Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. Mercyhurst Lakers

Jan 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FDU	28	46	74
MERC	32	35	67

Game Recap

Eric Parnell scores 19, leads Fairleigh Dickinson over Mercyhurst 74-67 in NEC opener. Eric Parnell had 19 points in Fairleigh Dickinson's 74-67 victory over Mercyhurst on Friday night in a Northeast Conference opener.

Player Stats

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
2Taeshaud Jackson	32	6-12	0-0	4-4	12	3	1	3	3	16
22Cyril Martynov	27	3-3	0-0	1-3	4	3	0	1	2	7
0Joey Niesman	39	5-7	1-2	5-6	0	3	0	1	2	16
3Raysean Johnson	16	3-8	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	1	2	7
7Eric Parnell	30	6-12	5-10	2-2	4	1	0	2	1	19
55Arthur Cox	15	2-3	0-0	0-1	2	0	0	2	3	4
9Sebastian Haubro	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35David Jevtic	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	3	3	0	3
24Ras Elijah Godbolt	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
15Josiah Francis	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
8Noah Melson	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-4856.3%	8-1747.1%	12-1675.0%	27	13	5	15	13	74

MERCYHURST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mykolas Ivanauskas	13	4-6	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	5	8
12Qadir Martin	31	1-2	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	2	3	5	4
11Jake Lemelman	30	4-14	0-6	4-4	2	1	4	0	2	0	12
10Christian Gamble	23	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	2	3	0	1	0	5
4Bernie Blunt III	34	6-14	1-5	8-8	1	0	2	0	1	1	21
3Cameron Johnson	12	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
34James Thomas	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2
23Or Faran	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Kaden Fuhrmann	12	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
7Deshaun Jackson Jr.	21	4-4	0-0	2-2	2	6	1	1	2	2	10
1Sean Lang	8	0-0	0-0	2-4	2	0	1	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	-	23-5244.2%	3-1915.8%	18-2090.0%	20	11	12	5	12	18	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFDUMERC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Fairleigh Dickinson.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mercyhurst.
+2 (19:49) Cyril Martynov makes layup (Raysean Johnson assists).
20
(19:31) Jake Lemelman misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:25) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Raysean Johnson misses layup.
(18:59) Mercyhurst Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:36) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses layup.
(18:34) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:02) Cyril Martynov makes layup.
40
(17:38) Bernie Blunt III misses 17-foot jumper.
(17:35) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
(17:34) Jake Lemelman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:18) Joey Niesman makes layup.
60
+2 (16:59) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes layup (Jake Lemelman assists).
62
(16:38) Foul on Qadir Martin.
(16:38) Joey Niesman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:38) Fairleigh Dickinson Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:38) Joey Niesman makes free throw 2 of 2.
72
+2 (16:16) Jake Lemelman makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
74
(15:56) Taeshaud Jackson misses layup.
(15:55) Taeshaud Jackson Offensive Rebound.
(15:50) Noah Melson bad pass turnover.
(15:50) Jake Lemelman Steal.
(15:47) Foul on Joey Niesman.
+1 (15:47) Jake Lemelman makes free throw 1 of 2.
75
+1 (15:47) Jake Lemelman makes free throw 2 of 2.
76
(15:36) Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.
+2 (15:36) Taeshaud Jackson makes layup (Joey Niesman assists).
96
+2 (15:17) Bernie Blunt III makes 19-foot jumper.
98
(15:00) Foul on Cameron Johnson.
+1 (14:58) Joey Niesman makes free throw 1 of 2.
108
+1 (14:58) Joey Niesman makes free throw 2 of 2.
118
(14:40) Christian Gamble misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:37) Mercyhurst Offensive Rebound.
(14:30) Jake Lemelman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:28) Cameron Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(14:28) Foul on Arthur Cox.
(14:16) Cameron Johnson misses 8-foot hook shot.
(14:14) Arthur Cox Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Arthur Cox bad pass turnover.
(13:57) Jake Lemelman Steal.
+3 (13:51) Bernie Blunt III makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1111
(13:36) Joey Niesman misses layup.
(13:34) Jake Lemelman Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Foul on Cyril Martynov.
+1 (13:31) Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1112
+1 (13:31) Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 2.
1113
(13:14) Josiah Francis bad pass turnover.
(13:14) Bernie Blunt III Steal.
