Merrimack 77-70 Iona (Feb 23, 2025) Play-by-Play

Merrimack Warriors

15-13, 12-5 Conference

	1	2	OT	T
MRMK	29	31	17	77
IONA	33	27	10	70

Iona Gaels

12-16, 9-8 Conference

Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor missed Layup.
Clarence Rupert missed Three Point Jumper.
Dejour Reaves made Jumper. Assisted by Kernan Bundy.
Dejour Reaves made Layup. Assisted by Clarence Rupert.
Clarence Rupert missed Layup.
Luke Jungers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Comeh Emuobor.
Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
Justin Menard missed Three Point Jumper.
Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
Dejour Reaves missed Layup.
Comeh Emuobor missed Layup.
Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.
Jacob Hogarth missed Jumper.
Dejour Reaves made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Barr.
Justin Menard missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Barr missed Jumper.
Jalen Barr missed Jumper.
Kernan Bundy missed Jumper.
Justin Menard missed Three Point Jumper.
Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
Luke Jungers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.
Comeh Emuobor missed Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor made Dunk.
Jacob Hogarth missed Layup.
Comeh Emuobor missed Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor made Layup.
Dejour Reaves made Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Rupert.
Luke Jungers missed Three Point Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor made Layup. Assisted by Clarence Rupert.
Jalen Barr missed Dunk.
Comeh Emuobor made Layup.
Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Jungers.
Comeh Emuobor missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Jungers missed Three Point Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Rupert.
Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Clarence Rupert missed Layup.
Clarence Rupert missed Layup.
Luke Jungers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.
Luke Jungers missed Three Point Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor made Jumper.
Justin Menard missed Three Point Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.
Comeh Emuobor missed Three Point Jumper.
Dejour Reaves made Layup. Assisted by Luke Jungers.
Comeh Emuobor missed Jumper.
Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Barr missed Layup.
Luke Jungers missed Three Point Jumper.
Kernan Bundy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.
Luke Jungers missed Three Point Jumper.
Kernan Bundy missed Jumper.
Justin Menard missed Jumper.
Luke Jungers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dejour Reaves.
Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
Luke Jungers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.
Dejour Reaves made Jumper. Assisted by Luke Jungers.
Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor missed Jumper.
Clarence Rupert made Layup. Assisted by Dejour Reaves.
Luke Jungers missed Three Point Jumper.
Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Comeh Emuobor missed Layup.
Comeh Emuobor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Jungers.
Dejour Reaves made Jumper.
Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper.
Dejour Reaves missed Three Point Jumper.
Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Becht missed Three Point Jumper.
Devon Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Becht.
Adam Clark missed Jumper.
Bryan Etumnu missed Three Point Jumper.
Tye Dorset made Layup. Assisted by Matt Becht.
Matt Becht made Layup. Assisted by Tye Dorset.
Adam Clark made Jumper.
Bryan Etumnu missed Three Point Jumper.
Tye Dorset made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Etumnu.
Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean Trumper made Layup.
Bryan Etumnu missed Three Point Jumper.
Malik Edmead missed Layup.
Matt Becht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Trumper.
Tye Dorset made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Becht.
Sean Trumper made Layup. Assisted by Tye Dorset.
Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Becht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.
Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Clark made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Etumnu.
Bryan Etumnu made Dunk. Assisted by Adam Clark.
Adam Clark missed Jumper.
Adam Clark missed Layup.
Matt Becht missed Three Point Jumper.
Devon Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.
Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryan Etumnu made Layup. Assisted by Adam Clark.
Adam Clark made Layup.
Adam Clark missed Layup.
Matt Becht missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean Trumper made Jumper.
Adam Clark made Jumper.
Tye Dorset made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.
Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Sean Trumper missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Clark missed Layup.
Adam Clark missed Jumper.
Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.
Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
Malik Edmead missed Three Point Jumper.
Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Clark made Layup. Assisted by Sean Trumper.
Matt Becht missed Three Point Jumper.
Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Clark made Layup.
Devon Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.
Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
Adam Clark made Layup.
Adam Clark made Jumper.
Adam Clark missed Layup.
Bryan Etumnu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Edmead.
Bryan Etumnu missed Layup.
Adam Clark made Jumper.
Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.

