best 26-of-31 at the line, and connected on a season-best 10-of-22 from behind the arc.

Detroit Mercy will now prepare for a pair of road games, visiting NKU on Thursday and IU Indy on Saturday. 

Game Notes:

• Detroit Mercy now leads the all-time match-up, 49-33, including 32-7 in the Motor City
• The last time UDM swept Cleveland State was in the 2018-19 campaign, while the last time it swept any conference foe was in 2022-23 when it won both against Green Bay, IU Indy, and Purdue Fort Wayne
• The 23 assists were the most in a game since tallying 36 against Siena Heights in 2017
• The +22 rebounding margin is the most against a DI school since UDM had a +33 versus Youngstown State at home in 2016
• The 11 steals tied a season high with the 11 at UIC in the season opener
• Detroit Mercy came into the game third in the HL and 42nd in the country with 13.6 offensive rebounds per game, and added to that with 20 today, the second most on the season behind the 21 at UIC
• The 10 triples were the most since making 10 at Oakland last season and just the fifth time in the last 80 games that UDM has made double-digit 3-pointers
• The Titans have reached double-digit made free throws in 14 games this year and seven times in the 20's, while the 26 free throws are the most since going 28-of-31 at Milwaukee in 2020
• The five guys in double figures are the most since UDM had five against Youngstown State last year
• Lovejoy's eight steals were the most since Jermaine Jackson Jr.'s nine against Siena Heights in 2017 and two away from Jerry Davis' school mark of 10 against John Carroll in 1980
• Lovejoy had nine assists against Purdue Fort Wayne last season
• Lovejoy now has 181 steals in his career and 17 games with three or more steals
• Fisher was in double figures for the fourth time in the last six games and sixth time on the season
• Geeter's career high in rebounds is 10 as a member of Eastern Michigan against Winthrop in 2024
• In his last seven games, Geeter is averaging 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, shooting 58.3% from the field (21-of-36) and 5-of-10 from three
• Spratt now has back-to-back season highs with 16 against Wright State and 19 today
• After starting the season 10-of-47 overall (21.2%), 4-of-25 (16.0%) from three, and averaging 3.9 points, Spratt has made 29-of-59 (49.2%) from the field and 16-of-36 (44.4%) from three, and averaging 11.1 points in his last eight games
• Stone has a season-high 11 points on five occasions this year
• Kalambay's other double-double was his career-high 13 points and 11 boards against Oakland last season

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