Mercyhurst Lakers vs. Syracuse Orange

Dec 17, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MERC	23	39	62
SYR	39	37	76

Game Recap

JJ Starling, William Kyle III lead Syracuse to 76-62 victory over Mercyhurst. JJ Starling scored 15 and William Kyle III totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds to help Syracuse turn back Mercyhurst 76-62 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

MERCYHURST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mykolas Ivanauskas	25	4-10	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	2	1	0	9
12Qadir Martin	32	4-6	0-1	1-1	8	0	2	1	0	1	9
11Jake Lemelman	37	9-18	3-8	2-2	2	3	4	1	3	1	23
10Christian Gamble	19	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	3	0	0	5	0
4Bernie Blunt III	30	5-14	2-6	3-5	3	3	1	0	4	2	15
3Cameron Johnson	10	2-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	4
34James Thomas	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
15Kaden Fuhrmann	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
7Deshaun Jackson Jr.	16	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	4	3	0
1Sean Lang	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-6240.3%	5-1827.8%	7-1070.0%	31	14	11	4	13	14	62

SYRACUSE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42William Kyle III	27	7-8	0-0	1-2	10	0	1	5	0	1	15
0Sadiq White Jr.	27	6-12	0-1	1-2	9	0	0	0	3	3	13
4Nate Kingz	25	2-7	0-3	1-2	5	3	3	1	1	3	5
11Naithan George	34	3-7	1-3	5-5	3	4	1	1	6	0	12
2J.J. Starling	32	6-9	2-4	1-1	2	4	0	0	3	2	15
10Ibrahim Souare	11	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	3	4
5Tyler Betsey	15	0-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0
9Luke Fennell	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
7Kiyan Anthony	21	5-11	1-3	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	0	12
55Bryce Zephir	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	30-6149.2%	4-1723.5%	12-1675.0%	37	12	6	8	16	13	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERCSYR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Syracuse.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mercyhurst.
(19:44) Sadiq White Jr. misses layup.
(19:39) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:39) Sadiq White Jr. makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
02
(19:14) Christian Gamble misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:09) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:54) J.J. Starling makes 11-foot jumper.
04
(18:34) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses layup.
(18:34) Nate Kingz Block.
(18:28) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Nate Kingz turnover.
(18:01) team turnover.
+2 (17:56) Naithan George makes 14-foot jumper.
06
(17:56) Bernie Blunt III misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Qadir Martin Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:56) Bernie Blunt III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
36
(17:20) Foul on Bernie Blunt III.
+2 (17:11) J.J. Starling makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
38
(17:06) Foul on J.J. Starling.
(16:50) Cameron Johnson misses 6-foot hook shot.
(16:44) Sadiq White Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Naithan George bad pass turnover.
(16:43) Christian Gamble Steal.
+3 (16:30) Jake Lemelman makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bernie Blunt III assists).
68
(16:16) Foul on Christian Gamble.
(16:09) Nate Kingz misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) J.J. Starling Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:09) J.J. Starling makes 0-foot tip in layup.
610
(16:09) Foul on Bernie Blunt III.
+1 (16:09) J.J. Starling makes free throw 1 of 1.
611
+2 (15:52) James Thomas makes layup (Jake Lemelman assists).
811
(15:48) J.J. Starling bad pass turnover.
(15:48) Jake Lemelman Steal.
+2 (15:41) Jake Lemelman makes layup.
1011
(15:39) Foul on Deshaun Jackson Jr..
+1 (15:39) Naithan George makes free throw 1 of 3.
1012
+1 (15:39) Naithan George makes free throw 2 of 3.
1013
+1 (15:39) Naithan George makes free throw 3 of 3.
1014
(15:32) Deshaun Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:32) Nate Kingz Steal.
+3 (15:25) J.J. Starling makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
1017
(14:53) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(14:50) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Tyler Betsey bad pass turnover.
(14:42) Qadir Martin Steal.
+2 (14:22) Qadir Martin makes driving layup.
1217
(14:03) Nate Kingz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Tyler Betsey Offensive Rebound.
(13:58) Tyler Betsey misses layup.
(13:58) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(13:58) Jake Lemelman Block.
(13:34) Christian Gamble misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:30) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) Naithan George misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Foul on Ibrahim Souare.
(12:59) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses layup.
(12:55) Cameron Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:55) Cameron Johnson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1417
(12:38) Sadiq White Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(12:35) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) William Kyle III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1419
(12:31) Foul on Cameron Johnson.
(12:31) William Kyle III misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:27) Bernie Blunt III Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Bernie Blunt III turnover.
(12:17) Kiyan Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:13) Jake Lemelman Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Mykolas Ivanauskas bad pass turnover.
