Merrimack Warriors at Long Island University Sharks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Derkack scores 34 as Merrimack beats LIU 82-79 in OT
Derkack had five rebounds for the Warriors (14-10, 8-2 Northeast Conference). Adam Clark scored 27 points while going 11 of 23 and 5 of 7 from the free throw line. Bryan Etumnu was 1 of 2 shooting and 4 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with six points, while adding eight rebounds.
The Sharks (5-17, 4-6) were led by Eric Acker, who recorded 18 points, 11 assists and three steals. Tana Kopa added 17 points and three blocks for LIU. Tai Strickland also put up 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals.
A 3-pointer by Kopa with three seconds left in regulation tied the game at 73-all.
Midway through the second half, Merrimack's Jordan Derkack dunked and while hanging on the rim the hydraulic basketball hoop folded toward the floor, just making contact with a trailing LIU player.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 81 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Adam Clark Steal. | 82 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Tai Strickland Turnover. | 82 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:01 | 82 - 79 |
Statistics
 MRMK |
 LIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 28-65 |
| 43.9 | Field Goal % | 43.1 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 20.0 | Three Point % | 38.9 |
| 29-45 | FT | 16-34 |
| 64.4 | Free Throw % | 47.1 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fouls | 31 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 521 | Capacity:
2023-24 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |