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Mercyhurst Lakers vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils

College Basketball
Mercyhurst
14-16
78-80
Final
C Connecticut
17-11
Detrick Gymnasium

Lead tracker

MERC leadsBiggest lead MERC 6, CCSU 6
H1H2
CCSU leads
Team1H2HT
MERC304878
CCSU344680

Who won: C Connecticut 80-78

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils beat the Mercyhurst Lakers 80-78 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Detrick Gymnasium. Darin Smith Jr. led the C Connecticut in points (24). Qadir Martin led the Mercyhurst in points (18).

Player of the game

Darin Smith Jr.

CCSU · 24 PTS, 4 REB

8.2

Win probability

100%CCSU final
MERCCCSU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. THREEH2 0:00
    Bernie Blunt III

    Three! Jumper, 32 ft

    B. Blunt III · 16 PTS

    Bernie Blunt III makes 32-foot three point jumper

    MERC 78 - 80 CCSU
  4. H2 0:04Darin Smith Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    D. Smith Jr. · 24 PTS

    MERC 75 - 80 CCSU
  5. H2 0:04Darin Smith Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    D. Smith Jr. · 24 PTS

    MERC 75 - 79 CCSU
  6. H2 0:04Bernie Blunt III

    Foul on Bernie Blunt III

    Foul on Bernie Blunt III.

    B. Blunt III · 16 PTS

  7. H2 0:04Bernie Blunt III
    +1

    Makes free throw 3 of 3

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 3 of 3

    B. Blunt III · 16 PTS

    MERC 75 - 78 CCSU
  8. H2 0:04Bernie Blunt III
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 3

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 2 of 3

    B. Blunt III · 16 PTS

    MERC 74 - 78 CCSU
  9. H2 0:04Bernie Blunt III
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 3

    Bernie Blunt III makes free throw 1 of 3

    B. Blunt III · 16 PTS

    MERC 73 - 78 CCSU
  10. H2 0:04Max Frazier

    Foul on Max Frazier

    Foul on Max Frazier.

    M. Frazier · 17 PTS

  11. H2 0:13Jay Rodgers
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Jay Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Rodgers · 16 PTS

    MERC 72 - 78 CCSU
  12. H2 0:13Jay Rodgers
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Jay Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Rodgers · 16 PTS

    MERC 72 - 77 CCSU
  13. H2 0:13Mykolas Ivanauskas

    Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas

    Foul on Mykolas Ivanauskas.

    M. Ivanauskas · 13 PTS

  14. H2 0:17MER

    Shorttimeout

    Mercyhurst Timeout

  15. H2 0:17Qadir Martin
    +2

    Layup

    Qadir Martin makes layup (Jake Lemelman assists)

    Q. Martin · 18 PTS · ast J. Lemelman

    MERC 72 - 76 CCSU
  16. H2 0:31James Jones
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    James Jones makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Jones · 3 PTS

    MERC 70 - 76 CCSU
  17. H2 0:31CCS

    Dead ball rebound

    Central Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.

  18. H2 0:31James Jones

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    James Jones misses free throw 1 of 2

    J. Jones · 3 PTS

  19. H2 0:31Sean Lang

    Foul on Sean Lang

    Foul on Sean Lang.

    S. Lang

  20. H2 0:31Max Frazier

    Defensive rebound

    Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.

  21. H2 0:32Jake Lemelman

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Jake Lemelman misses 24-foot three point jumper

    J. Lemelman · 10 PTS

  22. H2 0:48Darin Smith Jr.
    +2

    Layup

    Darin Smith Jr. makes layup

    D. Smith Jr. · 24 PTS

    MERC 70 - 75 CCSU
  23. H2 1:09Max Frazier

    Defensive rebound

    Max Frazier Defensive Rebound.

  24. H2 1:13Qadir Martin

    Misses driving layup

    Qadir Martin misses driving layup

    Q. Martin · 18 PTS

  25. H2 1:44Darin Smith Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Darin Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    D. Smith Jr. · 24 PTS

    MERC 70 - 73 CCSU

Leaders

MERCCCSU
Points
Qadir Martin
18
Darin Smith Jr.
24
Assists
Jake Lemelman
6
Jay Rodgers
7
Rebounds
Qadir Martin
5
Max Frazier
13

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