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Benson scores 15 off the bench, DePaul beats Mercer 95-64

AP
Nov 12, 2024

CHICAGO (AP) N.J. Benson scored 15 points off of the bench to lead DePaul over Mercer 95-64 on Monday night.

Benson shot 5 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the foul line for the Blue Demons (3-0). David Skogman added 13 points while going 5 of 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had five rebounds. CJ Gunn had 13 points and shot 6 for 10, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc.

The Bears (1-1) were led in scoring by Ahmad Robinson, who finished with 12 points and two steals. Alex Holt added 12 points and two steals for Mercer. Angel Montas also had 10 points and eight rebounds.

DePaul took the lead with 19:30 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Troy D'Amico led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 51-22 at the break. DePaul extended its lead to 65-30 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Gunn scored a team-high eight points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MER
Bears
22
DEP
Blue Demons
51

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Alex Holt vs. David Skogman (Ahmad Robinson gains possession)
19:46		Tyler Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
19:30	+3	David Skogman makes three point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists)	0-3
19:19	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	2-3
19:19		David Skogman shooting foul (Alex Holt draws the foul)
19:19		Alex Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:19		David Skogman defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point layup (David Skogman assists)	2-5
18:48		Tyler Johnson offensive foul
18:48		Tyler Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
18:32		David Skogman misses two point layup
18:30		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
18:24		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
18:22		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
17:57		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
17:55		Ahmad Robinson defensive rebound
17:46		Ahmad Robinson offensive foul
17:46		Ahmad Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
17:29	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	2-8
17:27		Angel Montas Jr. shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-9
17:14		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point layup
17:12		Angel Montas Jr. offensive rebound
17:04	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup (Angel Montas Jr. assists)	4-9
16:54	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	4-12
16:49		Layden Blocker personal foul
16:46	+3	Angel Montas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alex Holt assists)	7-12
16:29		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
16:27		Ahmad Robinson defensive rebound
16:22		Ahmad Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:20		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
16:04	+2	David Skogman makes two point layup (Conor Enright assists)	7-14
15:39	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point jump shot	9-14
15:21		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
15:19		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
15:07		Alex Holt turnover (lost ball) (Layden Blocker steals)
14:49		Conor Enright misses three point jump shot
14:47		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
14:42		Tyler Johnson turnover
14:42		TV timeout
14:29	+3	JJ Traynor makes three point jump shot (Jacob Meyer assists)	9-17
14:16		Ahmad Robinson turnover (lost ball)
13:47	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot	9-20
13:35		Tyler Johnson turnover (Conor Enright steals)
13:33	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point dunk (Conor Enright assists)	9-22
13:33		Bears 30 second timeout
12:54	+2	Marcus Overstreet makes two point layup	11-22
12:48	+2	JJ Traynor makes two point dunk (Conor Enright assists)	11-24
12:45		JJ Traynor personal foul
12:39	+2	Marcus Overstreet makes two point layup	13-24
12:18	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	13-26
12:06		NJ Benson blocks Marcus Overstreet's two point layup
12:04		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
11:46		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
11:44		Laurynas Vaistaras defensive rebound
11:26		Marcus Overstreet turnover (lost ball) (CJ Gunn steals)
11:16		David Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Overstreet steals)
11:11		Jacob Meyer shooting foul (Laurynas Vaistaras draws the foul)
11:11		TV timeout
11:11		Laurynas Vaistaras misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:11		Laurynas Vaistaras misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:11		Laurynas Vaistaras offensive rebound
11:05		Ahmad Robinson misses three point jump shot
11:03		Bears offensive rebound
11:03		David Thomas personal foul
11:00		Ahmad Robinson misses three point jump shot
