Lafayette Leopards at Mercyhurst Lakers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Chaikin scores 20 as Lafayette takes down Mercyhurst 77-73
Chaikin went 7 of 8 from the field (6 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Leopards (5-5). Justin Vander Baan added 13 points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line while he also had six rebounds and five blocks. Andrew Phillips had 10 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line.
Shemar Rathan-Mayes finished with 21 points and four assists for the Lakers (5-6). Aidan Reichert added 18 points, six rebounds and three steals for Mercyhurst. Jeff Planutis also recorded 13 points.
Chaikin scored nine points in the first half and Lafayette went into the break trailing 38-31.
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Matchup Prediction
Mercyhurst: 28.3%
Lafayette: 71.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chris Rubayo made Free Throw. | 77 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chris Rubayo made Free Throw. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Aidan Reichert. | 75 - 73 |
Statistics
 LAF |
 MERC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-51 | FG | 24-51 |
| 51.0 | Field Goal % | 47.1 |
| 11-22 | 3PT | 12-23 |
| 50.0 | Three Point % | 52.2 |
| 14-21 | FT | 13-17 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 76.5 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Mercyhurst Athletic Center
Location: Erie, PA
Attendance: 300 | Capacity:
Location: Erie, PA
Attendance: 300 | Capacity:
2024-25 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| American University | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Loyola Maryland | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Army | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Boston University | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lafayette | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Lehigh | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Bucknell | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Navy | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Colgate | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Wagner | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 7-7 |
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 6-9 |
| Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
| St. Francis (PA) | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
| Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 4-11 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 0-14 |