Chicago State Cougars vs. Mercyhurst Lakers

Jan 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CHST	28	31	59
MERC	26	35	61

Game Recap

Mercyhurst earns 61-59 victory over Chicago State. Bernie Blunt's 19 points helped Mercyhurst defeat Chicago State 61-59 on Sunday and extend the Cougars' losing streak to 10 games.

Player Stats

CHICAGO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
23CJ Ray	33	3-10	2-4	2-2	3	2	1	0	1	10
22Dailliss Cox	36	2-6	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	0	3	4
9Malek Robinson	19	1-1	0-0	0-2	4	3	2	2	0	2
10Corey Sands	16	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	3
4Marcus Tankersley	31	4-12	0-1	3-4	3	0	0	0	1	11
6Daniel Zatsepin	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Doyel Cockrill III	27	4-10	2-5	3-3	3	2	1	1	1	13
25Dakari Thomas	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Chauncey Gibson	13	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	3
21Braelon Bush	23	5-7	3-5	0-0	3	1	2	2	0	13
TOTAL	-	21-5637.5%	9-2339.1%	8-1172.7%	28	12	6	6	8	59

MERCYHURST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mykolas Ivanauskas	25	1-3	0-0	1-1	12	2	0	1	3	1	3
12Qadir Martin	33	3-7	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	2	1	1	6
11Jake Lemelman	30	5-10	2-4	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	1	12
10Christian Gamble	31	5-9	2-6	0-0	5	4	1	0	2	2	12
4Bernie Blunt III	32	6-13	4-11	3-4	3	1	1	0	3	0	19
3Cameron Johnson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
34James Thomas	15	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
15Kaden Fuhrmann	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	3
7Deshaun Jackson Jr.	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2
1Sean Lang	9	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	23-5046.0%	10-2540.0%	5-771.4%	29	19	4	3	12	9	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCHSTMERC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Chicago State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mercyhurst.
(19:38) Malek Robinson bad pass turnover.
(19:38) Bernie Blunt III Steal.
(19:06) Bernie Blunt III out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(18:46) Dailliss Cox misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:38) CJ Ray Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:25) Malek Robinson makes layup.
20
(18:11) Mykolas Ivanauskas bad pass turnover.
(18:11) Malek Robinson Steal.
+2 (18:03) CJ Ray makes layup (Corey Sands assists).
40
+2 (17:34) Christian Gamble makes 15-foot jumper (Mykolas Ivanauskas assists).
42
(17:17) Marcus Tankersley misses 3-foot jumper.
(17:17) Mykolas Ivanauskas Block.
(17:13) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:04) Bernie Blunt III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
45
(16:36) Corey Sands misses 17-foot jumper.
(16:32) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:18) Jake Lemelman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Christian Gamble assists).
48
(16:03) Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.
(15:53) Corey Sands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:50) Chicago State Offensive Rebound.
(15:50) Foul on Christian Gamble.
(15:40) CJ Ray misses 6-foot jumper.
(15:37) Christian Gamble Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Christian Gamble bad pass turnover.
(14:45) CJ Ray misses 13-foot jumper.
(14:43) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Jake Lemelman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:25) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:58) Braelon Bush makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ Ray assists).
78
(13:24) Qadir Martin bad pass turnover.
(13:03) Chauncey Gibson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:01) Cameron Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:54) Qadir Martin makes 4-foot jumper (Kaden Fuhrmann assists).
710
+2 (12:40) Marcus Tankersley makes 7-foot jumper.
910
(12:08) Bernie Blunt III misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) Bernie Blunt III Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Bernie Blunt III bad pass turnover.
(11:57) Braelon Bush Steal.
+2 (11:54) Braelon Bush makes layup.
1110
(11:30) Qadir Martin misses layup.
(11:28) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:01) Chauncey Gibson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Doyel Cockrill III assists).
1410
(10:37) Deshaun Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:37) Braelon Bush Steal.
(10:32) Doyel Cockrill III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:29) Malek Robinson Offensive Rebound.
(10:28) Foul on Deshaun Jackson Jr..
(10:28) Malek Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:28) Chicago State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:28) Malek Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:28) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:11) Kaden Fuhrmann makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Gamble assists).
1413
(9:49) Doyel Cockrill III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:46) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:37) Christian Gamble makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
1416
(9:06) Braelon Bush bad pass turnover.
(9:06) Kaden Fuhrmann Steal.
(8:44) Kaden Fuhrmann bad pass turnover.
(8:44) CJ Ray Steal.
(8:38) Doyel Cockrill III misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(8:36) Christian Gamble Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:12) Christian Gamble makes 18-foot jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
1418
(7:45) Dailliss Cox misses 12-foot jumper.
(7:43) Christian Gamble Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Kaden Fuhrmann bad pass turnover.
(7:10) Chauncey Gibson bad pass turnover.
(7:10) Christian Gamble Steal.
(7:10) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
(6:47) Bernie Blunt III out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:39) Marcus Tankersley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:36) Doyel Cockrill III Offensive Rebound.
(6:16) Doyel Cockrill III misses 5-foot jumper.
(6:16) Qadir Martin Block.
(6:13) Chicago State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:11) Doyel Cockrill III makes 11-foot jumper.
1618
(5:49) Mykolas Ivanauskas bad pass turnover.
(5:45) Doyel Cockrill III bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:30) Sean Lang makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Thomas assists).
1621
(5:03) CJ Ray misses layup.
(5:00) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Sean Lang misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:52) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:32) Doyel Cockrill III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dailliss Cox assists).
1921
+3 (4:14) Bernie Blunt III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sean Lang assists).
1924
(3:56) Foul on Sean Lang.
(3:56) Marcus Tankersley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:56) Chicago State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:56) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2024
(3:35) Christian Gamble misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:29) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Marcus Tankersley misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:12) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Sean Lang misses 18-foot jumper.
(2:51) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Corey Sands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:33) James Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Jake Lemelman misses 19-foot jumper.
(2:22) Malek Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:53) CJ Ray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malek Robinson assists).
2324
+2 (1:32) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes 17-foot jumper (Mykolas Ivanauskas assists).
2326
(1:06) Foul on Deshaun Jackson Jr..
+1 (1:06) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2426
+1 (1:06) Marcus Tankersley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2526
(0:51) Mykolas Ivanauskas misses layup.
(0:50) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:28) Doyel Cockrill III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malek Robinson assists).
2826
(0:01) Bernie Blunt III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Chicago State Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CHST

MERC

59Points61

21-56(37.5%)Field Goal(%)23-50(46.0%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)10-25(40.0%)

8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)5-7(71.4%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)32(7)

12Assists19

6Steals4

0Blocks3

6Turnovers12

8(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

4Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, January 25, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Mercyhurst Athletic Center · Erie, PA

attendance: 356 (32.4%)

tv: NEC Front Row

spread: MERC -9.5

over/under: 131.5