NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 61
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Mercyhurst Lakers 70
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Mercyhurst Athletic Center · 1,027 att.

Match Report

Blunt's 20 lead Mercyhurst over Fairleigh Dickinson in NEC Tournament 70-61

— Bernie Blunt and Jake Lemelman had 20 points each in Mercyhurst's 70-61 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday in the NEC Tournament.

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Team Stats

FDU MERC
21-54
FG
25-49
39
Field Goal %
51
5-23
3PT
6-17
22
Three Point %
35
14-21
FT
14-16
67
Free Throw %
88
32
Rebounds
33
11
Offensive Rebounds
4
21
Defensive Rebounds
29
8
Assists
14
5
Steals
5
0
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
1
13
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
6
Points Off Turnovers
13
0
Fast Break Points
10
30
Points in Paint
30
18
Fouls
19
0
Largest Lead
13
0
Lead Changes
0
0
Percent Led
96

Top Performers

FDU

  • Joey Niesman G MIN 39 · PTS 12 · FG 5-15
  • Cyril Martynov C MIN 31 · PTS 12 · FG 4-6
  • Arthur Cox F MIN 24 · PTS 15 · FG 4-9
  • Taeshaud Jackson F MIN 26 · PTS 4 · FG 2-4

MERC

  • Jake Lemelman G MIN 34 · PTS 20 · FG 7-13
  • Bernie Blunt III G MIN 32 · PTS 20 · FG 6-15
  • Qadir Martin F MIN 34 · PTS 11 · FG 4-7
  • Mykolas Ivanauskas F MIN 17 · PTS 4 · FG 2-2

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 61-70

    Jake Lemelman makes free throw 1 of 1

    5243381 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:23 61-69

    Foul on Eric Parnell.

    5174934 2nd Half
  3. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 61-69

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 61-68

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  5. Substitution 0:32 61-67

    Jake Lemelman subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5243381 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:32 61-67

    Christian Gamble subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5243380 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 0:33 61-67

    Foul on Eric Parnell.

    5174934 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:33 61-67

    Foul on Christian Gamble.

    5243380 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 0:50 61-67

    Christian Gamble subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5243380 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 0:50 61-67

    Jake Lemelman subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5243381 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 61-67

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 0:50 61-66

    Eric Parnell subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5174934 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 0:50 61-66

    Raysean Johnson subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 61-66

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 0:50 61-65

    Foul on Raysean Johnson.

    5241772 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 61-65

    Arthur Cox makes free throw 2 of 2

    5313938 2nd Half
  17. Substitution 1:06 60-65

    Raysean Johnson subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  18. Substitution 1:06 60-65

    Eric Parnell subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5174934 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 60-65

    Arthur Cox makes free throw 1 of 2

    5313938 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 1:06 59-65

    Foul on Qadir Martin.

    4873160 2nd Half
  21. Substitution 1:32 59-65

    Eric Parnell subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5174934 2nd Half
  22. Substitution 1:32 59-65

    Raysean Johnson subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 1:36 59-65

    Jake Lemelman makes 14-foot jumper

    5243381 2nd Half
  24. Substitution 1:57 59-63

    Raysean Johnson subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  25. Substitution 1:57 59-63

    Taeshaud Jackson subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5107349 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 1:57 59-63

    Foul on Taeshaud Jackson.

    5107349 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 3:08 59-63

    Foul on Jake Lemelman.

    5243381 2nd Half
  28. Substitution 3:43 59-63

    Taeshaud Jackson subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5107349 2nd Half
  29. Substitution 3:43 59-63

    Ras Elijah Godbolt subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5313936 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 3:43 59-63

    Deshaun Jackson Jr. subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5243378 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 3:43 59-63

    Mykolas Ivanauskas subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5243379 2nd Half
  32. JumpShot 4:25 59-63

    Arthur Cox makes 6-foot jumper

    5313938 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 4:41 57-63

    Jake Lemelman makes 15-foot jumper

    5243381 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 5:17 57-61

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 5:17 57-60

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  36. Substitution 5:17 57-59

    Arthur Cox subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5313938 2nd Half
  37. Substitution 5:17 57-59

    Taeshaud Jackson subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5107349 2nd Half
  38. Substitution 5:17 57-59

    Sean Lang subbing in for Mercyhurst

    4709424 2nd Half
  39. Substitution 5:17 57-59

    Kaden Fuhrmann subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5252076 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 5:17 57-59

    Foul on Taeshaud Jackson.

