Merrimack cruises past North Carolina A&T; Derkack returns to the lineup
Merrimack cruises past North Carolina A&T; Derkack returns to the lineup
Below is a recap from Merrimack's 96-73 win against North Carolina A&T from Wednesday. The game was played as part of Samford's MTE. Unfortunately, Samford is only broadcasting its own games and not the rest of the games it's hosting. As a result, this recap was put together via live stats and the box score. Another byproduct is there won’t be any takeaways posted from this game because I couldn’t see it.
Five Warriors scored in double figures in Merrimack's 96-73 win over North Carolina A&T to kick off the Samford MTE in Alabama on Wednesday.
Jordan Derkack returned to the lineup after he missed last week's game against Ohio State due to an apparent ankle injury he suffered in a game at Maine on Nov. 13. Derkack played 27 minutes and finished with 14 points and six rebounds.
Budd Clark led the Warriors with 19 points. Samba Diallo had 18 points. Bryan Etumnu had nine points and nine rebounds.
Devon Savage had 13 points for the Warriors, and Jaylen Stinson had 14 points in 20 minutes off the bench.
The Warriors had a 13-point lead at halftime and finished the game on a 6-0 run. The Warriors out-rebounded the Aggies 42-26. The Warriors never trailed and led for the entire game after Diallo hit a jumper 20 seconds into the first half.
NOTES: Derkack was 6 for 9 from the field. ... Savage led the Warriors with seven three-point attempts (2 for 7). ... Clark was 6 for 12 from the field and 7 for 8 from the free-throw line. ... Clark led the team with four steals. Etumnu had five blocks.
NEXT: The Warriors will play Samford on Friday afternoon (4 p.m.). The game against Samford will be available on ESPN+.
Merrimack 96, North Carolina A&T 73
at Pete Hanna Center
North Carolina A&T (0-3): 31-42—73
Merrimack College (3-2): 44-52—96
North Carolina A&T (73): Robinson 7-3-17 SHell 1-2-4, Joyner 0-1-1, Glasper 8-6-27, Chitikoudis 3-2-8, Duke 2-0-4, Ashley-Emory 1-0-2, Kellman 1-2-5, McKie 2-0-5, Hamilton 0-0-0; Totals 25-16-73
Merrimack (96): Clark 6-7-19, Diallo 6-4-18, Derkack 6-2-14, Savage 3-5-13, Etumnu 4-1-9, Stinson 5-3-14, Black 1-0-2, O'Connell 2-0-4, Plintauskas 1-0-3, Hall 0-0-0, Quezda 0-0-0 Isaacson 0-0-0, McKoy 0-0-0; Totals 34-22-96
3-Pointers: MC Savage 2, Diallo 2, Stinson 1, Plintauskas 1