10:58		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
10:41		NJ Benson misses two point layup
10:39		NJ Benson offensive rebound
10:37		Marcus Overstreet shooting foul (NJ Benson draws the foul)
10:37		NJ Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:37	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-27
10:14		Jah Quinones turnover (traveling)
9:57	+2	David Skogman makes two point layup (Conor Enright assists)	13-29
9:40		Ahmad Robinson turnover (Isaiah Rivera steals)
9:40		Isaiah Rivera turnover (Ahmad Robinson steals)
9:40	+2	Ahmad Robinson makes two point layup	15-29
9:15		Brady Shoulders personal foul
9:10		Laurynas Vaistaras personal foul
8:58		David Skogman misses three point jump shot
8:56		Isaiah Rivera offensive rebound
8:38		Ahmad Robinson shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
8:38		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:38	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-30
8:12	+2	Jah Quinones makes two point layup	17-30
8:11		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
8:11		Jah Quinones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:11		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
7:46	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	17-33
7:32	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	19-33
7:13		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
7:13		TV timeout
7:13	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-34
7:13	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-35
6:56		Jah Quinones misses two point layup
6:54		David Skogman defensive rebound
6:48	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	19-38
6:34		Angel Montas Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:32		David Skogman defensive rebound
6:07		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-39
6:07	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-40
6:07		Layden Blocker misses regular free throw 3 of 3
6:07		Alex Holt defensive rebound
5:55		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
5:53		Angel Montas Jr. offensive rebound
5:43		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point layup
5:41		Ahmad Robinson offensive rebound
5:36		Troy D'Amico blocks Ahmad Robinson's two point layup
5:34		Ahmad Robinson offensive rebound
5:31		Ahmad Robinson turnover (back court violation)
5:21		Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
5:19		Alex Holt defensive rebound
5:06		Ahmad Robinson offensive foul
5:06		Ahmad Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
4:50		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Alex Holt steals)
4:47		Angel Montas Jr. turnover
4:35	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point jump shot (Jacob Meyer assists)	19-42
4:12		TJ Grant misses two point jump shot
4:10		Blue Demons defensive rebound
4:10		Alex Holt personal foul
4:10	+1	David Skogman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-43
4:10		David Skogman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:10		TJ Grant defensive rebound
3:41		Marcus Overstreet misses two point layup
3:39		David Skogman defensive rebound
3:33		David Skogman misses three point jump shot
3:31		Marcus Overstreet defensive rebound
3:11		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
3:09		Blue Demons defensive rebound
3:06		TV timeout
2:59		David Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Angel Montas Jr. steals)
2:48		Jah Quinones misses two point layup
2:46		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
2:36		Jacob Meyer turnover (Cam Bryant steals)
2:28	+3	Angel Montas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cam Bryant assists)	22-43
2:00	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	22-45
1:41		Jump ball. Angel Montas Jr. vs. CJ Gunn (Blue Demons gains possession)
1:41		Angel Montas Jr. turnover (lost ball) (CJ Gunn steals)
1:19		Angel Montas Jr. blocks NJ Benson's two point layup
1:17		Blue Demons offensive rebound
1:13		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
1:11		JJ Traynor offensive rebound
1:06		Angel Montas Jr. personal foul
1:06	+1	Jacob Meyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-46
1:06	+1	Jacob Meyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-47
0:55		Jah Quinones misses two point jump shot
0:53		NJ Benson defensive rebound
0:49		Jah Quinones blocks NJ Benson's two point dunk
0:47		Jacob Meyer offensive rebound
0:30	+2	Jacob Meyer makes two point layup	22-49
0:26		Angel Montas Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:26		Blue Demons defensive rebound
0:26		Marcus Overstreet personal foul
0:26	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-50
0:26	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-51
0:03		NJ Benson shooting foul (Marcus Overstreet draws the foul)
0:03		Marcus Overstreet misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03		Marcus Overstreet misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MER
Bears
42
DEP
Blue Demons
44

