Merrimack 68-52 Bucknell (22 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Bucknell Bison

3-9, 2-6 away

	1	2	T
BUCK	16	36	52
MRMK	34	34	68

Merrimack Warriors

6-7, 4-0 home

TIME		BUCK	MRMK
19:43	Samba Diallo made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Derkack.	0	2
19:23	Elvin Edmonds IV Turnover.	0	2
19:23	Adam Clark Steal.	0	2
19:23	Adam Clark made Layup.	0	4
19:22	Bucknell Turnover.	0	4
18:16	Adam Clark missed Layup.	0	4
18:11	Jack Forrest Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:07	Josh Bascoe Turnover.	0	4
18:07	Jordan Derkack Steal.	0	4
18:03	Jordan Derkack made Dunk.	0	6
18:03	Bucknell Timeout	0	6
17:37	Noah Williamson made Layup.	2	6
17:09	Adam Clark missed Jumper.	2	6
17:09	Jack Forrest Block.	2	6
17:03	Elvin Edmonds IV Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:45	Noah Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:42	Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:35	Adam Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:32	Bucknell Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:11	Josh Bascoe missed Jumper.	2	6
16:07	Jacob O'Connell Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:52	Jacob O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
15:48	Josh Bascoe Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:42	Foul on Jordan Derkack.	2	6
15:42	Official TV Timeout	2	6
15:34	Elvin Edmonds IV Turnover.	2	6
15:34	Devon Savage Steal.	2	6
15:28	Jaylen Stinson made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Derkack.	2	8
14:59	Elvin Edmonds IV Turnover.	2	8
14:59	Jaylen Stinson Steal.	2	8
14:51	Devon Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Stinson.	2	11
14:35	Elvin Edmonds IV missed Jumper.	2	11
14:32	Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.	2	11
14:16	Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.	2	11
14:12	Ian Motta Defensive Rebound.	2	11
13:59	Jack Forrest missed Jumper.	2	11
13:55	Brandon McCreesh Offensive Rebound.	2	11
13:48	Ian Motta Turnover.	2	11
13:48	Jaylen Stinson Steal.	2	11
13:24	Jacob O'Connell missed Layup.	2	11
13:21	Devon Savage Offensive Rebound.	2	11
13:18	Devon Savage missed Layup.	2	11
13:16	Samba Diallo Offensive Rebound.	2	11
13:12	Jacob O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	11
13:09	Pip Ajayi Defensive Rebound.	2	11
12:47	Jack Forrest missed Three Point Jumper.	2	11
12:42	Jacob O'Connell Defensive Rebound.	2	11
12:27	Jacob O'Connell made Dunk. Assisted by Adam Clark.	2	13
12:04	Josh Bascoe Turnover.	2	13
11:44	Jaylen Stinson made Three Point Jumper.	2	16
11:15	Ruot Bijiek made Layup. Assisted by Pip Ajayi.	4	16
10:54	Jordan McKoy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.	4	19
10:31	Josh Bascoe missed Layup.	4	19
10:31	Bucknell Offensive Rebound.	4	19
10:31	Foul on Jordan McKoy.	4	19
10:29	Elvin Edmonds IV Turnover.	4	19
10:29	Jordan Derkack Steal.	4	19
10:25	Jordan Derkack made Dunk.	4	21
10:20	Elvin Edmonds IV Turnover.	4	21
10:20	Jordan Derkack Steal.	4	21
10:04	Samba Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.	4	21
10:00	Elvin Edmonds IV Defensive Rebound.	4	21
9:40	Jack Forrest Turnover.	4	21
9:28	Jaylen Stinson missed Three Point Jumper.	4	21
9:23	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	4	21
9:07	Jack Forrest made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elvin Edmonds IV.	7	21
8:48	Samba Diallo missed Three Point Jumper.	7	21
