Thomas scores 29 as San Francisco knocks off Mercyhurst 87-59
AP
Dec 01, 2024
San Francisco Dons (AP) Malik Thomas had 29 points in San Francisco's 87-59 victory against Mercyhurst Lakers on Sunday night.
Thomas also contributed four steals for the Dons (6-2). Carlton Linguard scored 14 points, going 5 of 7 and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line. Tyrone Riley IV had 13 points and went 5 of 8 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range).
Jeff Planutis led the way for the Lakers (5-5) with 19 points. Mercyhurst also got 14 points and four steals from Bernie Blunt. Shemar Rathan-Mayes also recorded 11 points.
Linguard scored nine points in the first half and San Francisco went into the break trailing 36-32. Thomas' 20-point second half helped San Francisco finish off the 28-point victory.
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1st Half
MERCYH
Lakers
36
SF
Dons
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Max Jusianiec vs. Carlton Linguard Jr. (Tyrone Riley IV gains possession)
19:44
+2
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point layup
0-2
19:25
Aidan Reichert misses two point hook shot
19:23
Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
19:04
Marcus Williams turnover (lost ball) (Bernie Blunt III steals)
19:00
Bernie Blunt III turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Riley IV steals)
18:49
Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot
18:47
Bernie Blunt III defensive rebound
18:19
Marcus Williams personal foul (Max Jusianiec draws the foul)
18:02
+2
Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes two point jump shot
2-2
17:40
Malik Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Bernie Blunt III steals)
17:35
Bernie Blunt III misses two point layup
17:33
Ndewedo Newbury defensive rebound
17:15
+3
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ndewedo Newbury assists)
2-5
16:55
+3
Max Jusianiec makes three point jump shot (Aidan Reichert assists)
5-5
16:38
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup (Carlton Linguard Jr. assists)
5-7
16:04
Lakers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:54
Carlton Linguard Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Reichert steals)
15:49
+2
Jeff Planutis makes two point layup
7-7
15:39
+3
Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)
7-10
15:08
+3
Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot
10-10
14:51
Junjie Wang misses two point layup
14:49
Junjie Wang offensive rebound
14:46
+2
Junjie Wang makes two point layup
10-12
14:24
Junjie Wang personal foul (Aidan Reichert draws the foul)
14:24
TV timeout
14:16
Malik Thomas blocks Jeff Planutis's two point layup
14:14
James O'Donnell defensive rebound
14:09
Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot
14:07
Junjie Wang offensive rebound
14:06
Mykolas Ivanauskas shooting foul (Junjie Wang draws the foul)
14:06
Junjie Wang misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:06
Junjie Wang misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:06
Mykolas Ivanauskas defensive rebound
13:38
Jake Lemelman misses three point jump shot
13:36
James O'Donnell defensive rebound
13:21
James O'Donnell turnover (traveling)
13:04
Bernie Blunt III turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Beasley steals)
12:52
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point jump shot
10-14
12:29
Bernie Blunt III misses two point layup
12:27
James O'Donnell defensive rebound
12:19
Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
12:17
Jason Rivera-Torres offensive rebound
12:12
Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (lost ball) (Mykolas Ivanauskas steals)
12:10
Junjie Wang personal foul (Mykolas Ivanauskas draws the foul)
11:45
+3
Bernie Blunt III makes three point jump shot (Christian Gamble assists)
13-14
11:25
James O'Donnell misses two point jump shot
11:23
Junjie Wang offensive rebound
11:19
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:17
Mykolas Ivanauskas defensive rebound
11:02
+2
Bernie Blunt III makes two point layup (Max Jusianiec assists)
15-14
11:00
Dons 30 second timeout
11:00
TV timeout
10:52
+3
Tyrone Riley IV makes three point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)
15-17
10:32
+2
Bernie Blunt III makes two point layup (Jake Lemelman assists)
17-17
10:13
Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot
10:11
Mykolas Ivanauskas defensive rebound
10:01
Bernie Blunt III misses two point layup
9:59
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
9:58
Tyrone Riley IV turnover (lost ball) (Bernie Blunt III steals)
9:57
+2
Bernie Blunt III makes two point layup
19-17
9:50
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:48
Bernie Blunt III defensive rebound
9:33
Malik Thomas personal foul (Bernie Blunt III draws the foul)
9:16
Carlton Linguard Jr. blocks Jake Lemelman's two point layup
9:14
Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
9:07
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup (Carlton Linguard Jr. assists)
19-19
8:44
+2
Jeff Planutis makes two point layup (Max Jusianiec assists)
21-19
8:24
+2
Marcus Williams makes two point layup (Malik Thomas assists)
21-21
8:04
+2
Max Jusianiec makes two point layup (Shemar Rathan-Mayes assists)
23-21
7:31
Marcus Williams misses two point jump shot
7:29
Aidan Reichert defensive rebound
6:58
Lakers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:58
TV timeout
6:48
Marcus Williams turnover (bad pass) (Shemar Rathan-Mayes steals)
6:45
+2
Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes two point layup
25-21
6:45
Ryan Beasley shooting foul (Shemar Rathan-Mayes draws the foul)
6:45
+1
Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-21