MERRIMACK

IONA

TIME		MRMK	IONA
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Merrimack	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Iona	0	0
19:48	Adam Clark Turnover.	0	0
19:48	Kernan Bundy Steal.	0	0
19:22	Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.	0	0
19:19	Sean Trumper Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:04	Devon Savage Turnover.	0	0
19:04	Clarence Rupert Steal.	0	0
18:56	Comeh Emuobor missed Layup.	0	0
18:52	Clarence Rupert Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:47	Clarence Rupert missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:46	Kernan Bundy Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:46	Foul on Devon Savage.	0	0
18:25	Dejour Reaves made Jumper. Assisted by Kernan Bundy.	0	2
18:07	Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:05	Dejour Reaves Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:52	Dejour Reaves made Layup. Assisted by Clarence Rupert.	0	4
17:35	Matt Becht missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
17:33	Iona Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:18	Clarence Rupert missed Layup.	0	4
17:15	Bryan Etumnu Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:04	Devon Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Becht.	3	4
16:55	Foul on Devon Savage.	3	4
16:55	Comeh Emuobor made Free Throw.	3	5
16:55	Kernan Bundy subbing out for Iona	3	5
16:55	Justin Menard subbing in for Iona	3	5
16:55	Devon Savage subbing out for Merrimack	3	5
16:55	Tye Dorset subbing in for Merrimack	3	5
16:55	Comeh Emuobor made Free Throw.	3	6
16:54	Matt Becht Turnover.	3	6
16:38	Luke Jungers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Comeh Emuobor.	3	9
16:16	Adam Clark missed Jumper.	3	9
16:13	Sean Trumper Offensive Rebound.	3	9
16:13	Foul on Justin Menard.	3	9
16:08	Foul on Clarence Rupert.	3	9
16:01	Bryan Etumnu missed Three Point Jumper.	3	9
15:58	Justin Menard Defensive Rebound.	3	9
15:46	Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.	3	9
15:46	Bryan Etumnu Block.	3	9
15:42	Sean Trumper Defensive Rebound.	3	9
15:38	Tye Dorset made Layup. Assisted by Matt Becht.	5	9
15:19	Justin Menard missed Three Point Jumper.	5	9
15:17	Comeh Emuobor Offensive Rebound.	5	9
15:09	Comeh Emuobor Turnover.	5	9
15:09	Tye Dorset Steal.	5	9
15:05	Matt Becht made Layup. Assisted by Tye Dorset.	7	9
14:49	Justin Menard Turnover.	7	9
14:49	Tye Dorset Steal.	7	9
14:46	Tye Dorset Turnover.	7	9
14:46	Luke Jungers Steal.	7	9
14:35	Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.	7	9
14:33	Adam Clark Defensive Rebound.	7	9
14:24	Adam Clark made Jumper.	9	9
14:01	Dejour Reaves missed Layup.	9	9
13:57	Comeh Emuobor Offensive Rebound.	9	9
13:56	Comeh Emuobor missed Layup.	9	9
13:56	Bryan Etumnu Block.	9	9
13:52	Dejour Reaves Offensive Rebound.	9	9
13:50	Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.	9	12
13:29	Bryan Etumnu missed Three Point Jumper.	9	12
13:25	Merrimack Offensive Rebound.	9	12
13:25	Official TV Timeout	9	12
13:25	Clarence Rupert subbing out for Iona	9	12
13:25	Comeh Emuobor subbing out for Iona	9	12
13:25	Jacob Hogarth subbing in for Iona	9	12
13:25	Jalen Barr subbing in for Iona	9	12
13:25	Matt Becht subbing out for Merrimack	9	12
13:25	Sean Trumper subbing out for Merrimack	9	12
