Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs. Mercyhurst Lakers

Mar 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FDU	28	33	61
MERC	35	35	70

Game Recap

Blunt's 20 lead Mercyhurst over Fairleigh Dickinson in NEC Tournament 70-61. Bernie Blunt and Jake Lemelman had 20 points each in Mercyhurst's 70-61 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday in the NEC Tournament.

Player Stats

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Taeshaud Jackson	26	2-4	0-0	0-0	9	1	1	0	5	5	4
22Cyril Martynov	31	4-6	0-0	4-6	5	0	0	0	1	1	12
35David Jevtic	31	4-10	3-5	0-1	5	1	1	0	0	1	11
0Joey Niesman	39	5-15	2-10	0-1	2	1	0	0	3	2	12
7Eric Parnell	10	1-3	0-2	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
55Arthur Cox	24	4-9	0-2	7-7	3	3	1	0	1	2	15
24Ras Elijah Godbolt	24	0-4	0-2	2-2	3	2	0	0	2	2	2
3Raysean Johnson	15	1-3	0-2	1-2	2	0	2	0	0	2	3


TOTAL	-	21-5438.9%	5-2321.7%	14-2166.7%	29	8	5	0	12	18	61

MERCYHURST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Mykolas Ivanauskas	17	2-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	2	4
12Qadir Martin	34	4-7	0-1	3-4	6	1	1	5	1	4	11
11Jake Lemelman	34	7-13	3-6	3-3	2	4	1	0	6	1	20
10Christian Gamble	16	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
4Bernie Blunt III	32	6-15	2-6	6-7	7	1	0	0	0	2	20
3Cameron Johnson	14	2-2	1-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	7
34James Thomas	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
15Kaden Fuhrmann	19	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
7Deshaun Jackson Jr.	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	2	6
1Sean Lang	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	25-4951.0%	6-1735.3%	14-1687.5%	31	14	5	5	10	19	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFDUMERC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Mercyhurst.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Fairleigh Dickinson.
+3 (19:34) Bernie Blunt III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Qadir Martin assists).
03
+3 (19:08) David Jevtic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Taeshaud Jackson assists).
33
(18:41) Jake Lemelman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:37) David Jevtic Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.
(18:24) David Jevtic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:19) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:15) Qadir Martin makes layup (Jake Lemelman assists).
35
(17:59) Eric Parnell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Qadir Martin Block.
(17:55) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:48) Mykolas Ivanauskas makes layup (Jake Lemelman assists).
37
+3 (17:36) Joey Niesman makes 25-foot three point jumper.
67
+2 (17:20) Bernie Blunt III makes 14-foot jumper (Christian Gamble assists).
69
(16:52) Cyril Martynov bad pass turnover.
(16:52) Mykolas Ivanauskas Steal.
+3 (16:46) Jake Lemelman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Gamble assists).
612
(16:17) Cyril Martynov misses 4-foot jumper.
(16:17) Qadir Martin Block.
(16:14) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
(16:08) Foul on Joey Niesman.
(15:57) Qadir Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:53) Bernie Blunt III Offensive Rebound.
(15:52) Bernie Blunt III misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
(15:36) Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.
(15:28) Foul on Arthur Cox.
(15:28) Arthur Cox turnover.
(15:08) Bernie Blunt III misses layup.
(15:05) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Arthur Cox misses 10-foot jumper.
(14:42) Christian Gamble Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Foul on Taeshaud Jackson.
+2 (14:31) Kaden Fuhrmann makes layup (Deshaun Jackson Jr. assists).
614
(14:15) Foul on Joey Niesman.
(14:15) Joey Niesman turnover.
(13:57) Deshaun Jackson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:57) Taeshaud Jackson Steal.
(13:37) Taeshaud Jackson bad pass turnover.
(13:37) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Steal.
+2 (13:32) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes layup.
616
(13:17) Taeshaud Jackson misses 17-foot jumper.
(13:14) Deshaun Jackson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Bernie Blunt III misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Foul on Qadir Martin.
+1 (12:49) Arthur Cox makes free throw 1 of 2.
716
+1 (12:49) Arthur Cox makes free throw 2 of 2.
816
+2 (12:28) Qadir Martin makes 4-foot dunk (Jake Lemelman assists).
818
+2 (12:04) Eric Parnell makes 15-foot jumper.
1018
(12:04) Foul on Deshaun Jackson Jr..
