Men's Basketball Defeated By Fairleigh Dickinson

NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. – The Merrimack College men's basketball dropped a Northeast Conference game against Fairleigh Dickinson University on Saturday afternoon, 78-71. Ziggy Reid led the Warriors with 16 points. Jordan Minor finished the game with a double-double after scoring 15 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Devon Savage stayed hot from long range, scoring 14 points and knocking down four threes. Jordan Derkack was the fourth Merrimack player in double figures with 11 points.

The Essentials
Score: Merrimack 71, Fairleigh Dickinson 78
Records: Merrimack (7-16, 5-4 NEC) Fairleigh Dickinson (14-10, 7-2 NEC)
Location: Hammel Court

Rapid Recap

• The Warriors started off hot, going on an 8-0 run to start the first half. A Minor layup gave Merrimack a nine-point advantage four minutes into the game. The Knights battled back getting the lead down to one. Javon Bennett found the bottom of the net with a three to push the Warriors back up four. A Minor dunk with nine minutes to play gave Merrimack a 10 points cushion, its largest of the afternoon. Fairleigh Dickinson cut the lead back down to five. Jordan McKoy hit his first three of the afternoon to put Merrimack back up by eight. Derkack converted on a three-point play to put the Warriors up 11 with three minutes to go before halftime. The home team headed into the locker rooms up 10.
• A Savage three two minutes into the second half made the advantage 12. The Knights chipped away going down by three with 14 minutes left in the game. With the score tied at 49, Reid had a layup to give Merrimack a two-point lead. A three from Fairleigh Dickinson put them up one. With five minutes to go the Warriors found themselves down seven. A Reid layup cut the deficit to four points. Good free throw shooting at the end of the game for the Knights gave them a seven-point win.

Notes and Numbers

• The Warriors had 13 steals.
• Minor finished the game with three blocks.
• Bennett added nine points for the Warriors in the defeat.

Up Next
 
Merrimack gets back to action on Thursday night against Long Island University. Game time is at 5 p.m. and can be seen on CBS Sports Network.