6:23
+3
Robby Beasley makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists)
26-24
6:23
Jake Lemelman shooting foul (Robby Beasley draws the foul)
6:23
Robby Beasley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:23
Jeff Planutis defensive rebound
6:04
+2
Aidan Reichert makes two point layup
28-24
5:48
Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
5:46
James Thomas defensive rebound
5:20
Bernie Blunt III misses two point layup
5:18
Junjie Wang defensive rebound
5:17
Junjie Wang turnover (traveling)
5:02
Christian Gamble turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Riley IV steals)
5:01
Christian Gamble personal foul (Tyrone Riley IV draws the foul)
4:47
+2
Ryan Beasley makes two point layup
28-26
4:33
Tyrone Riley IV personal foul (Christian Gamble draws the foul)
4:17
Aidan Reichert misses two point layup
4:15
Ndewedo Newbury defensive rebound
3:56
Aidan Reichert shooting foul (Junjie Wang draws the foul)
3:56
TV timeout
3:56
Junjie Wang misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:56
Junjie Wang misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:56
Junjie Wang offensive rebound
3:36
+2
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point layup (Tyrone Riley IV assists)
28-28
3:36
Jake Lemelman shooting foul (Carlton Linguard Jr. draws the foul)
3:36
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:36
Mykolas Ivanauskas defensive rebound
3:13
+2
Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes two point jump shot
30-28
3:00
Bernie Blunt III shooting foul (Ryan Beasley draws the foul)
3:00
Ryan Beasley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:00
Ryan Beasley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00
Jeff Planutis defensive rebound
2:32
+3
Bernie Blunt III makes three point jump shot (James Thomas assists)
33-28
2:06
+2
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point hook shot
33-30
1:47
+3
Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Aidan Reichert assists)
36-30
1:35
Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot
1:33
Aidan Reichert defensive rebound
1:06
Christian Gamble misses two point jump shot
1:04
Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
0:56
Ryan Beasley misses two point jump shot
0:54
Aidan Reichert defensive rebound
0:26
Ndewedo Newbury blocks Aidan Reichert's two point layup
0:24
Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
0:04
+2
Tyrone Riley IV makes two point layup (Ryan Beasley assists)
36-32
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MERCYH
Lakers
23
SF
Dons
55
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:35
Max Jusianiec misses two point layup
19:33
Lakers offensive rebound
19:27
Marcus Williams personal foul (Shemar Rathan-Mayes draws the foul)
19:17
+2
Aidan Reichert makes two point layup
38-32
18:50
Aidan Reichert shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
18:50
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-33
18:50
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-34
18:46
Jeff Planutis turnover (lost ball) (Malik Thomas steals)
18:45
Max Jusianiec shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
18:45
Malik Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:45
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-35
18:36
Aidan Reichert misses two point layup
18:34
Ndewedo Newbury defensive rebound
18:28
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:26
Ndewedo Newbury offensive rebound
18:12
Jump ball. Ndewedo Newbury vs. Jeff Planutis (Ndewedo Newbury gains possession)
18:10
+2
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point jump shot (Marcus Williams assists)
38-37
17:44
Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point jump shot
17:42
Marcus Williams defensive rebound
17:37
Bernie Blunt III shooting foul (Carlton Linguard Jr. draws the foul)
17:37
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:37
+1
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-38
17:18
Mykolas Ivanauskas turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Williams steals)
17:18
Dons 30 second timeout
17:18
TV timeout
17:08
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup
38-40
17:08
James Thomas shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
17:08
Malik Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:08
Max Jusianiec defensive rebound
16:40
Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot
16:38
Malik Thomas personal foul (Max Jusianiec draws the foul)
16:29
Aidan Reichert misses two point layup
16:27
Ndewedo Newbury defensive rebound
16:08
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:06
Carlton Linguard Jr. offensive rebound
16:01
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:59
Malik Thomas offensive rebound
15:57
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup
38-42
15:41
Max Jusianiec turnover (lost ball) (Malik Thomas steals)
15:37
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point dunk
38-44
15:35
Lakers 30 second timeout
15:35
TV timeout
15:13
+2
Jeff Planutis makes two point layup (Max Jusianiec assists)
40-44
14:49
Aidan Reichert shooting foul (Junjie Wang draws the foul)
14:49
+1
Junjie Wang makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-45
14:49
+1
Junjie Wang makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-46
14:22
+2
Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes two point jump shot
42-46
14:06
+3
Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot (Junjie Wang assists)
42-49
13:42
Ndewedo Newbury blocks Shemar Rathan-Mayes's two point layup
13:40
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
13:37
+2
Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk (Malik Thomas assists)
42-51
13:35