(11:52) Luke Fennell Steal.
(11:43) J.J. Starling misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(11:39) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(11:38) Sadiq White Jr. misses layup.
(11:33) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(11:33) Sadiq White Jr. bad pass turnover.
(11:33) Jake Lemelman Steal.
(11:13) Jake Lemelman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) Kiyan Anthony Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Kiyan Anthony misses layup.
(10:57) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:57) William Kyle III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1421
(10:27) Kaden Fuhrmann misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:26) Deshaun Jackson Jr. turnover.
(10:23) Luke Fennell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) Kiyan Anthony makes 15-foot jumper.
1423
(9:48) Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses layup.
(9:43) James Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(9:37) Kaden Fuhrmann misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:34) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:17) Kiyan Anthony makes driving layup.
1425
(9:17) Foul on Qadir Martin.
(9:17) Kiyan Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:17) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:15) Luke Fennell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:08) Sadiq White Jr. misses tip in layup.
(9:07) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Cameron Johnson misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(9:01) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:58) Naithan George makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1428
(8:36) Bernie Blunt III misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(8:33) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Kiyan Anthony bad pass turnover.
(8:29) Qadir Martin Steal.
(8:07) Jake Lemelman misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(8:03) Kiyan Anthony Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Naithan George bad pass turnover.
(7:49) Cameron Johnson Steal.
+2 (7:42) Cameron Johnson makes layup (Christian Gamble assists).
1628
(7:07) Foul on Christian Gamble.
(7:07) Sadiq White Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:07) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:07) Sadiq White Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1629
(6:43) James Thomas bad pass turnover.
(6:43) Nate Kingz Steal.
(6:23) Nate Kingz misses driving layup.
(6:20) Mercyhurst Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Foul on Ibrahim Souare.
(6:20) James Thomas misses layup.
(6:20) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Naithan George bad pass turnover.
(6:20) Christian Gamble Steal.
(6:20) Jake Lemelman misses 12-foot jumper.
(6:20) Ibrahim Souare Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Tyler Betsey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:26) Qadir Martin makes layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists).
1829
(5:03) Naithan George misses layup.
(5:03) Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
(4:43) Foul on Deshaun Jackson Jr..
+1 (4:38) Ibrahim Souare makes free throw 1 of 2.
1830
+1 (4:38) Ibrahim Souare makes free throw 2 of 2.
1831
+2 (4:18) Bernie Blunt III makes driving layup.
2031
(4:09) Nate Kingz misses layup.
(4:03) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:03) William Kyle III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2033
(3:54) Foul on Nate Kingz.
(3:27) Qadir Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
(3:09) Tyler Betsey bad pass turnover.
(3:09) Bernie Blunt III Steal.
(3:00) Jake Lemelman misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:00) William Kyle III Block.
(2:55) Mykolas Ivanauskas Offensive Rebound.
(2:43) Foul on J.J. Starling.
(2:43) Bernie Blunt III misses free throw 1 of 3.
(2:43) Mercyhurst Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:43) Bernie Blunt III misses free throw 2 of 3.
(2:43) Mercyhurst Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:43) Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 3 of 3.
2133
(2:29) Sadiq White Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) Mykolas Ivanauskas Block.
(2:25) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Jake Lemelman turnover.
+3 (2:10) Kiyan Anthony makes 30-foot three point jumper (J.J. Starling assists).
2136
(1:43) Jake Lemelman misses 14-foot jumper.
(1:38) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Naithan George bad pass turnover.
(1:37) Christian Gamble Steal.
+2 (1:30) Qadir Martin makes 8-foot jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
2336
(1:07) Kiyan Anthony misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Christian Gamble Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
(1:03) Bernie Blunt III bad pass turnover.
+3 (0:54) J.J. Starling makes 27-foot three point jumper (Naithan George assists).
2339
(0:25) Bernie Blunt III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:22) Jake Lemelman Offensive Rebound.
(0:20) Jake Lemelman misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:16) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MERC

SYR

62Points76

25-62(40.3%)Field Goal(%)30-61(49.2%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)4-17(23.5%)

7-10(70.0%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(13)

14Assists12

11Steals6

4Blocks8

15Turnovers16

14(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

0Largest Lead19

Game Details

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · 7:00 PM

JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY

attendance: 12,258 (25.0%)

tv: ACC Extra

spread: SYR -24.5

over/under: 131.5