Clark's 24 lead Merrimack past Le Moyne 61-51 in Northeast Conference Tournament semifinal
AP
Mar 09, 2024
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) Adam Clark had 24 points in Merrimack Warriors's 61-51 victory over Le Moyne Dolphins on Saturday in the Northeast Conference Tournament.
The championship game is Tuesday. Second-seeded Merrimack would host if Wagner knocks off league champion Central Connecticut State in the other semifinal.
Clark shot 8 of 13 from the field and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Warriors (21-11). Jacob O'Connell scored nine points, finishing 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Bryan Etumnu shot 2 of 5 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with seven points. It was the 11th victory in a row for the Warriors.
Luke Sutherland led the way for the Dolphins (15-17) with 23 points and eight rebounds. Le Moyne also got 11 points and six rebounds from Darrick Jones Jr.. Kaiyem Cleary also had 10 points and six rebounds.
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1st Half
LEM
Dolphins
20
MRMK
Warriors
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Warriors gains possession)
19:46
Adam Clark misses three point jump shot
19:44
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
19:15
Luke Sutherland misses two point jump shot
19:13
Samba Diallo defensive rebound
19:04
Nathan McClure personal foul
18:43
Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
18:41
Darrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
18:27
Darrick Jones Jr. turnover (Adam Clark steals)
18:23
Adam Clark turnover (Nathan McClure steals)
18:07
Adam Clark personal foul
17:54
Darrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:52
Samba Diallo defensive rebound
17:50
Samba Diallo turnover (traveling)
17:37
+3
Kaiyem Cleary makes three point jump shot (Mike Depersia assists)
3-0
17:20
+2
Adam Clark makes two point jump shot
3-2
16:54
+3
Luke Sutherland makes three point jump shot (Darrick Jones Jr. assists)
6-2
16:40
Samba Diallo misses three point jump shot
16:38
Kaiyem Cleary defensive rebound
16:20
Luke Sutherland misses two point jump shot
16:18
Nathan McClure offensive rebound
16:11
+2
Luke Sutherland makes two point hook shot
8-2
15:53
Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
15:51
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
15:44
Bryan Etumnu blocks Mike Depersia's two point jump shot
15:42
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
15:38
Kaiyem Cleary shooting foul (Bryan Etumnu draws the foul)
15:38
TV timeout
15:38
+1
Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-3
15:38
+1
Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-4
15:12
+2
Luke Sutherland makes two point jump shot
10-4
14:48
Adam Clark turnover (Mike Depersia steals)
14:31
+3
Darrick Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luke Sutherland assists)
13-4
14:18
Darrick Jones Jr. personal foul
14:11
+2
Bryan Etumnu makes two point dunk (Jordan Derkack assists)
13-6
13:49
Kaiyem Cleary misses three point jump shot
13:47
Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
13:41
Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
13:39
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
13:32
Bryan Etumnu personal foul
13:09
Luke Sutherland misses two point jump shot
13:07
Jordan McKoy defensive rebound
13:07
Nathan McClure personal foul
12:54
+3
Jordan McKoy makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)
13-9
12:31
Mike Depersia turnover (traveling)
12:14
Jordan Derkack misses two point jump shot
12:12
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
12:07
+2
Darrick Jones Jr. makes two point layup
15-9
11:56
Jordan Derkack turnover (Isaiah Salter steals)
11:50
Kaiyem Cleary misses three point jump shot
11:49
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
11:49
Mike Depersia personal foul
11:49
TV timeout
11:17
+3
Jacob O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)
15-12
11:14
Samba Diallo personal foul
10:52
Jacob O'Connell blocks Luke Sutherland's two point jump shot
10:50
Darrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound
10:45
+2
Darrick Jones Jr. makes two point layup
17-12
10:32
+3
Jacob O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)
17-15
10:23
Luke Sutherland offensive foul
10:23
Luke Sutherland turnover (offensive foul)
10:12
Jacob O'Connell misses three point jump shot
10:10
Kaiyem Cleary defensive rebound
9:44
Darrick Jones Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:42
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
9:34
+2
Jordan Derkack makes two point jump shot
