NCAA 2025-2026
February 26, 2026
Match Summary
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE defeated MERCYHURST 80-78 on February 26, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE won by a 2-point margin. Darin Smith, Jr. led all scorers with 24 points. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE shot 54.9% from the field while MERCYHURST managed 50.0%. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE collected 29 rebounds and MERCYHURST grabbed 27. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Darin Smith, Jr. F
6'7" - 2.01m
Efficiency Leader
Max Frazier F
6'9" - 2.06m
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | * Darin Smith, Jr. | 34:00 | 24 | 6/13 | 6/12 | 0/1 | 12/13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | * James Jones | 34:00 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | * Max Frazier | 34:00 | 17 | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| 6 | * Melo Sanchez | 32:00 | 13 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 1 | * Jay Rodgers | 31:00 | 16 | 6/10 | 5/8 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 22 | Daniel James Etousa | 12:00 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | Elijah Parker | 10:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Roddy Jones | 07:00 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Jayden Mott | 06:00 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 80 | 28/51 | 24/41 | 4/10 | 20/28 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 88 |
MERCYHURST
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | * Jake Lemelman | 36:00 | 10 | 5/14 | 5/9 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | * Bernie Blunt | 33:00 | 16 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 5/5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | * Quamir Martin | 27:00 | 18 | 7/12 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | * Mykolas Ivanauskas | 17:00 | 13 | 6/9 | 6/8 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | * Christian Gamble | 16:00 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| 7 | Deshaun Jackson | 23:00 | 10 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Cameron Johnson | 17:00 | 4 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | Sean Lang | 14:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Kaden Fuhrmann | 13:00 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | James Thomas | 04:00 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 78 | 31/62 | 27/45 | 4/17 | 12/14 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 84 |
* Players marked with * are starters.