Saxen scores 18, Saint Mary's (CA) beats Merrimack 73-68
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Mitchell Saxen scored 18 points as Saint Mary's (CA) beat Merrimack 73-68 on Thursday night.
Saxen also contributed 12 rebounds for the Gaels (10-2). Paulius Murauskas added 18 points while going 5 of 10 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and had 11 rebounds and three steals. Augustas Marciulionis shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the foul line to finish with 16 points.
Sean Trumper finished with 13 points and four assists for the Warriors (5-8, 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Adam Clark added 12 points and eight assists for Merrimack. Matt Becht also had 12 points.
Murauskas scored 12 points in the first half for Saint Mary's, who led 32-26 at the break. Marciulionis scored 16 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Saint Mary's to a five-point victory.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Gaels gains possession) | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Adam Clark shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul) | Â | |
19:37 | +1 | Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:37 | +1 | Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
19:22 | Â | Adam Clark turnover (Paulius Murauskas steals) | Â | |
19:15 | +2 | Mitchell Saxen makes two point layup (Augustas Marciulionis assists) | 0-4 | |
18:51 | Â | Sean Trumper misses two point layup | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Sean Trumper offensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Sean Trumper misses two point layup | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | Â | Devon Savage shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul) | Â | |
18:17 | +1 | Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-5 | |
18:17 | +1 | Mitchell Saxen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-6 | |
17:59 | Â | Devon Savage misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Luke Barrett offensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | +2 | Luke Barrett makes two point jump shot | 0-8 | |
17:19 | Â | Adam Clark turnover (Paulius Murauskas steals) | Â | |
16:57 | Â | Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Jordan Ross turnover | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Mitchell Saxen blocks David Murray's two point layup | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Mitchell Saxen turnover (David Murray steals) | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Luke Barrett personal foul | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Matt Becht misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:13 | Â | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Paulius Murauskas turnover (Devon Savage steals) | Â | |
15:27 | +2 | David Murray makes two point layup (Malik Edmead assists) | 2-8 | |
15:09 | +2 | Mitchell Saxen makes two point dunk (Augustas Marciulionis assists) | 2-10 | |
14:49 | Â | David Murray offensive foul | Â | |
14:49 | Â | David Murray turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
14:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:23 | Â | Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound | Â | |
14:18 | Â | Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup | Â | |
14:16 | Â | Luke Barrett offensive rebound | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Paulius Murauskas personal foul | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Mitchell Saxen blocks Adam Clark's two point layup | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound | Â | |
13:59 | Â | Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Ashton Hardaway offensive rebound | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Devon Savage blocks Ashton Hardaway's two point layup | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Ashton Hardaway offensive rebound | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Adam Clark personal foul | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Ashton Hardaway misses two point layup | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Malik Edmead defensive rebound | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Luke Barrett personal foul | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Jordan Ross shooting foul | Â | |
13:24 | +1 | Malik Edmead makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-10 | |
13:24 | +1 | Malik Edmead makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-10 | |
12:58 | Â | Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Devon Savage defensive rebound | Â | |
12:46 | Â | Sean Trumper misses two point layup | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound | Â | |
12:37 | Â | Augustas Marciulionis misses two point layup | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Adam Clark defensive rebound | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Adam Clark misses two point layup | Â | |
12:26 | Â | Mitchell Saxen defensive rebound | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Jordan Ross misses two point layup | Â | |
12:19 | Â | Gaels offensive rebound | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Ashton Hardaway misses two point layup | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Warriors defensive rebound | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Sean Trumper misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:49 | Â | Mikey Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | +2 | Andrew McKeever makes two point layup (Ashton Hardaway assists) | 4-12 | |
11:36 | Â | Armandas Plintauskas shooting foul (Andrew McKeever draws the foul) | Â | |
11:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:36 | +1 | Andrew McKeever makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-13 | |
11:24 | +3 | Sean Trumper makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists) | 7-13 | |
11:04 | +3 | Jordan Ross makes three point jump shot (Ashton Hardaway assists) | 7-16 | |
10:48 | Â | Adam Clark turnover (Ashton Hardaway steals) | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Andrew McKeever offensive rebound | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Armandas Plintauskas personal foul | Â | |
10:38 | +2 | Andrew McKeever makes two point layup (Jordan Ross assists) | 7-18 | |
10:23 | +3 | Sean Trumper makes three point jump shot (Malik Edmead assists) | 10-18 | |
10:00 | Â | Ashton Hardaway turnover (Sean Trumper steals) | Â | |
9:50 | Â | Armandas Plintauskas misses two point layup | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Mikey Lewis defensive rebound | Â | |
9:31 | Â | Jordan Ross turnover (Malik Edmead steals) | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Malik Edmead misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Ashton Hardaway defensive rebound | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Andrew McKeever offensive foul | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Andrew McKeever turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Malik Edmead misses two point layup | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Sean Trumper shooting foul (Paulius Murauskas draws the foul) | Â | |
8:46 | +1 | Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-19 | |
8:46 | +1 | Paulius Murauskas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-20 | |
8:30 | Â | Tye Dorset misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Augustas Marciulionis defensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Augustas Marciulionis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Malik Edmead defensive rebound | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Jordan Ross shooting foul | Â | |
7:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:57 | +1 | Malik Edmead makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-20 | |
7:57 | +1 | Malik Edmead makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-20 | |
7:48 | Â | Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Devon Savage shooting foul (Mitchell Saxen draws the foul) | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Mitchell Saxen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Matt Becht defensive rebound | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Devon Savage misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:33 | Â | David Murray offensive rebound | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Augustas Marciulionis shooting foul (Malik Edmead draws the foul) | Â | |
7:17 | +1 | Malik Edmead makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-20 | |
7:17 | +1 | Malik Edmead makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-20 | |
6:59 | Â | Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Mitchell Saxen offensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | +2 | Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ross assists) | 14-22 | |
6:16 | +2 | David Murray makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists) | 16-22 | |
5:57 | Â | Gaels 30 second timeout | Â | |
5:46 | +2 | Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ross assists) | 16-24 | |
5:25 | +3 | Matt Becht makes three point jump shot (Sean Trumper assists) | 19-24 | |
4:50 | Â | Luke Barrett misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Paulius Murauskas offensive rebound | Â | |
4:46 | +2 | Paulius Murauskas makes two point dunk | 19-26 | |
4:34 | Â | Adam Clark misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | Â | |
4:07 | +2 | Jordan Ross makes two point jump shot (Luke Barrett assists) | 19-28 | |
3:41 | Â | Matt Becht misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Paulius Murauskas misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:18 | Â | Sean Trumper defensive rebound | Â | |
3:13 | +3 | Matt Becht makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists) | 22-28 | |
2:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Mitchell Saxen misses two point layup | Â | |
2:15 | Â | David Murray defensive rebound | Â | |
1:47 | Â | Warriors turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:28 | +2 | Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Luke Barrett assists) | 22-30 | |
1:00 | +2 | Sean Trumper makes two point layup | 24-30 | |
0:59 | Â | Warriors 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Mikey Lewis turnover (Matt Becht steals) | Â | |
0:36 | +2 | Malik Edmead makes two point layup (Matt Becht assists) | 26-30 | |
0:08 | +2 | Luke Barrett makes two point layup (Mikey Lewis assists) | 26-32 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |