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Derkack scores 23 in Merrimack's 72-66 victory against LIU in Northeast Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 06, 2024

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) Jordan Derkack had 23 points in Merrimack's 72-66 win over LIU on Wednesday night in the Northeast Conference Tournament.

Merrimack will host LeMoyne in the semifinals on Saturday.

Derkack also contributed 10 rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Warriors (20-11). Adam Clark scored 18 points while going 6 of 13 and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds and three steals. Samba Diallo shot 2 of 5 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 10 points. The Warriors prolonged their winning streak to 11 games.

The Sharks (7-22) were led in scoring by Tai Strickland, who finished with 18 points and two steals. Andre Washington added 18 points and two steals for LIU. Tana Kopa had 11 points.

Merrimack turned a two-point second-half lead into a 10-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 64-54 lead with 7:40 left in the half.

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

1st Half
LIU
Sharks
39
MRMK
Warriors
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Eric Acker vs. Bryan Etumnu (Warriors gains possession)
19:35		Bryan Etumnu misses two point layup
19:33		Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
19:16		Tai Strickland misses two point jump shot
19:14		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
19:01	+3	Eric Acker makes three point jump shot (R.J. Greene assists)	3-0
18:48	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot (Bryan Etumnu assists)	3-3
18:17		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
18:15		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
18:12		R.J. Greene misses two point layup
18:10		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
18:08	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point layup	5-3
17:58		R.J. Greene personal foul
17:48	+3	Samba Diallo makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	5-6
17:35		R.J. Greene misses two point jump shot
17:33		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
17:28		Jordan Derkack turnover (R.J. Greene steals)
17:11		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
17:09		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
17:07		Nikola Djapa turnover (Devon Savage steals)
16:59	+2	Devon Savage makes two point layup	5-8
16:43		Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
16:41		Devon Savage defensive rebound
16:31	+2	Adam Clark makes two point layup	5-10
16:30		Sharks 30 second timeout
16:13		Bryan Etumnu shooting foul (Tai Strickland draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Tai Strickland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-10
16:13	+1	Tai Strickland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
15:56		Eric Acker shooting foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:56	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-11
15:46		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
15:44		Jason Steele offensive rebound
15:41	+2	Jason Steele makes two point layup	9-11
15:19		Jordan Derkack misses two point jump shot
15:17		Jason Steele defensive rebound
15:12		Eric Acker turnover (Adam Clark steals)
15:04		Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
15:02		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point layup (Eric Acker assists)	11-11
14:28		Andre Washington shooting foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-12
14:28	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
14:16		Tai Strickland misses two point layup
14:14		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
14:09		Jordan Derkack misses two point layup
14:07		Tai Strickland defensive rebound
14:00	+2	Eric Acker makes two point jump shot	13-13
13:45		Samba Diallo misses two point jump shot
13:43		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
13:36		Jaylen Stinson personal foul
13:23		Jason Steele misses two point jump shot
13:21		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
13:15		Jaylen Stinson misses three point jump shot
13:13		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Jason Steele makes two point layup	15-13
12:37	+2	Devon Savage makes two point jump shot	15-15
12:12	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point layup	17-15
11:52		Jordan Derkack turnover (Andre Washington steals)
11:47	+2	Andre Washington makes two point layup	19-15
11:41		Joe Gallo technical foul
11:41		Warriors turnover
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	Tai Strickland makes technical free throw 1 of 2	20-15
11:41	+1	Tai Strickland makes technical free throw 2 of 2	21-15
11:30		Bryan Etumnu turnover (Nikola Djapa steals)
11:08	+3	Andre Washington makes three point jump shot (Tai Strickland assists)	24-15
10:49	+2	Adam Clark makes two point layup	24-17
10:33		R.J. Greene misses two point layup
10:31		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
10:30		R.J. Greene turnover (lost ball)
10:18		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
10:16		Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
9:58		Tai Strickland turnover (Adam Clark steals)
9:53	+2	Adam Clark makes two point layup	24-19
9:36		Tana Kopa turnover (bad pass)
9:21		Devon Savage misses two point layup
9:19		Devon Savage offensive rebound
9:18	+2	Devon Savage makes two point layup	24-21
9:05		Jason Steele turnover (bad pass)
8:51	+3	Jordan McKoy makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	24-24
8:46		Sharks 30 second timeout
8:27		R.J. Greene turnover (lost ball)
8:13		Adam Clark misses two point layup
8:11		Jordan Derkack offensive rebound
8:09	+2	Jordan Derkack makes two point layup	24-26
7:52		R.J. Greene misses two point layup
7:50		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
7:49		Jason Steele personal foul
7:49		TV timeout
7:34		Jordan McKoy misses three point jump shot
7:32		Jason Steele defensive rebound
7:22		Jason Steele turnover (Adam Clark steals)
7:11	+2	Adam Clark makes two point layup	24-28
6:47		Bryan Etumnu blocks Tai Strickland's two point jump shot
6:45		Andre Washington offensive rebound
6:38	+2	Andre Washington makes two point layup	26-28
6:28		Jordan McKoy misses three point jump shot
6:26		Adam Clark offensive rebound
6:26		Andre Washington personal foul
6:16		Bryan Etumnu misses three point jump shot
6:14		Devon Savage offensive rebound
6:13		Devon Savage turnover (R.J. Greene steals)
6:11		Devon Savage personal foul
5:55	+2	Tana Kopa makes two point jump shot (Tai Strickland assists)	28-28
5:47		R.J. Greene personal foul
5:33	+2	Jacob O'Connell makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)	28-30
5:22		Andre Washington misses two point layup
5:20		Jacob O'Connell defensive rebound
5:14		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
5:12		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point layup	30-30
4:42		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
4:40		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
4:32		Tai Strickland turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Derkack steals)
4:26		Andre Washington shooting foul (Devon Savage draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Devon Savage makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
4:26	+1	Devon Savage makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
4:14	+2	Nikola Djapa makes two point dunk (R.J. Greene assists)	32-32
3:58		Jacob O'Connell misses two point jump shot
3:56		Nikola Djapa defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Tana Kopa makes two point stepback jump shot	34-32
3:32		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
3:30		Jacob O'Connell offensive rebound
3:29		Jacob O'Connell misses two point layup
3:27		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
3:21	+2	Andre Washington makes two point layup	36-32
3:21		Jacob O'Connell shooting foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
3:21		TV timeout
3:21	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-32
3:03		Bryan Etumnu turnover (lost ball)
2:40	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point fadeaway jump shot	39-32
2:24	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot	39-35
2:07		Samba Diallo personal foul (Jason Steele draws the foul)
2:02		Tana Kopa offensive foul
2:02		Tana Kopa turnover (offensive foul)
1:53	+2	Jordan Derkack makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)	39-37
1:53		Tai Strickland shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-38
1:35		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
1:33		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
1:30		C.J. Delancy personal foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-39
1:30	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-40
1:15		Tai Strickland misses two point jump shot
1:13		Devon Savage defensive rebound
0:58	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot (Bryan Etumnu assists)	39-43
0:38		Tai Strickland misses two point jump shot
0:36		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
0:28		Warriors 30 second timeout
0:09		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
0:07		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LIU
Sharks
27
MRMK
Warriors
29

