Mercyhurst 78, Central Connecticut 80 - Box Score

NET #277

	H1	H2	T
Mercyhurst	30	48	78
Central Connecticut	34	46	80

Central Connecticut

NET #289

	H1	H2	T
Mercyhurst	30	48	78
Central Connecticut	34	46	80

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CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Mercyhurst

Central Connecticut

44%

56%

✓ CorrectMargin: +1.7 predicted → +2 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

49.8%→ 53.2

eFG%

58.8 ←51.6%

12.2%→ 8.1

TO Rate

11.2 ←13.9%

25.2%

ORB%

25.4%

25.3%→ 22.6

FT Rate

54.9 ←31.0%

Mercyhurst

Predicted Actual

Central Connecticut

Recap

Hawks Edge Lakers

Central Connecticut survives in a nail-biter, outlasting Mercyhurst despite being the slightly lower-ranked team, with a 4-spot difference in NET rankings.

The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils secured a narrow victory over the Mercyhurst Lakers, winning 80-78. This closely contested matchup was decided by a slim margin of two points, highlighting the competitive nature of the game. At halftime, Central Connecticut held a four-point lead, 34-30, se...

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Top Performers

Mercyhurst

Qadir Martin26.5

PTS18REB5AST0STL2

7-12 FG, 4-5 FT

Deshaun Jackson Jr.23.0

PTS10REB5AST2STL2

5-8 FG

Jake Lemelman19.9

PTS10REB2AST6

5-14 FG, 0-5 3PT

Central Connecticut

Max FrazierMVP35.1

PTS17REB13AST1STL1BLK1

8-9 FG, 1-2 FT

Darin Smith Jr.30.3

PTS24REB4AST1

6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT, 12-13 FT

Jay Rodgers23.2

PTS16REB1AST7

6-10 FG, 1-2 3PT, 3-4 FT

Hot Players

Max FrazierCentral Connecticut+55%

PTS

12.0 avg

REB

7.1 avg

AST

0.9 avg

89% FG 8-9

Cameron JohnsonMercyhurst+54%

PTS

2.8 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

0.4 avg

25% FG 1-4

Deshaun Jackson Jr.Mercyhurst+45%

PTS

6.1 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

2.7 avg

63% FG 5-8

Melo SanchezCentral Connecticut+21%

PTS

9.6 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

0.7 avg

63% FG 5-8

Mykolas IvanauskasMercyhurst+21%

PTS

7.1 avg

REB

4.9 avg

AST

0.4 avg

67% FG 6-9

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Mercyhurst78

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jake Lemelman	35	10	5-14	0-5	0-0	2	6	0	0	1
Bernie Blunt III	33	16	4-6	3-4	5-5	4	1	0	0	3
Qadir Martin	27	18	7-12	0-0	4-5	5	0	2	0	1
Deshaun Jackson Jr.	23	10	5-8	0-0	0-0	5	2	2	0	0
Cameron Johnson	18	4	1-4	0-1	2-2	4	0	2	1	0
Mykolas Ivanauskas	17	13	6-9	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1	0
Christian Gamble	16	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Sean Lang	14	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Kaden Fuhrmann	13	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
James Thomas	4	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Brady Conner	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Vladimir Pavlovic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Emilis Butkus	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Leman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Or Faran	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	78	31-62	4-17	12-14	27	10	6	2	6

Central Connecticut80

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
James Jones	34	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	2	3
Max Frazier	34	17	8-9	0-0	1-2	13	1	1	1	2
Darin Smith Jr.	34	24	6-13	0-1	12-13	4	1	0	0	0
Jay Rodgers	32	16	6-10	1-2	3-4	1	7	0	0	3
Melo Sanchez	32	13	5-8	2-4	1-1	1	1	0	0	0
Daniel James	12	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0
Elijah Parker	10	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0
Roddy Jones	6	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Mott	6	3	1-1	0-0	1-4	3	0	1	0	0
Corsley Edwards Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Fox	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Rashawn Tibby	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Kobe Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Spinelli	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Ashley	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ashton Reynolds	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	80	28-51	4-10	20-28	29	12	3	3	8