(12:55) Bernie Blunt III misses 15-foot jumper.
(12:51) Josiah Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:41) Raysean Johnson makes layup.
1313
+2 (12:11) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes 6-foot hook shot.
1315
(11:56) Raysean Johnson misses layup.
(11:56) James Thomas Block.
(11:52) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:49) Bernie Blunt III makes layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists).
1317
(11:32) Raysean Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Cameron Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Bernie Blunt III misses layup.
(10:57) Raysean Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Raysean Johnson misses layup.
(10:45) James Thomas Block.
(10:42) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:40) Jake Lemelman makes layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists).
1319
(10:14) Taeshaud Jackson misses layup.
(10:12) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:46) Kaden Fuhrmann makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christian Gamble assists).
1322
+2 (9:14) Arthur Cox makes layup (David Jevtic assists).
1522
(8:46) Deshaun Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:46) David Jevtic Steal.
(8:42) David Jevtic bad pass turnover.
(8:42) Christian Gamble Steal.
(8:32) Mykolas Ivanauskas bad pass turnover.
(8:32) David Jevtic Steal.
(8:20) Foul on Kaden Fuhrmann.
+2 (8:15) Taeshaud Jackson makes layup.
1722
(7:56) Cameron Johnson misses layup.
(7:54) David Jevtic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:41) Taeshaud Jackson makes layup.
1922
(7:23) Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:20) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) David Jevtic bad pass turnover.
(7:00) Jake Lemelman Steal.
(6:55) Kaden Fuhrmann misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:52) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) David Jevtic bad pass turnover.
(6:27) Qadir Martin Steal.
+2 (6:09) Jake Lemelman makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
1924
(5:52) Taeshaud Jackson misses layup.
(5:49) Kaden Fuhrmann Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Jake Lemelman bad pass turnover.
(5:35) David Jevtic Steal.
+3 (5:16) David Jevtic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Joey Niesman assists).
2224
(4:58) Jake Lemelman bad pass turnover.
(4:58) Ras Elijah Godbolt Steal.
+2 (4:53) Ras Elijah Godbolt makes layup.
2424
(4:28) Cameron Johnson misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:24) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) David Jevtic misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:07) Mercyhurst Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:51) Christian Gamble makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
2426
(3:25) Taeshaud Jackson bad pass turnover.
(3:25) Christian Gamble Steal.
+2 (3:21) Bernie Blunt III makes layup (Christian Gamble assists).
2428
+2 (2:58) Taeshaud Jackson makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
2628
(2:42) Bernie Blunt III bad pass turnover.
(2:42) Taeshaud Jackson Steal.
+2 (2:39) Taeshaud Jackson makes 1-foot dunk.
2828
(2:11) Bernie Blunt III misses layup.
(2:09) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:07) Bernie Blunt III makes 17-foot jumper (Qadir Martin assists).
2830
(1:46) Joey Niesman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:46) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Block.
(1:41) Eric Parnell Offensive Rebound.
(1:40) Eric Parnell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Christian Gamble misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:16) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
(1:01) Foul on Taeshaud Jackson.
+2 (0:43) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
2832
(0:29) Eric Parnell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:26) Fairleigh Dickinson Offensive Rebound.
(0:26) Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.
(0:25) Raysean Johnson bad pass turnover.
(0:25) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Steal.
(0:02) Qadir Martin misses 10-foot jumper.
(0:00) Raysean Johnson Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

FDU

MERC

74Points67

27-48(56.3%)Field Goal(%)23-52(44.2%)

8-17(47.1%)3-Point(%)3-19(15.8%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)18-20(90.0%)

31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)22(8)

13Assists11

5Steals12

0Blocks5

15Turnovers12

14(1)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

7Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, January 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Mercyhurst Athletic Center · Erie, PA

attendance: 257 (23.4%)

tv: NEC Front Row

spread: MERC -5.5

over/under: 133.5