Mercyhurst Lakers vs. Central Connecticut Blue Devils

Feb 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MERC	30	48	78
CCSU	34	46	80

Game Recap

Smith scores 24 in Central Connecticut State's 80-78 win against Mercyhurst. Darin Smith Jr. had 24 points in Central Connecticut State's 80-78 win against Mercyhurst on Thursday night.

Player Stats

MERCYHURST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mykolas Ivanauskas	17	6-9	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	3	13
12Qadir Martin	27	7-12	0-0	4-5	5	0	2	0	1	4	18
11Jake Lemelman	35	5-14	0-5	0-0	2	6	0	0	1	0	10
10Christian Gamble	16	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
4Bernie Blunt III	33	4-6	3-4	5-5	4	1	0	0	3	2	16
3Cameron Johnson	18	1-4	0-1	2-2	4	0	2	1	0	3	4
34James Thomas	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
15Kaden Fuhrmann	13	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
7Deshaun Jackson Jr.	23	5-8	0-0	0-0	5	2	2	0	0	2	10
1Sean Lang	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	4-1723.5%	12-1485.7%	27	10	6	2	6	21	78

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Darin Smith Jr.	34	6-13	0-1	12-13	4	1	0	0	0	3	24
34Max Frazier	34	8-9	0-0	1-2	13	1	1	1	2	4	17
24James Jones	34	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	2	3	1	3
6Melo Sanchez	32	5-8	2-4	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	13
1Jay Rodgers	32	6-10	1-2	3-4	1	7	0	0	3	1	16
22Daniel James	12	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
11Jayden Mott	6	1-1	0-0	1-4	3	0	1	0	0	0	3
0Elijah Parker	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
3Roddy Jones	6	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

TOTAL	-	28-5154.9%	4-1040.0%	20-2871.4%	29	12	3	3	8	13	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERCCCSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Central Connecticut.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mercyhurst.
+2 (19:47) Max Frazier makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Jay Rodgers assists).
02
(19:12) team shot clock turnover .
(18:56) Melo Sanchez misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:52) Bernie Blunt III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:44) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes layup.
22
(18:27) Darin Smith Jr. misses driving layup.
(18:25) Bernie Blunt III Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Jake Lemelman bad pass turnover.
(18:01) James Jones bad pass turnover.
(18:01) Qadir Martin Steal.
+2 (17:41) Jake Lemelman makes 11-foot jumper.
42
+2 (17:19) Jay Rodgers makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
44
(17:04) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:03) Bernie Blunt III Offensive Rebound.
(16:54) Bernie Blunt III misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:51) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Foul on Christian Gamble.
(16:31) James Jones misses layup.
(16:27) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Bernie Blunt III bad pass turnover.
(16:20) Max Frazier Steal.
+2 (16:10) James Jones makes layup.
46
(15:49) Qadir Martin traveling turnover.
(15:33) Darin Smith Jr. misses layup.
(15:32) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
(15:32) Foul on Darin Smith Jr..
(15:04) Christian Gamble misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:01) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:45) Max Frazier makes 5-foot hook shot.
48
+2 (14:27) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes 5-foot hook shot.
68
(14:09) Daniel James misses layup.
(14:06) Cameron Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Jake Lemelman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Daniel James Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Elijah Parker misses driving layup.
(13:44) Max Frazier Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:44) Max Frazier makes 0-foot tip in layup.
610
(13:24) Foul on Max Frazier.
(13:24) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:24) Mercyhurst Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:24) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes free throw 2 of 2.
710
(13:07) Daniel James misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:04) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) James Thomas makes layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists).
910
(12:33) Foul on James Thomas.
(12:33) Max Frazier misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:33) Central Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:33) Max Frazier makes free throw 2 of 2.
911
(12:10) Kaden Fuhrmann misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:05) Qadir Martin makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1111
(11:54) Roddy Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:51) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:41) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:24) Jay Rodgers makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1114
(10:59) James Thomas misses layup.
(10:55) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Qadir Martin misses layup.
(10:52) Daniel James Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(10:46) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Steal.
+2 (10:43) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes 3-foot dunk.
1314
(10:25) Roddy Jones misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:23) Jayden Mott Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:22) Jayden Mott makes layup.
1316
(9:58) Bernie Blunt III bad pass turnover.
(9:58) Jayden Mott Steal.
(9:52) Foul on Qadir Martin.
(9:52) Jayden Mott misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:52) Central Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:52) Jayden Mott misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:50) Cameron Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:29) Kaden Fuhrmann makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
1516
(8:54) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (8:36) Cameron Johnson makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1716
+2 (8:17) Darin Smith Jr. makes layup (Jay Rodgers assists).
1718
+2 (8:06) Qadir Martin makes layup (Jake Lemelman assists).
1918
(7:53) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(7:53) Qadir Martin Steal.
(7:47) Jake Lemelman misses layup.
(7:47) James Jones Block.
(7:39) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:38) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes layup.
2118
(7:26) Jay Rodgers misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:23) Cameron Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:19) Qadir Martin makes driving layup.
2318
+2 (6:51) Melo Sanchez makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
2320
(6:32) Cameron Johnson misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:29) James Jones Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Jay Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(6:22) Cameron Johnson Steal.
(6:13) Qadir Martin misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:11) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Foul on Qadir Martin.
(5:54) Jay Rodgers misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:54) Central Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:54) Jay Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2.
2321
(5:22) Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:20) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.
(4:54) Foul on Cameron Johnson.
(4:42) Max Frazier misses 9-foot jumper.
(4:39) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses layup.
(4:27) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(4:23) Foul on James Jones.
(4:23) James Jones turnover.
(4:05) Foul on Christian Gamble.
(4:05) Christian Gamble turnover.
+2 (3:46) Max Frazier makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
2323
(3:20) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:18) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:02) Max Frazier makes layup (Darin Smith Jr. assists).
2325
(2:47) Bernie Blunt III bad pass turnover.
(2:47) Elijah Parker Steal.
+2 (2:44) Darin Smith Jr. makes layup (Elijah Parker assists).
2327
(2:44) Foul on Kaden Fuhrmann.
+1 (2:44) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
2328
+3 (2:30) Kaden Fuhrmann makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
2628
+2 (2:10) Darin Smith Jr. makes 10-foot jumper.
2630
(1:55) Jake Lemelman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:52) Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Max Frazier bad pass turnover.
(1:34) Cameron Johnson Steal.
+2 (1:29) Jake Lemelman makes layup.
2830
+3 (1:09) Roddy Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Frazier assists).
2833
+2 (0:51) Jake Lemelman makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
3033
(0:19) Darin Smith Jr. misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:17) Sean Lang Defensive Rebound.
(0:12) Jake Lemelman misses driving layup.
(0:10) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Foul on Cameron Johnson.
+1 (0:07) Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3034
(0:07) Darin Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:05) Sean Lang Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Foul on Jay Rodgers.
(0:01) Foul on Elijah Parker.
(0:00) Jake Lemelman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Mercyhurst Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MERC

CCSU

78Points80

31-62(50.0%)Field Goal(%)28-51(54.9%)

4-17(23.5%)3-Point(%)4-10(40.0%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)20-28(71.4%)

28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(6)

10Assists12

6Steals3

2Blocks3

7Turnovers9

21(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

6Largest Lead6

Game Details

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM

William H. Detrick Gymnasium · New Britain, CT

attendance: 914 (34.4%)

tv: NEC Front Row

spread: CCSU -3.5

over/under: 141.5