Lakers 30 second timeout
13:11
+2
Aidan Reichert makes two point hook shot
44-51
12:49
Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot
12:47
Tyrone Riley IV offensive rebound
12:45
Aidan Reichert shooting foul (Tyrone Riley IV draws the foul)
12:45
+1
Tyrone Riley IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-52
12:45
+1
Tyrone Riley IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-53
12:33
Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot
12:31
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
12:19
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:17
Ndewedo Newbury offensive rebound
12:13
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup (Ndewedo Newbury assists)
44-55
12:13
James Thomas shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
12:13
Malik Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:13
Sean Lang defensive rebound
12:11
Junjie Wang personal foul (Sean Lang draws the foul)
11:51
Bernie Blunt III misses three point jump shot
11:49
Ndewedo Newbury defensive rebound
11:34
Ndewedo Newbury misses two point jump shot
11:32
Sean Lang defensive rebound
11:25
+2
Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes two point layup
46-55
11:23
TV timeout
11:11
+2
Marcus Williams makes two point layup
46-57
10:56
Sean Lang turnover (lost ball) (Malik Thomas steals)
10:51
Mykolas Ivanauskas shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
10:51
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-58
10:51
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-59
10:44
Aidan Reichert misses two point layup
10:42
Max Jusianiec offensive rebound
10:39
+2
Max Jusianiec makes two point layup
48-59
10:33
Jake Lemelman personal foul (Carlton Linguard Jr. draws the foul)
10:33
+1
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-60
10:33
+1
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-61
10:01
Lakers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:45
Jake Lemelman shooting foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul)
9:45
Jason Rivera-Torres misses regular free throw 1 of 3
9:45
+1
Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 2 of 3
48-62
9:45
+1
Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 3 of 3
48-63
9:17
+2
Jeff Planutis makes two point layup
50-63
8:58
Junjie Wang misses two point layup
8:56
Junjie Wang offensive rebound
8:56
+2
Junjie Wang makes two point layup
50-65
8:56
Max Jusianiec shooting foul (Junjie Wang draws the foul)
8:56
+1
Junjie Wang makes regular free throw 1 of 1
50-66
8:36
Aidan Reichert misses two point layup
8:34
Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
8:25
Ndewedo Newbury misses two point layup
8:23
Jason Rivera-Torres offensive rebound
8:18
+2
Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point jump shot
50-68
8:14
Lakers 60 second timeout
8:14
TV timeout
7:46
Bernie Blunt III misses three point jump shot
7:44
Marcus Williams defensive rebound
7:36
James Thomas shooting foul (Junjie Wang draws the foul)
7:36
+1
Junjie Wang makes regular free throw 1 of 3
50-69
7:36
+1
Junjie Wang makes regular free throw 2 of 3
50-70
7:36
Junjie Wang misses regular free throw 3 of 3
7:36
James Thomas defensive rebound
7:25
Ryan Beasley personal foul (Shemar Rathan-Mayes draws the foul)
7:06
Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point jump shot
7:04
Ryan Beasley defensive rebound
6:50
+2
Junjie Wang makes two point dunk (Ndewedo Newbury assists)
50-72
6:37
Marcus Williams shooting foul (Bernie Blunt III draws the foul)
6:37
+1
Bernie Blunt III makes regular free throw 1 of 1
51-72
6:37
+1
Bernie Blunt III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-72
6:21
Junjie Wang turnover (bad pass) (Jake Lemelman steals)
6:17
+2
Jake Lemelman makes two point layup
54-72
5:59
+3
Marcus Williams makes three point jump shot
54-75
5:41
Marcus Williams personal foul (Bernie Blunt III draws the foul)
5:30
Christian Gamble turnover (bad pass)
5:09
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point dunk (Tyrone Riley IV assists)
54-77
4:44
Jump ball. Max Jusianiec vs. Malik Thomas (Max Jusianiec gains possession)
4:26
Aidan Reichert misses two point layup
4:24
Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
4:19
Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
4:17
Aidan Reichert defensive rebound
3:50
Jake Lemelman misses three point jump shot
3:48
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
3:41
Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (lost ball) (Bernie Blunt III steals)
3:38
+3
Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Bernie Blunt III assists)
57-77
3:36
Dons 30 second timeout
3:36
TV timeout
3:23
+2
Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk (Ndewedo Newbury assists)
57-79
2:49
+2
Jeff Planutis makes two point layup
59-79
2:31
Ndewedo Newbury misses two point layup
2:29
Marcus Williams offensive rebound
2:25
+2
Ndewedo Newbury makes two point layup (Marcus Williams assists)
59-81
2:07
Aidan Reichert misses three point jump shot
2:05
Ndewedo Newbury defensive rebound
2:01
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup
59-83
1:43
Ndewedo Newbury blocks Mykolas Ivanauskas's two point layup
1:41
Mykolas Ivanauskas offensive rebound
1:37
Mykolas Ivanauskas turnover (bad pass) (Malik Thomas steals)
1:33
+2
Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk (Malik Thomas assists)
59-85
1:32
Dons 60 second timeout
1:21
Mykolas Ivanauskas turnover (lost ball) (Robby Beasley steals)
1:05
Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot
1:03
Jake Lemelman defensive rebound
0:35
Deshaun Jackson Jr. misses two point layup
0:33
Saba Gigiberia defensive rebound
0:05
+2
Saba Gigiberia makes two point layup (Robby Beasley assists)