13:25	Devon Savage subbing in for Merrimack	9	12
13:25	Malik Edmead subbing in for Merrimack	9	12
13:11	Tye Dorset made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Etumnu.	11	12
12:47	Jacob Hogarth missed Jumper.	11	12
12:47	Jalen Barr Offensive Rebound.	11	12
12:46	Foul on Malik Edmead.	11	12
12:33	Dejour Reaves made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Barr.	11	14
12:00	Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
11:57	Jalen Barr Defensive Rebound.	11	14
11:45	Official TV Timeout	11	14
11:30	Justin Menard missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
11:26	Adam Clark Defensive Rebound.	11	14
11:21	Foul on Jacob Hogarth.	11	14
11:21	Adam Clark missed Free Throw.	11	14
11:21	Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.	11	14
11:21	Luke Jungers subbing out for Iona	11	14
11:21	Kernan Bundy subbing in for Iona	11	14
11:21	Tye Dorset subbing out for Merrimack	11	14
11:21	Sean Trumper subbing in for Merrimack	11	14
11:21	Jacob Hogarth subbing out for Iona	11	14
11:21	Clarence Rupert subbing in for Iona	11	14
11:21	Adam Clark made Free Throw.	12	14
10:51	Jalen Barr missed Jumper.	12	14
10:51	Bryan Etumnu Block.	12	14
10:51	Jalen Barr Offensive Rebound.	12	14
10:51	Jalen Barr missed Jumper.	12	14
10:51	Iona Deadball Team Rebound.	12	14
10:51	Iona Turnover.	12	14
10:51	Jalen Barr subbing out for Iona	12	14
10:51	Comeh Emuobor subbing in for Iona	12	14
10:35	Foul on Comeh Emuobor.	12	14
10:18	Sean Trumper made Layup.	14	14
10:18	Foul on Clarence Rupert.	14	14
10:18	Clarence Rupert subbing out for Iona	14	14
10:18	Jalen Barr subbing in for Iona	14	14
10:18	Sean Trumper missed Free Throw.	14	14
10:17	Dejour Reaves Defensive Rebound.	14	14
9:47	Kernan Bundy missed Jumper.	14	14
9:47	Kernan Bundy Offensive Rebound.	14	14
9:47	Foul on Devon Savage.	14	14
9:47	Devon Savage subbing out for Merrimack	14	14
9:47	Tye Dorset subbing in for Merrimack	14	14
9:38	Justin Menard missed Three Point Jumper.	14	14
9:35	Bryan Etumnu Defensive Rebound.	14	14
9:20	Bryan Etumnu missed Three Point Jumper.	14	14
9:17	Justin Menard Defensive Rebound.	14	14
9:14	Justin Menard Turnover.	14	14
9:14	Malik Edmead Steal.	14	14
9:07	Foul on Sean Trumper.	14	14
9:07	Sean Trumper Turnover.	14	14
9:07	Jalen Barr subbing out for Iona	14	14
9:07	Luke Jungers subbing in for Iona	14	14
9:07	Adam Clark subbing out for Merrimack	14	14
9:07	Matt Becht subbing in for Merrimack	14	14
8:36	Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.	14	14
8:33	Bryan Etumnu Defensive Rebound.	14	14
8:21	Malik Edmead missed Layup.	14	14
8:19	Comeh Emuobor Defensive Rebound.	14	14
8:03	Luke Jungers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Menard.	14	17
7:51	Malik Edmead Turnover.	14	17
7:51	Official TV Timeout	14	17
7:51	Kernan Bundy subbing out for Iona	14	17
7:51	Jacob Hogarth subbing in for Iona	14	17
7:51	Malik Edmead subbing out for Merrimack	14	17
7:51	Adam Clark subbing in for Merrimack	14	17
7:32	Comeh Emuobor missed Jumper.	14	17
7:29	Merrimack Defensive Rebound.	14	17
7:10	Matt Becht Turnover.	14	17
7:10	Comeh Emuobor Steal.	14	17
7:05	Comeh Emuobor made Dunk.	14	19
6:42	Matt Becht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Trumper.	17	19
6:16	Jacob Hogarth missed Layup.	17	19