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Ahmad Robinson makes two point layup	24-51
19:17		David Skogman turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Johnson steals)
19:15		David Skogman shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
19:15	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-51
19:15		Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:15		Brady Shoulders offensive rebound
19:14		Troy D'Amico personal foul
19:04		Ahmad Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals)
18:49		Isaiah Rivera turnover (double dribble)
18:42		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
18:40		Conor Enright defensive rebound
18:25		Conor Enright turnover (lost ball)
18:13		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Ahmad Robinson draws the foul)
18:13	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	26-51
18:13	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	27-51
18:13	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	28-51
17:52	+3	Conor Enright makes three point jump shot (JJ Traynor assists)	28-54
17:42	+2	Alex Holt makes two point jump shot	30-54
17:26	+3	David Skogman makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists)	30-57
17:03		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:01		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
16:44	+2	David Skogman makes two point layup (Conor Enright assists)	30-59
16:32		Ahmad Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Layden Blocker steals)
16:24		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
16:22		Blue Demons offensive rebound
16:15		Cam Bryant personal foul
16:15		Cam Bryant personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:56		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
15:54		Bears defensive rebound
15:48		David Skogman personal foul
15:39		Ahmad Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Layden Blocker steals)
15:29	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup (Isaiah Rivera assists)	30-61
15:22		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
15:20		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
14:55		Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Overstreet steals)
14:55		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:53		Marcus Overstreet offensive rebound
14:51		Marcus Overstreet misses two point layup
14:49		NJ Benson defensive rebound
14:49		Brady Shoulders personal foul
14:49		Cam Bryant technical foul
14:49	+1	Jacob Meyer makes technical free throw 1 of 2	30-62
14:49		Ahmad Robinson technical foul
14:49		Bears 30 second timeout
14:49		TV timeout
14:49	+1	Jacob Meyer makes technical free throw 2 of 2	30-63
14:49		Jacob Meyer misses technical free throw 1 of 2
14:49		Jacob Meyer misses technical free throw 2 of 2
14:49		Blue Demons offensive rebound
14:29		NJ Benson misses two point layup
14:27		NJ Benson offensive rebound
14:22	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	30-65
14:22		Tyler Johnson offensive foul
14:22		Tyler Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
14:08		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
14:06		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
14:00		Conor Enright shooting foul (Laurynas Vaistaras draws the foul)
14:00	+1	Laurynas Vaistaras makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-65
14:00	+1	Laurynas Vaistaras makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-65
13:34	+2	JJ Traynor makes two point jump shot	32-67
13:21		Brady Shoulders misses two point jump shot
13:19		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Jacob Meyer makes two point layup	32-69
13:01	+2	Laurynas Vaistaras makes two point jump shot	34-69
12:49		NJ Benson turnover (lost ball) (Brady Shoulders steals)
12:39		Laurynas Vaistaras misses three point jump shot
12:37		Conor Enright defensive rebound
12:30	+2	NJ Benson makes two point dunk (Conor Enright assists)	34-71
12:20	+2	Marcus Overstreet makes two point layup (Laurynas Vaistaras assists)	36-71
12:00	+2	Jacob Meyer makes two point jump shot	36-73
11:50		Brady Shoulders misses three point jump shot
11:48		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
11:37		Jah Quinones shooting foul (NJ Benson draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:37	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-74
11:37	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-75
11:22	+2	Angel Montas Jr. makes two point dunk	38-75
11:14	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point dunk (Jacob Meyer assists)	38-77
10:55	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup (Angel Montas Jr. assists)	40-77
10:42	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot	40-79
10:19		Angel Montas Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:17		Angel Montas Jr. offensive rebound
10:08	+2	Angel Montas Jr. makes two point layup	42-79
10:06	+2	Jacob Meyer makes two point layup	42-81
9:54		Jacob Meyer personal foul
9:46		Angel Montas Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:44		Jah Nze offensive rebound
9:31		Alex Holt misses two point layup
