Mercyhurst vs Stonehill — College Basketball, Feb 28, 2026

Mercyhurst beat Stonehill 75–72 at Stonehill on Feb 28, 2026.

FinalSat, Feb 28Conference game

Mercyhurst Lakers

13-17 · 4-14 on the road

75

Stonehill Skyhawks

9-20 · 5-6 at home

72

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	OT	Final
MERC	30	32	13	75
STO	30	32	10	72

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

Mercyhurst Lakers

• Bernie Blunt IIIG

  24 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast · 4 stl
  5-19 FG

  1-5 3PT
• Jake LemelmanG

  20 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
  6-16 FG

  3-4 3PT
• Qadir MartinF

  12 pts · 7 reb · 3 blk
  6-10 FG

Stonehill Skyhawks

• Chas StinsonG

  21 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
  7-19 FG

  1-4 3PT
• Davante HackettG

  15 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
  4-17 FG

  3-9 3PT
• Ethan MeuserF

  14 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast · Double-double
  5-9 FG

  0-2 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

MERC	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bernie Blunt III	37	24	3	1	4	0	0	5-19	1-5	13-14	—
Jake Lemelman	35	20	3	2	0	0	0	6-16	3-4	5-5	—
Qadir Martin	26	12	7	0	0	3	1	6-10	0-0	0-3	—
Christian Gamble	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	—
Mykolas Ivanauskas	15	0	4	0	1	3	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Deshaun Jackson Jr.	31	6	7	4	1	0	3	3-8	0-0	0-0	—
Sean Lang	23	4	11	3	1	0	0	1-2	1-2	1-3	—
Kaden Fuhrmann	20	7	0	1	0	0	1	3-6	1-4	0-0	—
Cameron Johnson	13	2	4	1	0	1	0	1-5	0-1	0-0	—
James Thomas	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		75	39	13	7	8	5	25-71	6-17	19-25

STO	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Davante Hackett	43	15	2	3	1	0	1	4-17	3-9	4-4	—
Chas Stinson	40	21	9	2	1	0	2	7-19	1-4	6-9	—
Ethan Meuser	37	14	10	3	0	1	3	5-9	0-2	4-8	—
Rex Sunderland	36	0	5	5	0	1	1	0-3	0-1	0-0	—
Ridvan Tutic	30	12	15	0	0	1	4	5-8	0-0	2-5	—
Anthony Holden	20	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	—
Trenton Ruth	11	4	3	1	0	0	0	1-5	1-3	1-2	—
Raymond Espinal-Guzman	8	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	—
Totals		72	47	15	2	3	12	24-64	7-21	17-28

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

MERCSTO

35.2%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 25-71, home 24-64.

37.5%

35.3%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 6-17, home 7-21.

33.3%

76.0%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 19-25, home 17-28.

60.7%

47

Rebounds

48

13

Offensive rebounds

12

13

Assists

15

6

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

12

7

Steals

2

8

Blocks

3

22

Points in the paint

34

11

Fast-break points

11

22

Fouls?Fewer is better.

19

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 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

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

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

MERCSTO

−1.9 206thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions302nd −9.7

103.0 303rdOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions355th 94.2

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

64.5 338thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)243rd 66.9

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

MERC

WAG

LIU

CCSU

STO

1 day rest

TFSSMTWTFGame

STO

NHVN

LEM

MERC

6 days rest

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

MERC · last 10

13-17 · 1 day rest

• Feb 26 @ CCSUL 78–80
• Feb 21 vs LIUW 91–83
• Feb 19 vs WAGL 80–83
• Feb 12 @ LEML 57–58
• Feb 7 @ FDUL 52–55
• Jan 31 @ CHSTL 74–78
• Jan 29 vs NHVNW 70–51
• Jan 25 vs CHSTW 61–59
• Jan 23 @ NHVNW 61–57
• Jan 19 vs CCSUW 79–61

5-5 in these

STO · last 10

9-20 · 6 days rest

• Feb 21 vs LEMW 77–68
• Feb 19 @ NHVNL 51–64
• Feb 14 vs WAGL 57–68
• Feb 12 @ CHSTL 55–68
• Feb 7 @ LIUL 54–61
• Feb 5 @ FDUL 58–74
• Jan 31 @ LEMW 65–54
• Jan 29 vs FDUW 58–57
• Jan 26 vs CCSUW 61–59
• Jan 23 vs LIUL 63–66

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.