    5107349 2nd Half
  41. JumpShot 5:42 57-59

    Bernie Blunt III makes 12-foot jumper

    4898243 2nd Half
  42. LayUpShot 6:08 57-57

    Joey Niesman makes layup

    5313932 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 6:42 55-57

    Taeshaud Jackson makes layup

    5107349 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 6:56 53-57

    Jake Lemelman makes free throw 2 of 2

    5243381 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 6:56 53-56

    Jake Lemelman makes free throw 1 of 2

    5243381 2nd Half
  46. Substitution 6:56 53-55

    David Jevtic subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5313937 2nd Half
  47. Substitution 6:56 53-55

    Raysean Johnson subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  48. Substitution 6:56 53-55

    Mykolas Ivanauskas subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5243379 2nd Half
  49. Substitution 6:56 53-55

    Sean Lang subbing out for Mercyhurst

    4709424 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 6:56 53-55

    Foul on Ras Elijah Godbolt.

    5313936 2nd Half
  51. Substitution 7:08 53-55

    Kaden Fuhrmann subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5252076 2nd Half
  52. Substitution 7:08 53-55

    Deshaun Jackson Jr. subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5243378 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 7:11 53-55

    Foul on Sean Lang.

    4709424 2nd Half
  54. JumpShot 7:11 53-55

    Joey Niesman makes 7-foot jumper

    5313932 2nd Half
  55. Substitution 7:30 51-55

    Raysean Johnson subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  56. Substitution 7:30 51-55

    David Jevtic subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5313937 2nd Half
  57. Substitution 7:49 51-55

    Sean Lang subbing in for Mercyhurst

    4709424 2nd Half
  58. Substitution 7:49 51-55

    Jake Lemelman subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5243381 2nd Half
  59. Substitution 7:49 51-55

    Kaden Fuhrmann subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5252076 2nd Half
  60. Substitution 7:49 51-55

    Cameron Johnson subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5315592 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 61-70

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 61-70

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Steal 0:23 61-70

    Jake Lemelman Steal.

    5243381 2nd Half
  4. Lost Ball Turnover 0:23 61-70

    Joey Niesman bad pass turnover

    5313932 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 61-70

    Jake Lemelman makes free throw 1 of 1

    5243381 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:23 61-69

    Foul on Eric Parnell.

    5174934 2nd Half
  7. Defensive Rebound 0:23 61-69

    Jake Lemelman Defensive Rebound.

    5243381 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 0:28 61-69

    Joey Niesman misses 25-foot three point jumper

    5313932 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 61-69

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:32 61-68

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 0:32 61-67

    Jake Lemelman subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5243381 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 0:32 61-67

    Christian Gamble subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5243380 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 0:33 61-67

    Foul on Eric Parnell.

    5174934 2nd Half
  14. Defensive Rebound 0:33 61-67

    Bernie Blunt III Defensive Rebound.

    4898243 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 0:33 61-67

    Eric Parnell misses free throw 1 of 1

    5174934 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 0:33 61-67

    Foul on Christian Gamble.

    5243380 2nd Half
  17. Offensive Rebound 0:37 61-67

    Fairleigh Dickinson Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 0:37 61-67

    Joey Niesman misses 27-foot three point jumper

    5313932 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 0:50 61-67

    Christian Gamble subbing in for Mercyhurst

    5243380 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 0:50 61-67

    Jake Lemelman subbing out for Mercyhurst

    5243381 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 61-67

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  22. Substitution 0:50 61-66

    Eric Parnell subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5174934 2nd Half
  23. Substitution 0:50 61-66

    Raysean Johnson subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 0:50 61-66

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 2

    4898243 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 0:50 61-65

    Foul on Raysean Johnson.

    5241772 2nd Half
  26. Defensive Rebound 0:53 61-65

    Sean Lang Defensive Rebound.

    4709424 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 0:55 61-65

    David Jevtic misses 4-foot jumper

    5313937 2nd Half
  28. Steal 0:59 61-65

    Raysean Johnson Steal.

    5241772 2nd Half
  29. Lost Ball Turnover 0:59 61-65

    Deshaun Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover

    5243378 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 61-65

    Arthur Cox makes free throw 2 of 2

    5313938 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 1:06 60-65

    Raysean Johnson subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  32. Substitution 1:06 60-65

    Eric Parnell subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5174934 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 1:06 60-65

    Arthur Cox makes free throw 1 of 2

    5313938 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 1:06 59-65

    Foul on Qadir Martin.

    4873160 2nd Half
  35. Substitution 1:32 59-65

    Eric Parnell subbing in for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5174934 2nd Half
  36. Substitution 1:32 59-65

    Raysean Johnson subbing out for Fairleigh Dickinson

    5241772 2nd Half
  37. RegularTimeOut 1:32 59-65

    Fairleigh Dickinson Timeout

    2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 1:36 59-65

    Jake Lemelman makes 14-foot jumper

    5243381 2nd Half
  39. Defensive Rebound 1:43 59-63

    Sean Lang Defensive Rebound.

    4709424 2nd Half
  40. Block Shot 1:46 59-63

    Qadir Martin Block.

    4873160 2nd Half

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