Mercyhurst vs New Haven — College Basketball, Jan 23, 2026

Mercyhurst beat New Haven 61–57 at New Haven on Jan 23, 2026.

FinalFri, Jan 23Conference game

Mercyhurst Lakers

13-17 · 4-14 on the road

61

New Haven Chargers

10-16 · 6-5 at home

57

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
MERC	27	34	61
NHVN	28	29	57

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

Mercyhurst Lakers

• Qadir MartinF

  16 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast · 3 blk
  8-12 FG
• Bernie Blunt IIIG

  15 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
  5-11 FG

  2-4 3PT
• Jake LemelmanG

  14 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
  5-12 FG

  2-4 3PT

New Haven Chargers

• Najimi GeorgeG

  17 pts · 4 reb
  5-11 FG

  0-2 3PT
• Andre PashaF

  15 pts · 4 reb
  6-8 FG

  3-4 3PT
• Jabri FitzpatrickG

  12 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
  6-10 FG

  0-3 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

MERC	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bernie Blunt III	35	15	1	2	0	0	1	5-11	2-4	3-3	—
Qadir Martin	32	16	4	1	0	3	1	8-12	0-0	0-0	—
Jake Lemelman	31	14	2	2	1	0	1	5-12	2-4	2-2	—
Christian Gamble	24	5	0	2	1	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	—
Mykolas Ivanauskas	11	0	1	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Deshaun Jackson Jr.	25	6	4	4	3	0	1	2-5	0-0	2-2	—
Sean Lang	15	0	6	1	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
James Thomas	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Kaden Fuhrmann	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	—
Cameron Johnson	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		61	20	13	7	3	9	24-49	6-14	7-7

NHVN	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Najimi George	36	17	4	0	0	0	3	5-11	0-2	7-10	—
Jabri Fitzpatrick	36	12	3	5	1	0	5	6-10	0-3	0-0	—
Andre Pasha	33	15	4	0	0	1	4	6-8	3-4	0-0	—
Stefano Faloppa	23	2	5	1	2	0	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	—
Kheni Briggs	17	3	0	0	2	0	0	1-3	0-1	1-2	—
Teshaun Steele	22	3	5	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	1-1	—
Maison Adeleye	20	5	4	2	1	0	1	1-2	0-1	3-4	—
Aidan Losiewicz	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	—
Kyle Kearson	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	—
Tristan Burth	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		57	26	10	6	1	14	21-43	3-15	12-17

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

MERCNHVN

49.0%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 24-49, home 21-43.

48.8%

42.9%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 6-14, home 3-15.

20.0%

100.0%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 7-7, home 12-17.

70.6%

22

Rebounds

28

3

Offensive rebounds

6

13

Assists

10

9

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

14

7

Steals

6

3

Blocks

1

32

Points in the paint

30

10

Fast-break points

8

14

Fouls?Fewer is better.

12

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)

MERC offensevsNHVN defense

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

51.6%

Stronger#187

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

12.7%

#38Stronger

15.1%

#137

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

25.4%

#327

27.2%

Stronger#43

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

18.0%

#358

20.5%

Stronger#39

NHVN offensevsMERC defense

NHVN offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups · MERC 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.

48.0%

#310

49.6%

Stronger#81

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

16.5%

#307

16.4%

Stronger#62

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

22.0%

#353

30.2%

Stronger#168

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

21.7%

#299slight

29.6%

#301

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

MERCNHVN

−1.9 206thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions310th −10.6

103.0 303rdOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions351st 96.2

104.9 73rdDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)104th 106.7

64.5 338thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)360th 62.9

Expected pace: about 64 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 NHVN defense allowing 15.1% (137th)
  +99 spots

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

last 10 days

WTFSSMTWTGame

MERC

STO

CCSU

NHVN

3 days rest

WTFSSMTWTGame

NHVN

WAG

CHST

MERC

3 days rest

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

MERC · last 10

13-17 · 3 days rest

• Jan 19 vs CCSUW 79–61
• Jan 17 vs STOL 57–62
• 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

4-6 in these

NHVN · last 10

10-16 · 3 days rest

• Jan 19 @ CHSTW 62–56
• Jan 17 vs WAGW 80–74
• Jan 10 vs FDUW 65–55
• Jan 8 @ LEML 47–73
• Jan 4 @ CCSUL 61–72
• Jan 2 @ STOW 70–55
• Dec 29 @ VANL 53–96
• Dec 22 @ FORL 47–65
• Dec 10 @ NJITL 64–70
• Dec 6 @ BCL 63–67

4-6 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.