6:16	Bryan Etumnu Block.	17	19
6:13	Bryan Etumnu Defensive Rebound.	17	19
6:07	Tye Dorset made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Becht.	20	19
6:07	Iona Timeout	20	19
5:39	Foul on Adam Clark.	20	19
5:39	Jacob Hogarth subbing out for Iona	20	19
5:39	Clarence Rupert subbing in for Iona	20	19
5:26	Comeh Emuobor missed Jumper.	20	19
5:23	Comeh Emuobor Offensive Rebound.	20	19
5:23	Comeh Emuobor made Layup.	20	21
4:50	Sean Trumper made Layup. Assisted by Tye Dorset.	22	21
4:30	Dejour Reaves made Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Rupert.	22	23
4:06	Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.	22	23
4:04	Clarence Rupert Defensive Rebound.	22	23
3:58	Luke Jungers missed Three Point Jumper.	22	23
3:55	Clarence Rupert Offensive Rebound.	22	23
3:55	Clarence Rupert Turnover.	22	23
3:55	Matt Becht Steal.	22	23
3:50	Matt Becht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.	25	23
3:34	Comeh Emuobor made Layup. Assisted by Clarence Rupert.	25	25
3:10	Tye Dorset missed Three Point Jumper.	25	25
3:06	Clarence Rupert Defensive Rebound.	25	25
2:46	Foul on Bryan Etumnu.	25	25
2:46	Official TV Timeout	25	25
2:46	Luke Jungers subbing out for Iona	25	25
2:46	Jalen Barr subbing in for Iona	25	25
2:46	Clarence Rupert missed Free Throw.	25	25
2:46	Iona Deadball Team Rebound.	25	25
2:46	Clarence Rupert made Free Throw.	25	26
2:46	Clarence Rupert subbing out for Iona	25	26
2:46	Luke Jungers subbing in for Iona	25	26
2:32	Foul on Justin Menard.	25	26
2:22	Adam Clark made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Etumnu.	27	26
2:06	Jalen Barr missed Dunk.	27	26
2:03	Comeh Emuobor Offensive Rebound.	27	26
2:02	Comeh Emuobor made Layup.	27	28
1:41	Bryan Etumnu Turnover.	27	28
1:24	Dejour Reaves missed Jumper.	27	28
1:23	Jalen Barr Offensive Rebound.	27	28
1:23	Foul on Adam Clark.	27	28
1:23	Jalen Barr made Free Throw.	27	29
1:23	Justin Menard subbing out for Iona	27	29
1:23	Kernan Bundy subbing in for Iona	27	29
1:23	Jalen Barr made Free Throw.	27	30
1:18	Bryan Etumnu made Dunk. Assisted by Adam Clark.	29	30
0:51	Dejour Reaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Jungers.	29	33
0:31	Adam Clark missed Jumper.	29	33
0:27	Adam Clark Offensive Rebound.	29	33
0:27	Adam Clark missed Layup.	29	33
0:24	Luke Jungers Defensive Rebound.	29	33
0:03	Jalen Barr subbing out for Iona	29	33
0:03	Justin Menard subbing in for Iona	29	33
0:03	Adam Clark subbing out for Merrimack	29	33
0:03	Malik Edmead subbing in for Merrimack	29	33
0:00	Comeh Emuobor missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
0:00	Iona Deadball Team Rebound.	29	33
0:00	End of 1st half	29	33

Hynes Athletics Center

1:00 PM, February 23, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

New Rochelle, NY

Line: IONA -0.5

Over/Under: 133.5

Attendance: 1,418

Referees:
Jason Bradwell
Michael Kitts
Vasili Mallios

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Marist	13-3	-	20-5
Quinnipiac	13-3	-	17-10
Merrimack	12-5	1.5	15-13
Mount St. Mary's	10-6	3	17-10
Iona	9-8	4.5	12-16
Manhattan	8-8	5	13-12
Sacred Heart	8-8	5	12-15
Siena	8-9	5.5	13-15
Fairfield	6-10	7	10-17
Rider	6-11	7.5	10-18
Saint Peter's	5-11	8	10-14
Niagara	5-11	8	10-17
Canisius	3-13	10	3-24

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