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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
Thursday, November 5, 2026Edmund P. Joyce CenterAll Boston sports
FinalFinalACCNXPlay by play
12T
MERC233356
ND384583
Final

Notre Dame routs Mercyhurst 83-56

Notre Dame Fighting Irish rolled past Mercyhurst Lakers 83-56 on Thursday at Purcell Pavilion.

The first half made the difference: Notre Dame outscored Mercyhurst 38-23.

Notre Dame shot 54% to 37% and won the boards 35-22.

For Notre Dame, Ethan Roberts (G): 18. For Mercyhurst, Jake Lemelman (G): 18.

Notre Dame improves to 2-0. Mercyhurst falls to 0-2.

Attendance: 3,571.

Full recap at ESPN: Roberts, Koehler and Shrewsberry combine for 12 3s in Notre Dame's 83-56 win over Mercyhurst

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#11
MERC · PointsJake Lemelman G18
#11
MERC · AssistsJake Lemelman G4
#12
MERC · ReboundsGeoff Sprouse G4
#23
ND · PointsEthan Roberts G18
#3
ND · AssistsBraeden Smith G10
#6
ND · ReboundsBrady Koehler F6
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Johnson F3194-111-60-030002033
D. Agbaosi F2761-60-24-622150113
Or Faran G1300-10-00-001200001
J. Lemelman G29186-132-44-404011002
G. Sprouse G3493-53-50-040200042
S. Kirker F1410-00-01-232110031
C. Leman F721-20-00-020010112
H. Te Ratana G2521-90-50-041211220
M. Maxwell-Grimes G2093-41-22-222010112
Team5619-517-2411-1422121110451716

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