(12:04) Eric Parnell misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:04) Cameron Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:40) Deshaun Jackson Jr. makes 4-foot jumper.
1020
(11:15) Foul on Deshaun Jackson Jr..
+1 (11:15) Cyril Martynov makes free throw 1 of 2.
1120
(11:15) Cyril Martynov misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:15) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(10:51) Qadir Martin misses 7-foot jumper.
(10:48) Taeshaud Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) team turnover.
(10:09) team shot clock turnover .
(9:59) Joey Niesman misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:56) Bernie Blunt III Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Jake Lemelman out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(9:28) Foul on James Thomas.
+1 (9:28) Cyril Martynov makes free throw 1 of 2.
1220
(9:28) Cyril Martynov misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:28) Bernie Blunt III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:12) Jake Lemelman makes layup.
1222
(8:55) Joey Niesman bad pass turnover.
(8:55) James Thomas Steal.
(8:51) Jake Lemelman bad pass turnover.
(8:51) David Jevtic Steal.
(8:20) Joey Niesman misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:16) Mercyhurst Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Foul on Taeshaud Jackson.
+1 (7:59) Qadir Martin makes free throw 1 of 2.
1223
+1 (7:59) Qadir Martin makes free throw 2 of 2.
1224
+2 (7:45) Arthur Cox makes layup.
1424
(7:16) Jake Lemelman out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(7:00) Foul on Cameron Johnson.
(7:00) David Jevtic misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:00) Bernie Blunt III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:46) Jake Lemelman makes 19-foot jumper (Bernie Blunt III assists).
1426
+2 (6:26) Cyril Martynov makes 3-foot jumper (Arthur Cox assists).
1626
(6:17) Foul on Eric Parnell.
+2 (6:01) Qadir Martin makes layup (Kaden Fuhrmann assists).
1628
+3 (5:38) David Jevtic makes 31-foot three point jumper.
1928
+2 (5:20) Bernie Blunt III makes layup.
1930
(4:57) Foul on Sean Lang.
(4:57) Raysean Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:57) Jake Lemelman Defensive Rebound.
(4:50) Jake Lemelman misses 14-foot jumper.
(4:46) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) Raysean Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:27) Kaden Fuhrmann Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:17) Bernie Blunt III makes 18-foot jumper (Jake Lemelman assists).
1932
(3:54) Arthur Cox misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:50) Mykolas Ivanauskas Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Jake Lemelman bad pass turnover.
(3:42) Raysean Johnson Steal.
+2 (3:39) Raysean Johnson makes 5-foot jumper.
2132
(3:39) Foul on Bernie Blunt III.
+1 (3:39) Raysean Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
2232
(3:14) Bernie Blunt III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:11) David Jevtic Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) Foul on Bernie Blunt III.
+1 (2:59) Ras Elijah Godbolt makes free throw 1 of 2.
2332
+1 (2:59) Ras Elijah Godbolt makes free throw 2 of 2.
2432
(2:31) Christian Gamble misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(2:26) Ras Elijah Godbolt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:15) Arthur Cox makes 4-foot jumper (Ras Elijah Godbolt assists).
2632
(1:56) Jake Lemelman bad pass turnover.
(1:56) Arthur Cox Steal.
(1:41) Raysean Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.
(1:25) Christian Gamble misses 6-foot jumper.
(1:22) Raysean Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) Foul on Kaden Fuhrmann.
+1 (0:59) Cyril Martynov makes free throw 1 of 2.
2732
+1 (0:59) Cyril Martynov makes free throw 2 of 2.
2832
(0:46) Jake Lemelman bad pass turnover.
(0:32) Eric Parnell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:25) Sean Lang Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:08) Jake Lemelman makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2835
(0:00) Joey Niesman misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Qadir Martin Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

FDU

MERC

61Points70

21-54(38.9%)Field Goal(%)25-49(51.0%)

5-23(21.7%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)33(4)

8Assists14

5Steals5

0Blocks5

13Turnovers11

18(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

0Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Mercyhurst Athletic Center · Erie, PA

attendance: 1,027 (93.4%)

tv: NEC Front Row

spread: MERC -3.5

over/under: 131.5