Stonehill vs Mercyhurst — College Basketball, Jan 17, 2026

Stonehill beat Mercyhurst 62–57 at Mercyhurst on Jan 17, 2026.

FinalSat, Jan 17Conference game

Stonehill Skyhawks

9-20 · 4-14 on the road

62

Mercyhurst Lakers

13-17 · 9-3 at home

57

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	OT	Final
STO	18	37	7	62
MERC	26	29	2	57

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Stonehill Skyhawks

• Chas StinsonG

  15 pts · 3 reb
  5-9 FG

  0-1 3PT
• Davante HackettG

  12 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
  5-11 FG

  1-4 3PT
• Trenton RuthG

  9 pts · 2 ast
  3-6 FG

  2-2 3PT

Mercyhurst Lakers

• Qadir MartinF

  15 pts · 8 reb · 4 blk
  6-13 FG

  0-1 3PT
• Jake LemelmanG

  13 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
  6-14 FG

  1-2 3PT
• Bernie Blunt IIIG

  8 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
  2-18 FG

  0-6 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

STO	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Hermann Koffi	37	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-8	1-4	0-0	—
Raymond Espinal-Guzman	36	8	8	1	0	0	2	3-8	0-2	2-2	—
Ethan Meuser	33	6	10	7	1	0	1	2-5	1-2	1-5	—
Chas Stinson	29	15	3	0	1	0	4	5-9	0-1	5-7	—
Rex Sunderland	20	2	4	1	0	1	2	0-2	0-1	2-3	—
Davante Hackett	26	12	2	1	0	0	1	5-11	1-4	1-3	—
Trenton Ruth	25	9	0	2	1	0	1	3-6	2-2	1-2	—
Ridvan Tutic	18	5	10	0	0	0	3	2-3	0-0	1-2	—
Pearse McGuinn	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		62	38	13	3	1	15	22-52	5-16	13-24

MERC	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jake Lemelman	38	13	7	4	1	0	1	6-14	1-2	0-1	—
Qadir Martin	35	15	8	0	1	4	2	6-13	0-1	3-5	—
Bernie Blunt III	35	8	3	3	1	0	1	2-18	0-6	4-5	—
Christian Gamble	25	4	2	0	1	0	0	2-5	0-1	0-0	—
Mykolas Ivanauskas	16	6	3	0	0	1	0	3-5	0-0	0-0	—
Sean Lang	28	2	4	4	3	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	—
Deshaun Jackson Jr.	22	2	3	2	1	0	1	1-6	0-0	0-1	—
Kaden Fuhrmann	11	0	0	2	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Cameron Johnson	8	3	0	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-1	0-0	—
James Thomas	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-1	—
Totals		57	30	15	9	5	7	24-68	2-11	7-13

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

STOMERC

42.3%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 22-52, home 24-68.

35.3%

31.3%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 5-16, home 2-11.

18.2%

54.2%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 13-24, home 7-13.

53.8%

42

Rebounds

40

9

Offensive rebounds

13

13

Assists

15

15

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

9

3

Steals

9

1

Blocks

5

34

Points in the paint

32

6

Fast-break points

5

17

Fouls?Fewer is better.

22

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

STO offensevsMERC defense

STO offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · MERC defense in 4 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

46.0%

#347

49.6%

Stronger#81

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

16.9%

#326

16.4%

Stronger#62

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

27.3%

#282

30.2%

Stronger#168

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

18.2%

#357

29.6%

slight#301

MERC offensevsSTO defense

MERC offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · STO defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

48.7%

#293

48.0%

Stronger#40

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

12.7%

#38Stronger

11.8%

#343

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

25.4%

#327

27.2%

Stronger#44

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

18.0%

#358

20.4%

Stronger#37

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

STOMERC

−9.7 302ndNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions206th −1.9

94.2 355thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions303rd 103.0

103.9 59thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)73rd 104.9

66.9 243rdPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)338th 64.5

Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  MERC turnovers

  MERC offense 12.7% (38th) vs STO defense allowing 11.8% (343rd)
  +305 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TFSSMTWTFGame

STO

CCSU

CHST

MERC

6 days rest

TFSSMTWTFGame

MERC

LIU

WAG

STO

6 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

STO · last 10

9-20 · 6 days rest

• Jan 10 vs CHSTW 85–82
• Jan 8 @ CCSUL 69–76
• Jan 4 @ WAGW 69–60
• Jan 2 vs NHVNL 55–70
• Dec 22 @ SYRL 48–77
• Dec 17 @ UNHL 58–59
• Dec 2 @ BRYL 65–77
• Nov 30 @ QUINL 62–76
• Nov 26 vs UMLL 64–75
• Nov 21 vs LAFW 74–70

3-7 in these

MERC · last 10

13-17 · 6 days rest

• Jan 10 @ WAGW 70–69
• Jan 8 @ LIUL 58–60
• Jan 4 vs LEMW 74–60
• Jan 2 vs FDUL 67–74
• Dec 20 vs BINGW 82–61
• Dec 17 @ SYRL 62–76
• Dec 13 @ DAVL 47–80
• Dec 5 @ LAFL 71–79
• Nov 30 @ WVUL 38–70
• Nov 23 @ MRSHL 60–69

3-7 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.