9:29		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
9:23		Jacob Meyer misses two point jump shot
9:21		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
9:15		JJ Traynor shooting foul (Laurynas Vaistaras draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Laurynas Vaistaras makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-81
9:15		Laurynas Vaistaras misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:15		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
8:53		Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
8:51		Angel Montas Jr. defensive rebound
8:45		Laurynas Vaistaras misses three point jump shot
8:43		Alex Holt offensive rebound
8:36	+2	Laurynas Vaistaras makes two point layup	45-81
8:13		Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot
8:11		David Thomas offensive rebound
7:57		JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
7:55		Layden Blocker offensive rebound
7:55		Jump ball. Layden Blocker vs. Laurynas Vaistaras (Blue Demons gains possession)
7:55		TV timeout
7:48		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Johnson steals)
7:43		Layden Blocker blocks Tyler Johnson's two point layup
7:42		Bears offensive rebound
7:42		Tyler Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
7:17		Layden Blocker offensive foul
7:17		Layden Blocker turnover (offensive foul)
7:00		Isaiah Rivera personal foul (Marcus Overstreet draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Marcus Overstreet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-81
7:00	+1	Marcus Overstreet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-81
6:42	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point layup	47-83
6:30	+3	TJ Grant makes three point jump shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	50-83
6:20		David Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:18		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
6:06	+2	TJ Grant makes two point layup (Jah Quinones assists)	52-83
5:58		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
5:56		TJ Grant defensive rebound
5:48		Tyler Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Rivera steals)
5:42		TJ Grant shooting foul (Isaiah Rivera draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-84
5:42	+1	Isaiah Rivera makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-85
5:31		Ahmad Robinson misses three point jump shot
5:29		Laurynas Vaistaras offensive rebound
5:19	+2	Ahmad Robinson makes two point layup (Laurynas Vaistaras assists)	54-85
5:09	+2	David Thomas makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)	54-87
5:00		Layden Blocker shooting foul (Ahmad Robinson draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-87
5:00	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-87
4:45		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
4:43		David Thomas offensive rebound
4:28		JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
4:26		Ahmad Robinson defensive rebound
4:20		David Thomas shooting foul (Ahmad Robinson draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Ahmad Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-87
4:20		Ahmad Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		David Skogman defensive rebound
4:06		David Skogman misses three point jump shot
4:04		Bears defensive rebound
3:47		Laurynas Vaistaras misses three point jump shot
3:45		TJ Grant offensive rebound
3:32	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (TJ Grant assists)	60-87
3:23	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot	60-89
3:00	+2	Alex Holt makes two point jump shot (Ahmad Robinson assists)	62-89
2:49		Layden Blocker turnover (lost ball) (Alex Holt steals)
2:49		TV timeout
2:32		Ahmad Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Chris Riddle steals)
2:20	+2	JJ Traynor makes two point dunk (Chris Riddle assists)	62-91
2:14		Ahmad Robinson misses three point jump shot
2:12		Alex Holt offensive rebound
2:03	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	64-91
1:51		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
1:49		Chris Riddle offensive rebound
1:38		Chris Riddle turnover (bad pass) (Ahmad Robinson steals)
1:35		Ahmad Robinson misses two point layup
1:35		Théo Pierre-Justin defensive rebound
1:35		Ahmad Robinson personal foul (David Thomas draws the foul)
1:35		David Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:35		Bears defensive rebound
1:14		Jah Nze misses two point jump shot
1:12		David Thomas defensive rebound
1:06	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point layup (David Thomas assists)	64-93
0:56		Jah Quinones misses three point jump shot
0:56		Bears offensive rebound
0:56		JJ Traynor personal foul
0:56		Alex Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:56		Alex Holt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:56		Chris Riddle defensive rebound
0:42		CJ Gunn misses two point layup
0:40		JJ Traynor offensive rebound
0:35	+2	JJ Traynor makes two point layup	64-95
0:27		Jah Nze misses two point jump shot
0:25		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

CJ Gunn defensive rebound