St. Francis (PA) Red Flash vs. Mercyhurst Lakers

Feb 5, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
SFPA	37	42	10	89
MERC	45	34	19	98

Game Recap

Blunt puts up 26 as Mercyhurst downs Saint Francis (PA) 98-89 in OT. Bernie Blunt III scored 26 points as Mercyhurst beat Saint Francis (PA) 98-89 in overtime on Thursday.

Player Stats

ST. FRANCIS (PA)	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Gestin Liberis	22	1-3	0-0	4-4	3	1	1	1	0	3	6
55Ahmad Harrison	33	1-6	1-2	0-2	3	6	1	1	1	5	3
15Victor Payne	33	5-9	2-6	2-2	3	0	1	0	3	4	14
0Chris Moncrief	41	9-12	0-0	4-6	6	4	3	0	1	1	22
8Skylar Wicks	36	7-19	2-7	3-6	7	6	1	1	3	3	19
20Cameron Tweedy	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4
7Paris Papadatos	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3Brandon Russell	13	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5
30Trey Weiand	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Zion Russell	28	5-9	4-5	2-2	3	1	3	0	4	5	16
TOTAL	-	32-6549.2%	10-2343.5%	15-2268.2%	27	18	10	3	15	26	89

MERCYHURST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mykolas Ivanauskas	19	2-4	0-0	2-4	5	1	0	0	0	2	6
12Qadir Martin	39	10-11	0-0	0-1	12	4	1	4	3	4	20
11Jake Lemelman	32	7-14	2-6	5-7	7	1	1	0	1	0	21
10Christian Gamble	14	1-3	0-1	2-2	0	4	0	1	0	2	4
4Bernie Blunt III	30	6-16	3-9	11-12	2	1	2	0	2	1	26
34James Thomas	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
23Or Faran	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
15Kaden Fuhrmann	17	2-6	2-5	2-2	1	3	2	0	1	1	8
7Deshaun Jackson Jr.	33	4-11	0-0	2-2	5	8	1	0	4	4	10
1Sean Lang	28	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	3	0	0	2	4	0
TOTAL	-	33-6848.5%	8-2334.8%	24-3080.0%	39	25	7	5	13	20	98

