Detroit Mercy hoops' revival rolls on, into Horizon semifinals; Oakland is out

Detroit ― Detroit Mercy has been getting in its steps all season. Small steps. Big steps. Lots and lots of steps. And Wednesday marked the biggest one yet. Five Titans scored in double figures, led by redshirt sophomore guard TJ Nadeau's 17, and Detroit Mercy coasted past Milwaukee, 84-63, in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before a crowd of 3,000-plus at Calihan Hall. The Titans controlled the game pretty much the whole way in earning its first trip to the league semifinals since 2013. No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy (16-14) will play in the semifinals Monday night in Indianapolis, against No. 2 Robert Morris (22-10), which swept the regular-season series. The Titans are just two...