17-17
9:18
Kaiyem Cleary misses three point jump shot
9:16
Jacob O'Connell defensive rebound
9:05
AJ Dancler personal foul
9:05
+1
Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-18
9:05
Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:05
AJ Dancler defensive rebound
8:43
Devon Savage blocks Ocypher Owens's two point layup
8:41
Ocypher Owens offensive rebound
8:34
Nate Fouts turnover
8:23
+2
Adam Clark makes two point jump shot
17-20
8:05
Devon Savage shooting foul (AJ Dancler draws the foul)
8:05
+1
AJ Dancler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-20
8:05
AJ Dancler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:05
Samba Diallo defensive rebound
7:44
+2
Samba Diallo makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)
18-22
7:19
Ocypher Owens misses two point jump shot
7:19
Warriors defensive rebound
7:19
TV timeout
6:55
Jordan McKoy misses three point jump shot
6:53
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
6:17
Dolphins turnover (shot clock violation)
5:49
Jordan Derkack misses two point layup
5:47
Darrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
5:43
Luke Sutherland turnover (Jordan McKoy steals)
5:31
Bryan Etumnu turnover (Nathan McClure steals)
5:28
Jordan Derkack personal foul
5:14
Luke Sutherland misses three point jump shot
5:12
Warriors defensive rebound
4:49
+2
Adam Clark makes two point jump shot
18-24
4:17
Ocypher Owens misses three point jump shot
4:15
Jordan McKoy defensive rebound
4:05
Jordan Derkack turnover (Nathan McClure steals)
3:59
Bryan Etumnu blocks Darrick Jones Jr.'s two point layup
3:57
Adam Clark defensive rebound
3:36
Bryan Etumnu misses three point jump shot
3:34
Bryan Etumnu offensive rebound
3:12
Adam Clark misses two point layup
3:10
Bryan Etumnu offensive rebound
2:55
Bryan Etumnu misses two point layup
2:55
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
2:55
Luke Sutherland misses two point hook shot
2:53
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
2:49
Warriors 30 second timeout
2:49
TV timeout
2:40
+2
Adam Clark makes two point layup
18-26
2:06
Bryan Etumnu blocks Ocypher Owens's two point layup
2:04
Dolphins offensive rebound
2:04
Dolphins turnover (shot clock violation)
1:47
Adam Clark misses two point layup
1:45
Ocypher Owens defensive rebound
1:39
Trent Mosquera misses three point jump shot
1:37
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
1:25
+2
Adam Clark makes two point layup (Jordan Derkack assists)
18-28
1:13
Adam Clark personal foul
1:03
Mike Depersia misses two point layup
1:01
Jordan McKoy defensive rebound
0:56
Devon Savage turnover (out of bounds)
0:56
Dolphins 30 second timeout
0:42
Nathan McClure misses three point jump shot
0:40
Mike Depersia offensive rebound
0:33
Mike Depersia turnover (Jordan McKoy steals)
0:08
Jaylen Stinson misses three point jump shot
0:06
Darrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
0:02
Jordan Derkack shooting foul
0:02
+1
Darrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-28
0:02
+1
Darrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-28
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LEM
Dolphins
31
MRMK
Warriors
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:40
+3
Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot (Samba Diallo assists)
20-31
19:17
Bryan Etumnu shooting foul (Luke Sutherland draws the foul)
19:17
+1
Luke Sutherland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-31
19:17
+1
Luke Sutherland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-31
18:49
Jordan Derkack turnover (out of bounds)
18:18
+2
Luke Sutherland makes two point dunk (Nathan McClure assists)
24-31
18:09
Adam Clark turnover (bad pass)
17:58
Luke Sutherland misses three point jump shot
17:56
Samba Diallo defensive rebound
17:45
Devon Savage misses two point layup
17:43
Darrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
17:39
Mike Depersia turnover (Jordan Derkack steals)
17:34
Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
17:32
Bryan Etumnu offensive rebound
17:29
Darrick Jones Jr. personal foul
17:10
Samba Diallo misses two point jump shot
17:08
Kaiyem Cleary defensive rebound
16:43
Adam Clark personal foul
16:26
+2
Luke Sutherland makes two point jump shot (Nathan McClure assists)
26-31
15:58
Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
15:56
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
15:51
Luke Sutherland turnover (Samba Diallo steals)
15:51
TV timeout
15:43
Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
15:41
Devon Savage offensive rebound
15:31
Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
