Mercyhurst Lakers at Lafayette Leopards
· NCAA Men's BasketballCaleb Williams scores 24 as Lafayette knocks off Mercyhurst 79-71
Williams 6 for 9 from 3-point range and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Leopards (3-7). Christian Humphrey scored 20 and grabbed eight rebounds. Andrew Phillips added 14 points and weight rebounds.
Bernie Blunt led the Lakers (3-6) with 17 points. Mykolas Ivanauskas added 14 points and two blocks. Jake Lemelman pitched in with 12 points, eight assists and three steals.
After a 34-all tie at halftime, Lafayette took the lead for good with 3:11 remaining on a 3-pointer from Phillips that made it 71-68.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Caleb Williams made Free Throw. | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Caleb Williams made Free Throw. | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Qadir Martin. | 71 - 77 |
Statistics
MERC |
LAF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 25-50 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 14-23 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 61 |
| 6-8 | FT | 15-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 19 | Percent Led | 71 |
Game Information
Venue: Kirby Sports Center
Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 1,144 | Capacity:
Location: Easton, PA
Attendance: 1,144 | Capacity:
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-10 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |


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