Men’s Basketball Remains Atop Conference with 73-64 Win over Saint Anselm

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MANCHESTER, NH – The Merrimack men’s basketball team used a 25-1 run to start the second half to pull away from the Saint Anselm Hawks 73-64 Wednesday night in a big conference matchup.

Merrimack remains tied for first place with Stonehill College in the Northeast-10 with an 8-2 record.

The Warriors, leading by six at halftime, put the game away right out of the gate in the second as a three from Darren Duncan (Briarwood, NY) extended the lead to 40-26, while another three, this one from Roland Davis (Deer Park, NY), gave the Warriors the 50-27 lead and put the Hawks away for good.

Merrimack surrendered 11 offensive first-half rebounds but took a 32-26 lead into halftime behind a defense that limited the Hawks to just 24.4% shooting.

Duncan posted a team-best 15 points in just 25 minutes and added five assists and five boards. Wayne Mack (Paterson, NJ) and Dee Mency (Hagerstown, MD) scored 13 each, while Mency tallied a team-high three three-pointers and eight rebounds. Davis scored 10 off the bench.

Hakeem Williams scored a team-high 15 off the bench to lead the Hawks who fell to 6-4 in the conference.

The Warriors (12-3, 8-2 NE-10) continue their two-game road trip at Southern Connecticut State University Saturday at 3:30 p.m.