Mercyhurst Lakers at Syracuse Orange
· NCAA Men's Basketball
JJ Starling, William Kyle III lead Syracuse to 76-62 victory over Mercyhurst
Starling made 6 of 9 shots with two 3-pointers for the Orange (7-4), who improve to 6-1 at home. Kyle made 7 of 8 shots and blocked five at the other end.
Sadiq White Jr. finished with 13 points and nine rebounds for Syracuse. Naithan George and reserve Kiyan Anthony both scored 12.
Jake Lemelman sank three 3-pointers and scored 23 to lead the Lakers (4-8), who outscored Syracuse 39-37 in the second half before falling to 1-8 on the road. Bernie Blunt added 15 points.
Syracuse scored the first six points and never trailed in taking a 39-23 lead into halftime. Starling had 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting with two 3-pointers to lead the Orange.
Syracuse took its largest lead at 66-47 on a fastbreak layup from White with five minutes remaining.
The Orange shot 49% overall but missed 13 of 17 from 3-point range. They were 12 for 16 at the free-throw line.
The Lakers shot 40% and missed 13 of 18 from distance. They made 7 of 10 foul shots.
Mercyhurst: Hosts Binghamton on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Mykolas Ivanauskas makes 17-foot jumper (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists) | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:50 | Nate Kingz misses 26-foot three point jumper | 60 - 76 |
Statistics
 MERC |
 SYR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 30-61 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 7-10 | FT | 12-16 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 12,258 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| New Haven | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Wagner | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |
| Saint Francis | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |