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Final · Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA · attendance 4,884 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Penn State rolled past Mercyhurst 72-57

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Thu, Nov 12, 2026

Penn State rolled past Mercyhurst 72-57 at Bryce Jordan Center.

Ivan Juric led Penn State with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Jake Lemelman had 20 points and 6 assists for Mercyhurst.

Penn State had 36 points in the paint to Mercyhurst's 20. Mercyhurst covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 2.5 points.

Scoring · Penn State: Ivan Juric 20, Roko Prkacin 14, Brant Byers 14, Josh Reed 7, Francois Wibaut 7, Thomas Allard 6, Dasonte Bowen 4. Mercyhurst: Jake Lemelman 20, Cameron Johnson 12, Hunter Te Ratana 10, Geoff Sprouse 5, Marcus Jackson 4, Deraje Agbaosi 4, Shane Kirker 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

MERC 66, PSU 84model score

-17.5model spread (home)

149.5model total

2.5points off the final margin

UnderdogMERC +19.52.0 Won Over 144.55.0 Lost

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
Open (first seen)	-20.5	147.5			our snapshots
Latest	-11.5	134.5	-100000	11011	our snapshots (6 books)
Close	-19.5	144.5	-5000	1800	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +15 (home) ATS MERC covered Total 129 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
MERC	4	147	1	same
PSU	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	PSU
FG	20-60	25-49
FG%	33	51
3PT	6-29	6-11
3P%	21	55
FT	11-13	16-27
FT%	85	59
Rebounds	33	39
Offensive rebounds	9	8
Defensive rebounds	24	31
Assists	13	17
Steals	5	6
Blocks	3	1
Turnovers	9	9
Points off turnovers	11	7
Fast break points	6	15
Points in paint	20	36
Fouls	21	16
Largest lead	2	15
Possessions (est.)	66.2	62.8
Points per 100 possessions	86.1	114.6

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	38	20	7-22	3-10	3-4	0	1	6	2	1	0	2
Cameron Johnson F	30	12	3-7	2-3	4-4	2	9	1	0	1	1	3
Geoff Sprouse G	30	5	1-10	1-10	2-2	0	1	2	1	0	0	1
Marcus Jackson G	24	4	1-3	0-2	2-3	3	4	2	3	0	1	3
Deraje Agbaosi F	22	4	2-8	0-0	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	0	4
Hunter Te Ratana	27	10	5-9	0-4	0-0	0	5	1	0	2	1	3
Shane Kirker	21	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	2	0	0	2
Chris Leman	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	0	3
Tennessee Rainwater	DNP
Shuto Sakihama	DNP
Markus Maxwell-Grimes	DNP
Or Faran	DNP
Brady Conner	DNP
Daemar Kelly	DNP
Johnathon Pierce	DNP

Penn State Nittany Lions

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dasonte Bowen G	33	4	1-5	0-0	2-2	0	2	7	0	1	0	1
Thomas Allard G	32	6	2-7	2-4	0-0	1	2	5	1	0	0	2
Ivan Juric F	31	20	7-8	0-0	6-11	3	15	1	3	0	1	2
Roko Prkacin F	24	14	5-6	0-0	4-6	1	4	0	2	1	0	4
Josh Reed F	24	7	3-8	1-2	0-0	1	6	1	1	2	0	2
Brant Byers	29	14	4-7	3-5	3-5	0	2	1	1	1	0	2
Francois Wibaut	17	7	3-4	0-0	1-3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1
Jay Rodgers	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andy Gemao	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Tim Oboh	2	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aleksandar Zecevic	DNP
Grant Spacciapolli	DNP
Reggie Grodin	DNP
Roberts Blums	DNP