15:29
Darrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
15:13
Bryan Etumnu personal foul
14:55
Luke Sutherland misses two point jump shot
14:53
Kaiyem Cleary offensive rebound
14:49
+2
Kaiyem Cleary makes two point layup
28-31
14:23
Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
14:21
Kaiyem Cleary defensive rebound
14:02
Luke Sutherland misses two point jump shot
14:00
Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
13:44
+3
Devon Savage makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)
28-34
13:20
Nathan McClure misses three point jump shot
13:18
Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
13:11
Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
13:09
Nathan McClure defensive rebound
12:52
+3
Kaiyem Cleary makes three point jump shot (Luke Sutherland assists)
31-34
12:23
+2
Samba Diallo makes two point layup
31-36
12:01
Kaiyem Cleary misses two point layup
11:59
Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
11:47
+2
Samba Diallo makes two point layup (Jordan Derkack assists)
31-38
11:25
Luke Sutherland misses two point layup
11:23
Mike Depersia offensive rebound
11:18
+2
Mike Depersia makes two point layup
33-38
11:04
Adam Clark misses two point layup
11:02
Dolphins defensive rebound
11:02
TV timeout
10:44
Jaylen Stinson personal foul
10:33
Luke Sutherland misses two point hook shot
10:31
Samba Diallo defensive rebound
10:05
+2
Adam Clark makes two point jump shot
33-40
9:36
+2
Kaiyem Cleary makes two point jump shot
35-40
9:14
Kaiyem Cleary personal foul
8:59
Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
8:57
Nathan McClure defensive rebound
8:40
Jaylen Stinson personal foul
8:23
Mike Depersia turnover (Devon Savage steals)
8:17
Devon Savage turnover (Kaiyem Cleary steals)
8:13
+2
Luke Sutherland makes two point layup (Isaiah Salter assists)
37-40
7:53
+3
Devon Savage makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists)
37-43
7:32
+2
Luke Sutherland makes two point layup (Darrick Jones Jr. assists)
39-43
7:09
+3
Jacob O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists)
39-46
7:07
Warriors 30 second timeout
7:07
TV timeout
7:05
Kaiyem Cleary turnover (Jordan McKoy steals)
6:46
+2
Adam Clark makes two point layup
39-48
6:29
+3
Luke Sutherland makes three point jump shot (Mike Depersia assists)
42-48
6:13
Jordan McKoy misses three point jump shot
6:11
Warriors offensive rebound
6:10
TV timeout
6:03
Jordan Derkack turnover (Darrick Jones Jr. steals)
5:45
+3
Luke Sutherland makes three point jump shot (Ocypher Owens assists)
45-48
5:25
Samba Diallo misses two point jump shot
5:23
Luke Sutherland defensive rebound
4:52
Isaiah Salter misses three point jump shot
4:51
Dolphins offensive rebound
4:51
Dolphins turnover (shot clock violation)
4:34
Bryan Etumnu misses three point jump shot
4:32
Ocypher Owens defensive rebound
4:06
Isaiah Salter turnover (traveling)
3:46
+2
Bryan Etumnu makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)
45-50
3:46
Nathan McClure shooting foul (Bryan Etumnu draws the foul)
3:46
TV timeout
3:46
+1
Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 1 of 1
45-51
3:22
Luke Sutherland misses two point jump shot
3:20
Jordan McKoy defensive rebound
3:01
Ocypher Owens personal foul
2:47
Jordan McKoy misses three point jump shot
2:45
Kaiyem Cleary defensive rebound
2:44
Samba Diallo personal foul
2:21
Bryan Etumnu shooting foul
2:21
+1
Darrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-51
2:21
+1
Darrick Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-51
2:12
Mike Depersia personal foul
1:51
+2
Adam Clark makes two point layup
47-53
1:40
Kaiyem Cleary turnover (Adam Clark steals)
1:33
Kaiyem Cleary shooting foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
1:33
Dolphins 30 second timeout
1:33
+1
Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-54
1:33
+1
Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-55
1:22
Nathan McClure misses three point jump shot
1:20
Adam Clark defensive rebound
1:17
Kaiyem Cleary personal foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
1:17
+1
Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-56
1:17
Dolphins 30 second timeout
1:17
+1
Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-57
1:07
Kaiyem Cleary misses three point jump shot
1:05
Nathan McClure offensive rebound
1:01
Samba Diallo personal foul (Nathan McClure draws the foul)
1:01
+1
Nathan McClure makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-57
1:01
+1
Nathan McClure makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-57
0:57
Luke Sutherland personal foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