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSFPAMERC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Saint Francis.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mercyhurst.
(19:37) Chris Moncrief misses 6-foot jumper.
(19:34) Gestin Liberis Offensive Rebound.
(19:33) Gestin Liberis misses layup.
(19:31) Chris Moncrief Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:31) Chris Moncrief makes 0-foot tip in layup.
20
(18:59) Christian Gamble misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:58) Bernie Blunt III Offensive Rebound.
(18:58) Foul on Victor Payne.
+2 (18:48) Qadir Martin makes layup.
22
(18:36) Foul on Christian Gamble.
+3 (18:29) Skylar Wicks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ahmad Harrison assists).
52
(18:10) Jake Lemelman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Skylar Wicks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:01) Chris Moncrief makes layup (Skylar Wicks assists).
72
+2 (17:41) Christian Gamble makes 10-foot jumper.
74
+3 (17:27) Ahmad Harrison makes 26-foot three point jumper.
104
(17:09) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses layup.
(17:09) Gestin Liberis Block.
(17:05) Mykolas Ivanauskas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:02) Jake Lemelman makes 6-foot jumper.
106
(16:45) Ahmad Harrison misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:42) Victor Payne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:41) Victor Payne makes layup.
126
(16:33) Christian Gamble misses layup.
(16:26) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:26) Qadir Martin makes 0-foot tip in layup.
128
(16:14) Skylar Wicks misses layup.
(16:10) Saint Francis Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Foul on Or Faran.
(16:03) Skylar Wicks bad pass turnover.
(16:03) Kaden Fuhrmann Steal.
+3 (15:59) Kaden Fuhrmann makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1211
+3 (15:49) Zion Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Wicks assists).
1511
(15:18) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses layup.
(15:16) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:14) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses layup.
(15:11) Sean Lang Offensive Rebound.
(14:55) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses layup.
(14:53) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:52) Kaden Fuhrmann makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists).
1514
(14:35) Foul on James Thomas.
(14:25) Skylar Wicks misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:22) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:17) Or Faran makes 24-foot three point jumper (Qadir Martin assists).
1517
(14:01) Foul on Skylar Wicks.
(14:01) Skylar Wicks turnover.
+2 (13:40) Qadir Martin makes layup (Kaden Fuhrmann assists).
1519
(13:27) Paris Papadatos bad pass turnover.
(13:09) Kaden Fuhrmann misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Ahmad Harrison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:56) Brandon Russell makes 5-foot jumper.
1719
+2 (12:38) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes 7-foot jumper.
1721
(12:22) Brandon Russell bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:04) Qadir Martin makes layup (Sean Lang assists).
1723
(12:04) Foul on Gestin Liberis.
(12:04) Qadir Martin misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:00) Saint Francis Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Zion Russell misses 6-foot jumper.
(11:31) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Kaden Fuhrmann misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:01) Victor Payne Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Paris Papadatos misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Kaden Fuhrmann Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses layup.
(10:38) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:38) Qadir Martin makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1725
(10:15) Paris Papadatos out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(9:58) Bernie Blunt III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:52) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:50) Deshaun Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:50) Zion Russell Steal.
(9:44) Gestin Liberis misses layup.
(9:44) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Foul on Zion Russell.
(9:18) Bernie Blunt III bad pass turnover.
(9:18) Zion Russell Steal.
(9:14) Foul on Deshaun Jackson Jr..
+1 (9:14) Skylar Wicks makes free throw 1 of 2.
1825
(9:14) Skylar Wicks misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:14) Jake Lemelman Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses layup.
(8:44) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:41) Jake Lemelman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Qadir Martin assists).
1828
(8:06) Skylar Wicks misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) Skylar Wicks Offensive Rebound.
(8:02) Skylar Wicks out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(7:54) Bernie Blunt III misses layup.
(7:51) Skylar Wicks Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Skylar Wicks misses 5-foot jumper.
(7:39) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Qadir Martin bad pass turnover.
(7:37) Ahmad Harrison Steal.
(7:32) Ahmad Harrison bad pass turnover.
(7:32) Qadir Martin Steal.
(7:29) Qadir Martin bad pass turnover.
(7:29) Gestin Liberis Steal.
(7:26) Foul on Bernie Blunt III.
(7:24) Foul on Christian Gamble.
(7:13) Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.
+1 (7:13) Gestin Liberis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1928
+1 (7:13) Gestin Liberis makes free throw 2 of 2.
2028
+2 (7:01) Qadir Martin makes 6-foot jumper (Bernie Blunt III assists).
2030
+3 (6:43) Victor Payne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ahmad Harrison assists).
2330
(6:19) Bernie Blunt III misses layup.
(6:17) Mykolas Ivanauskas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:16) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes layup.
2332
+2 (6:05) Chris Moncrief makes layup (Skylar Wicks assists).
2532
+2 (5:42) Jake Lemelman makes 13-foot jumper.
2534
(5:25) Skylar Wicks misses layup.
(5:25) Mercyhurst Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Foul on Victor Payne.
+1 (5:06) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2535
(5:06) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:06) Gestin Liberis Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Foul on Kaden Fuhrmann.
+1 (4:55) Gestin Liberis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2635
+1 (4:55) Gestin Liberis makes free throw 2 of 2.
2735
(4:33) Foul on Gestin Liberis.
(4:21) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses 6-foot jumper.
(4:17) Chris Moncrief Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Ahmad Harrison misses layup.
(4:07) Cameron Tweedy Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:07) Cameron Tweedy makes layup.
2935
+2 (3:45) Jake Lemelman makes 18-foot jumper.
2937
+2 (3:22) Zion Russell makes layup.
3137
+2 (3:08) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes 6-foot jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
3139
+3 (2:41) Brandon Russell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ahmad Harrison assists).
3439
+2 (2:22) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes layup (Sean Lang assists).
3441
(2:01) Brandon Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:57) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
(1:31) Jake Lemelman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:27) Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
(1:22) Zion Russell bad pass turnover.
(1:22) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Steal.
(1:18) Kaden Fuhrmann misses layup.
(1:18) Ahmad Harrison Block.
(1:14) Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:05) Zion Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ahmad Harrison assists).
3741
+2 (0:41) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes layup (Kaden Fuhrmann assists).
3743
(0:07) Zion Russell bad pass turnover.
(0:07) Kaden Fuhrmann Steal.
(0:04) Foul on Ahmad Harrison.
+1 (0:04) Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3744
+1 (0:04) Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 2.
3745
(0:02) Victor Payne misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Mercyhurst Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

SFPA

MERC

89Points98

32-65(49.2%)Field Goal(%)33-68(48.5%)

10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)24-30(80.0%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)45(19)

18Assists25

10Steals7

3Blocks5

15Turnovers13

26(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

6Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Mercyhurst Athletic Center · Erie, PA

attendance: 932 (84.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MERC -6.5

over/under: 137.5