Merrimack Warriors vs. Rider Broncs

FINAL

Feb 7, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
MRMK	40	33	73
RID	20	27	47

Game Recap

Tye Dorset scores 18 to guide Merrimack to 73-47 romp over Rider. Tye Dorset had 18 points in Merrimack's 73-47 victory over Rider on Saturday night.

Player Stats

MERRIMACK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Todd Brogna	29	1-2	0-1	0-0	6	4	0	1	1	2	2
5Kevair Kennedy	35	3-10	0-0	8-9	3	5	2	0	2	2	14
3Ernest Shelton	35	5-10	1-6	4-5	3	1	0	0	2	2	15
4Tye Dorset	35	7-8	2-2	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	2	18
10Andrés Marrero	28	3-3	2-2	2-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	10
0Dylan Veillette	10	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	6
23KC Ugwuakazi	14	3-4	0-0	0-2	7	2	0	1	2	2	6
14Brandon Legris	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
21Brendan Johnson	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Jaylen Stinson	7	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2

TOTAL	-	26-4656.5%	5-1338.5%	16-2176.2%	31	15	3	2	10	16	73

RIDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Cole McCabe	16	1-4	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3
3Shemani Fuller	16	4-6	0-0	1-4	5	0	0	0	1	1	9
2Caleb Smith	37	2-4	0-1	7-14	7	2	1	2	0	2	11
11Flash Burton	31	6-17	2-6	4-4	0	1	1	0	1	3	18
0Zion Cruz	31	2-11	0-2	0-1	2	3	3	2	4	4	4
7Davis Bynum	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Daniel Helterhoff	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30Kristupas Kepežinskas	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10AB Coulibaly	21	1-6	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	1	2
5Jamir McNeil	24	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0
14Antwan Wilson	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	16-5230.8%	3-1421.4%	12-2352.2%	22	11	7	5	6	16	47