8:44	Jack Forrest Defensive Rebound.	7	21
8:32	Josh Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.	7	21
8:26	Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.	7	21
8:09	Foul on Elvin Edmonds IV.	7	21
8:09	Bryan Etumnu made Free Throw.	7	22
8:09	Bryan Etumnu made Free Throw.	7	23
7:45	Josh Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.	7	23
7:42	Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.	7	23
7:35	Jordan Derkack Turnover.	7	23
7:35	Ruot Bijiek Steal.	7	23
7:29	Josh Bascoe made Layup.	9	23
7:28	Merrimack Timeout	9	23
7:28	Official TV Timeout	9	23
7:08	Devon Savage made Jumper.	9	25
6:52	Noah Williamson Turnover.	9	25
6:40	Foul on Bryan Etumnu.	9	25
6:40	Bryan Etumnu Turnover.	9	25
6:13	Noah Williamson missed Layup.	9	25
6:12	Merrimack Defensive Rebound.	9	25
5:48	Devon Savage Turnover.	9	25
5:48	Elvin Edmonds IV Steal.	9	25
5:41	Josh Bascoe Turnover.	9	25
5:27	Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.	9	25
5:25	Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.	9	25
5:12	Jack Forrest missed Jumper.	9	25
5:06	Noah Williamson Offensive Rebound.	9	25
5:06	Noah Williamson made Layup.	11	25
4:56	Jaylen Stinson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	25
4:51	Devon Savage Offensive Rebound.	11	25
4:48	Jaylen Stinson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	25
4:45	Elvin Edmonds IV Defensive Rebound.	11	25
4:24	Foul on Josh Bascoe.	11	25
4:24	Josh Bascoe Turnover.	11	25
4:10	Jordan Derkack made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McKoy.	11	28
3:40	Noah Williamson made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Bascoe.	13	28
3:05	Jordan Derkack made Jumper.	13	30
2:50	Jack Forrest missed Three Point Jumper.	13	30
2:47	Noah Williamson Offensive Rebound.	13	30
2:36	Josh Bascoe missed Jumper.	13	30
2:33	Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.	13	30
2:08	Jordan Derkack Turnover.	13	30
2:08	Jack Forrest Steal.	13	30
2:02	Josh Bascoe missed Three Point Jumper.	13	30
2:01	Bucknell Offensive Rebound.	13	30
2:01	Official TV Timeout	13	30
1:42	Elvin Edmonds IV missed Jumper.	13	30
1:38	Jordan McKoy Defensive Rebound.	13	30
1:21	Jacob O'Connell missed Jumper.	13	30
1:11	Jack Forrest Defensive Rebound.	13	30
1:04	Elvin Edmonds IV made Three Point Jumper.	16	30
0:30	Jaylen Stinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob O'Connell.	16	33
0:29	Foul on Josh Bascoe.	16	33
0:29	Jaylen Stinson made Free Throw.	16	34
0:29	Ian Motta Turnover.	16	34
0:12	Jacob O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.	16	34
0:08	Merrimack Offensive Rebound.	16	34
0:01	Samba Diallo missed Jumper.	16	34
0:01	Bucknell Defensive Rebound.	16	34
0:00	End of 1st half	16	34

Lawler Arena

7:00 PM, 22 December 2023

North Andover, MA

Attendance: 587

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Colgate	16-2	-	25-10
American University	10-8	6	16-16
Boston University	10-8	6	16-17
Bucknell	10-8	6	14-19
Lafayette	10-8	6	11-21
Lehigh	9-9	7	14-18
Navy	8-10	8	13-18
Army	6-12	10	10-22
Holy Cross	6-12	10	10-23
Loyola Maryland	5-13	11	7-25

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Central Connecticut	13-3	-	20-11
Merrimack	13-3	-	21-12
Sacred Heart	10-6	3	16-16
Fairleigh Dickinson	9-7	4	15-17
Le Moyne	9-7	4	15-17
Wagner	7-9	6	17-16
Long Island University	6-10	7	7-22
St. Francis (PA)	3-13	10	8-22
Stonehill	2-14	11	4-27

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