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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI · attendance 12,063 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Marquette rolled past Mercyhurst 78-43

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Marquette rolled past Mercyhurst 78-43 at Fiserv Forum.

Joshua Clark led Marquette with 18 points. Jake Lemelman had 16 points for Mercyhurst. Sananda Fru led all players with 12 rebounds for Marquette.

Marquette had 50 points in the paint to Mercyhurst's 16. Marquette covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 15.3 points.

Scoring · Marquette: Joshua Clark 18, Royce Parham 16, Sananda Fru 12, Nigel James Jr. 8, Alex Egbuonu 5, Damarius Owens 4, Ethan Johnston 4, Adrien Stevens 3, Michael Phillips II 3, Nolan Minessale 2, Nash Walker 2, Braeden Brenn 1. Mercyhurst: Jake Lemelman 16, Hunter Te Ratana 8, Markus Maxwell-Grimes 7, Cameron Johnson 6, Geoff Sprouse 2, Shane Kirker 2, Chris Leman 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

MERC 61, MARQ 81model score

-19.7model spread (home)

142.7model total

15.3points off the final margin

UnderdogMERC +31.511.8 Lost Under 146.53.8 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-31.5	146.5	–	–	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +35 (home) ATS MARQ covered Total 121 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
MERC	–	403	1	-1 h
MARQ	non-NEC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	MERC	MARQ
FG	17-58	29-60
FG%	29	48
3PT	4-27	4-21
3P%	15	19
FT	5-7	16-26
FT%	71	62
Rebounds	26	49
Offensive rebounds	13	20
Defensive rebounds	13	29
Assists	8	23
Steals	9	9
Blocks	4	9
Turnovers	17	11
Points off turnovers	12	16
Fast break points	6	9
Points in paint	16	50
Fouls	16	10
Largest lead	0	44
Possessions (est.)	65.3	63.4
Points per 100 possessions	65.8	123.1

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Mercyhurst Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jake Lemelman G	32	16	6-15	2-8	2-2	1	2	2	3	1	0	2
Geoff Sprouse G	27	2	1-8	0-6	0-0	1	3	3	2	0	0	1
Cameron Johnson F	23	6	2-7	1-4	1-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	2
Or Faran G	23	0	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	3	0	2	0	0	3
Deraje Agbaosi F	22	0	0-5	0-0	0-0	3	6	0	4	1	1	2
Hunter Te Ratana	25	8	3-8	0-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
Shane Kirker	23	2	1-3	0-0	0-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Markus Maxwell-Grimes	15	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	2	2	1	2	0	1
Chris Leman	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	1	4
Tennessee Rainwater	DNP
Shuto Sakihama	DNP
Brady Conner	DNP
Daemar Kelly	DNP
Marcus Jackson	DNP
Johnathon Pierce	DNP

Marquette Golden Eagles

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Sananda Fru F	23	12	4-6	0-0	4-4	7	12	1	2	1	3	1
Adrien Stevens G	22	3	1-5	0-3	1-2	0	1	4	2	0	0	0
Nigel James Jr. G	21	8	3-6	1-3	1-2	1	2	3	0	1	1	2
Royce Parham F	20	16	6-9	1-2	3-4	2	7	2	1	0	0	0
Damarius Owens SF	17	4	1-3	1-2	1-2	2	3	3	1	2	0	0
Nolan Minessale	19	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	2	3	0	1	0	2
Joshua Clark	17	18	8-9	0-0	2-4	2	7	1	0	0	3	2
Alex Egbuonu	16	5	2-6	0-3	1-4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Michael Phillips II	14	3	1-5	1-5	0-0	0	4	2	1	1	1	0
Ethan Johnston	11	4	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0
Colin Porter	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	1	2	2	0	1
Ian Miletic	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Nash Walker	4	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Braeden Brenn	1	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colton Crowdis	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caedin Hamilton	DNP