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMRMKRID

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Rider.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Merrimack.
(19:41) Zion Cruz bad pass turnover.
+3 (19:23) Tye Dorset makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrés Marrero assists).
30
(18:59) Zion Cruz misses 15-foot jumper.
(18:50) Shemani Fuller Offensive Rebound.
(18:49) Shemani Fuller bad pass turnover.
(18:49) Andrés Marrero Steal.
+2 (18:45) Andrés Marrero makes layup (Kevair Kennedy assists).
50
+3 (18:22) Cole McCabe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Cruz assists).
53
+3 (18:03) Ernest Shelton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevair Kennedy assists).
83
(17:38) Zion Cruz misses layup.
(17:30) Shemani Fuller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:30) Shemani Fuller makes layup.
85
+3 (17:02) Andrés Marrero makes 24-foot three point jumper (Todd Brogna assists).
115
(16:36) Flash Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:31) Shemani Fuller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:29) Caleb Smith makes layup (Flash Burton assists).
117
(16:10) Kevair Kennedy bad pass turnover.
(16:10) Zion Cruz Steal.
(16:02) Flash Burton misses layup.
(16:02) Todd Brogna Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Foul on Flash Burton.
(16:02) Todd Brogna Block.
(15:49) Ernest Shelton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:43) Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:21) Flash Burton makes 13-foot jumper (Caleb Smith assists).
119
(14:56) Foul on Shemani Fuller.
+1 (14:56) Kevair Kennedy makes free throw 1 of 2.
129
+1 (14:56) Kevair Kennedy makes free throw 2 of 2.
139
(14:35) Flash Burton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:29) Kevair Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
(14:10) Ernest Shelton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:05) Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.
(13:55) Flash Burton bad pass turnover.
(13:55) Kevair Kennedy Steal.
+2 (13:49) Kevair Kennedy makes layup (Todd Brogna assists).
159
(13:49) Foul on Zion Cruz.
+1 (13:49) Kevair Kennedy makes free throw 1 of 1.
169
(13:22) Foul on KC Ugwuakazi.
+1 (13:22) Caleb Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
1610
(13:22) Caleb Smith misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:19) Merrimack Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:03) KC Ugwuakazi makes 1-foot dunk (Kevair Kennedy assists).
1810
(12:45) Zion Cruz misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(12:40) KC Ugwuakazi Defensive Rebound.
(12:32) Foul on Flash Burton.
(12:32) KC Ugwuakazi misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:32) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:32) KC Ugwuakazi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:30) KC Ugwuakazi Offensive Rebound.
(12:15) Foul on Daniel Helterhoff.
(12:08) KC Ugwuakazi misses layup.
(12:01) Cole McCabe Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) Cole McCabe misses layup.
(11:44) Kevair Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
(11:31) Foul on Antwan Wilson.
(11:31) Ernest Shelton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:31) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:31) Ernest Shelton makes free throw 2 of 2.
1910
+2 (11:02) Shemani Fuller makes 11-foot floating jump shot (AB Coulibaly assists).
1912
+2 (10:49) KC Ugwuakazi makes 2-foot dunk (Kevair Kennedy assists).
2112
+2 (10:32) Shemani Fuller makes 2-foot dunk (Caleb Smith assists).
2114
(10:07) Kevair Kennedy misses layup.
(10:04) KC Ugwuakazi Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:03) Tye Dorset makes 25-foot three point jumper (KC Ugwuakazi assists).
2414
(9:53) Foul on Tye Dorset.
(9:32) Foul on Dylan Veillette.
+2 (9:26) Shemani Fuller makes 2-foot floating jump shot (Antwan Wilson assists).
2416
+2 (9:02) Tye Dorset makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2616
(8:38) AB Coulibaly misses layup.
(8:37) Shemani Fuller Offensive Rebound.
(8:37) Foul on Kevair Kennedy.
(8:37) Shemani Fuller misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:37) Rider Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:37) Shemani Fuller misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:35) Todd Brogna Defensive Rebound.
(8:13) Ernest Shelton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:07) AB Coulibaly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:46) AB Coulibaly makes 12-foot jumper (Zion Cruz assists).
2618
+2 (7:16) Dylan Veillette makes layup (Ernest Shelton assists).
2818
(6:48) Foul on Dylan Veillette.
+1 (6:48) Shemani Fuller makes free throw 1 of 2.
2819
(6:48) Shemani Fuller misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:45) Todd Brogna Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Kevair Kennedy misses driving layup.
(6:27) KC Ugwuakazi Offensive Rebound.
(6:25) Foul on Antwan Wilson.
(6:25) Kevair Kennedy misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:25) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:25) Kevair Kennedy makes free throw 2 of 2.
2919
(6:00) Zion Cruz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:59) Merrimack Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Ernest Shelton bad pass turnover.
(5:42) Flash Burton Steal.
(5:14) Zion Cruz misses layup.
(5:08) Ernest Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(5:08) Foul on Flash Burton.
+1 (5:08) Andrés Marrero makes free throw 1 of 3.
3019
(5:08) Andrés Marrero misses free throw 2 of 3.
(5:08) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:08) Andrés Marrero makes free throw 3 of 3.
3119
(4:46) Antwan Wilson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:41) Caleb Smith Offensive Rebound.
(4:32) Cole McCabe misses 13-foot jumper.
(4:29) Caleb Smith Offensive Rebound.
(4:29) Foul on Todd Brogna.
+1 (4:29) Caleb Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
3120
(4:29) Caleb Smith misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:26) KC Ugwuakazi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:08) Kevair Kennedy makes driving layup.
3320
(3:36) Caleb Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:32) Antwan Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(3:32) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (3:06) Andrés Marrero makes 23-foot three point jumper.
3620
(2:37) Cole McCabe misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:32) Todd Brogna Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:08) Tye Dorset makes layup (Todd Brogna assists).
3820
(1:45) Davis Bynum misses 16-foot jumper.
(1:41) Andrés Marrero Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:22) Kevair Kennedy makes layup.
4020
(0:51) Shemani Fuller misses 9-foot hook shot.
(0:46) Tye Dorset Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Kevair Kennedy misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(0:33) Shemani Fuller Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Antwan Wilson misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:00) Ernest Shelton Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MRMK

RID

73Points47

26-46(56.5%)Field Goal(%)16-52(30.8%)

5-13(38.5%)3-Point(%)3-14(21.4%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)12-23(52.2%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)25(14)

15Assists11

3Steals7

2Blocks5

11Turnovers8

16(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

29Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Alumni Gymnasium (Rider) · Lawrenceville, NJ

attendance: 1,521 (92.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MRMK -8.5

over/under: 137.5