Chaikin scores 20 as Lafayette takes down Mercyhurst 77-73
ERIE, Pa. (AP) Alex Chaikin's 20 points off of the bench helped Lafayette to a 77-73 victory against Mercyhurst on Saturday.
Chaikin went 7 of 8 from the field (6 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Leopards (5-5). Justin Vander Baan added 13 points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line while he also had six rebounds and five blocks. Andrew Phillips had 10 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line.
Shemar Rathan-Mayes finished with 21 points and four assists for the Lakers (5-6). Aidan Reichert added 18 points, six rebounds and three steals for Mercyhurst. Jeff Planutis also recorded 13 points.
Chaikin scored nine points in the first half and Lafayette went into the break trailing 38-31.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Justin Vander Baan vs. Max Jusianiec (Lakers gains possession) | Â | |
19:32 | +3 | Aidan Reichert makes three point jump shot | 0-3 | |
19:02 | Â | Justin Vander Baan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound | Â | |
18:46 | +3 | Aidan Reichert makes three point jump shot (Bernie Blunt III assists) | 0-6 | |
18:32 | Â | Caleb Williams turnover (bad pass) (Bernie Blunt III steals) | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Bernie Blunt III misses two point layup | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Aidan Reichert offensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses two point layup | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Ryan Pettit defensive rebound | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Mark Butler turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Reichert steals) | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Mark Butler defensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | +3 | Andrew Phillips makes three point jump shot (Mark Butler assists) | 3-6 | |
16:55 | +3 | Max Jusianiec makes three point jump shot (Jeff Planutis assists) | 3-9 | |
16:48 | Â | Aidan Reichert personal foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul) | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Caleb Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Max Jusianiec defensive rebound | Â | |
16:20 | +2 | Aidan Reichert makes two point layup | 3-11 | |
16:02 | Â | Andrew Phillips turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Reichert steals) | Â | |
15:48 | +2 | Bernie Blunt III makes two point layup (Max Jusianiec assists) | 3-13 | |
15:48 | Â | Leopards 30 second timeout | Â | |
15:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Chris Rubayo turnover (lost ball) (Jeff Planutis steals) | Â | |
15:04 | +3 | Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes three point jump shot (Max Jusianiec assists) | 3-16 | |
14:34 | Â | Andrew Phillips turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Jeff Planutis turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:58 | +3 | Alex Chaikin makes three point jump shot (Luka Savicevic assists) | 6-16 | |
13:46 | +2 | Shemar Rathan-Mayes makes two point layup | 6-18 | |
13:36 | +2 | Malik Rasul makes two point layup (Caleb Williams assists) | 8-18 | |
13:14 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses two point hook shot | Â | |
13:12 | Â | Luka Savicevic defensive rebound | Â | |
13:07 | Â | Luka Savicevic turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Malik Rasul personal foul (Aidan Reichert draws the foul) | Â | |
12:45 | +2 | Mykolas Ivanauskas makes two point layup | 8-20 | |
12:32 | Â | Jeff Planutis shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul) | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Justin Vander Baan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Justin Vander Baan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Malik Rasul offensive rebound | Â | |
12:14 | +2 | Luka Savicevic makes two point layup | 10-20 | |
12:08 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes turnover (bad pass) (Luka Savicevic steals) | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Luka Savicevic turnover (bad pass) (Max Jusianiec steals) | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Christian Gamble misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:39 | Â | Malik Rasul defensive rebound | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Alex Chaikin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Jake Lemelman turnover (double dribble) | Â | |
11:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Mark Butler misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Mykolas Ivanauskas defensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Bernie Blunt III misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound | Â | |
10:13 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes shooting foul (Caleb Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
10:13 | Â | Caleb Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
10:13 | +1 | Caleb Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 11-20 | |
10:13 | Â | Caleb Williams misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
10:13 | Â | Christian Gamble defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | +2 | Max Jusianiec makes two point jump shot (Aidan Reichert assists) | 11-22 | |
9:38 | Â | Max Jusianiec personal foul (Mark Butler draws the foul) | Â | |
9:31 | Â | Caleb Williams offensive foul (Aidan Reichert draws the foul) | Â | |
9:31 | Â | Caleb Williams turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Justin Vander Baan blocks Jeff Planutis's two point layup | Â | |
9:21 | Â | TJ Berger shooting foul (Jeff Planutis draws the foul) | Â | |
9:21 | +1 | Jeff Planutis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-23 | |
9:21 | +1 | Jeff Planutis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-24 | |
9:04 | Â | Ryan Pettit misses two point layup | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Aidan Reichert defensive rebound | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Christian Gamble offensive foul (Caleb Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Christian Gamble turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:38 | +3 | Caleb Williams makes three point jump shot | 14-24 | |
7:59 | Â | Christian Gamble misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Aidan Reichert offensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | +3 | Aidan Reichert makes three point jump shot (Christian Gamble assists) | 14-27 | |
7:28 | Â | Max Jusianiec shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul) | Â | |
7:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:28 | +1 | Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-27 | |
7:28 | +1 | Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-27 | |
6:56 | Â | Lakers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Ryan Pettit turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
6:07 | +3 | Mykolas Ivanauskas makes three point jump shot (Bernie Blunt III assists) | 16-30 | |
5:49 | Â | Bernie Blunt III kicked ball violation | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Chris Rubayo turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Mark Butler kicked ball violation | Â | |
5:15 | +3 | Jeff Planutis makes three point jump shot (Shemar Rathan-Mayes assists) | 16-33 | |
5:03 | Â | Chris Rubayo turnover (lost ball) (Bernie Blunt III steals) | Â | |
4:56 | Â | Chris Rubayo blocks Bernie Blunt III's two point layup | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Chris Rubayo defensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | +2 | Mark Butler makes two point layup | 18-33 | |
4:45 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Jake Lemelman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Luka Savicevic defensive rebound | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Mykolas Ivanauskas personal foul (Chris Rubayo draws the foul) | Â | |
4:25 | +1 | Chris Rubayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-33 | |
4:25 | +1 | Chris Rubayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-33 | |
4:00 | Â | Jeff Planutis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:58 | Â | Malik Rasul defensive rebound | Â | |
3:44 | +3 | Malik Rasul makes three point jump shot (Chris Rubayo assists) | 23-33 | |
3:28 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses two point layup | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Luka Savicevic defensive rebound | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Malik Rasul misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes defensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Malik Rasul personal foul (Shemar Rathan-Mayes draws the foul) | Â | |
3:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:40 | +3 | Jake Lemelman makes three point jump shot (Shemar Rathan-Mayes assists) | 23-36 | |
2:30 | +2 | Justin Vander Baan makes two point layup (Luka Savicevic assists) | 25-36 | |
2:15 | Â | Jeff Planutis turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
2:02 | +3 | Alex Chaikin makes three point jump shot (Luka Savicevic assists) | 28-36 | |
1:47 | Â | Jeff Planutis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:26 | +3 | Alex Chaikin makes three point jump shot (Joshua Wyche assists) | 31-36 | |
1:01 | Â | Shemar Rathan-Mayes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Luka Savicevic turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:22 | +2 | Aidan Reichert makes two point layup (James Thomas assists) | 31-38 | |
0:22 | Â | Joshua Wyche shooting foul (Aidan Reichert draws the foul) | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Aidan Reichert misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Luka Savicevic misses two point layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |