NCAAB

Mercyhurst Lakers at Central Connecticut Blue Devils

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercyhurst Lakers
14-16, 4-13 Away
Final
78 - 80
Central Connecticut Blue Devils
17-11, 9-3 Home

Smith scores 24 in Central Connecticut State's 80-78 win against Mercyhurst

Mercyhurst guard Bernie Blunt capped the scoring with a long 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

Smith shot 6 of 13 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Blue Devils (17-11, 11-6 Northeast Conference). Max Frazier scored 17 points while shooting 8 of 9 from the field, and added 13 rebounds. Jay Rodgers had 16 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field.

Qadir Martin led the way for the Lakers (14-16, 9-8) with 18 points and two steals. Blunt added 16 points and Mykolas Ivanauskas had 13.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 80
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 78 - 80
2nd 0:00 Bernie Blunt III makes 32-foot three point jumper 78 - 80
2nd 0:04 Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 75 - 80
2nd 0:04 Kaden Fuhrmann subbing in for Mercyhurst 75 - 79

Statistics

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31-62 FG 28-51
50 Field Goal % 55
4-17 3PT 4-10
24 Three Point % 40
12-14 FT 20-28
86 Free Throw % 71
28 Rebounds 30
7 Offensive Rebounds 6
21 Defensive Rebounds 24
10 Assists 12
6 Steals 3
2 Blocks 3
7 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 1
7 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 7
11 Fast Break Points 8
48 Points in Paint 40
21 Fouls 13
6 Largest Lead 6
12 Lead Changes 12
35 Percent Led 51

Game Information

Venue: Detrick Gymnasium

Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 914 | Capacity:

2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Long Island University 15-3 - 23-10
Central Connecticut 12-6 3 18-12
Mercyhurst 10-8 5 17-16
Le Moyne 10-8 5 15-17
New Haven 9-9 6 14-17
Wagner 8-10 7 14-17
Stonehill 8-10 7 12-21
Fairleigh Dickinson 8-10 7 11-21
Saint Francis 5-13 10 7-24
Chicago State 5-13 10 7-25
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