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Tai Strickland misses two point jump shot
19:41		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
19:27		Samba Diallo misses three point jump shot
19:25		Devon Savage offensive rebound
19:20		Jason Steele personal foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
19:14		Samba Diallo misses three point jump shot
19:12		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
19:03		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
19:01		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
18:51		Devon Savage turnover (lost ball) (Jason Steele steals)
18:38		R.J. Greene turnover (Bryan Etumnu steals)
18:27		Adam Clark turnover (Jason Steele steals)
18:20		Jason Steele turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Derkack steals)
18:18		R.J. Greene shooting foul (Samba Diallo draws the foul)
18:18	+1	Samba Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-44
18:18	+1	Samba Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-45
17:58		Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
17:56		Samba Diallo defensive rebound
17:55		Tai Strickland personal foul
17:50		Jordan Derkack misses two point dunk
17:48		Jason Steele defensive rebound
17:33		Bryan Etumnu blocks Nikola Djapa's two point layup
17:31		Devon Savage defensive rebound
17:26		Devon Savage turnover (lost ball) (Tai Strickland steals)
17:21	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point jump shot	41-45
17:01	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot (Bryan Etumnu assists)	41-48
16:52		Tana Kopa misses three point jump shot
16:50		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
16:50		Jordan Derkack personal foul
16:39	+2	Tana Kopa makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	43-48
16:13		C.J. Delancy blocks Bryan Etumnu's two point layup
16:11		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Andre Washington makes two point layup	45-48
15:45		Bryan Etumnu turnover (bad pass) (Jason Steele steals)
15:40		Adam Clark shooting foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:40	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-48
15:40	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-48
15:21		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
15:19		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
14:53		Jason Steele misses three point jump shot
14:51		Andre Washington offensive rebound
14:31		Jason Steele misses two point layup
14:29		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
14:25	+2	R.J. Greene makes two point layup	49-48
14:09	+3	Jacob O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	49-51
13:55		C.J. Delancy turnover (lost ball) (Jacob O'Connell steals)
13:48	+3	Jordan McKoy makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	49-54
13:36	+2	Tana Kopa makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	51-54
13:15		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
13:13		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
13:03		Jason Steele misses two point jump shot
13:00		Warriors defensive rebound
12:35		Tai Strickland personal foul (Bryan Etumnu draws the foul)
12:27	+2	Bryan Etumnu makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Derkack assists)	51-56
12:10		Tai Strickland misses three point jump shot
12:08		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
11:49		Bryan Etumnu misses three point jump shot
11:47		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
11:16		Sharks turnover (shot clock violation)
11:16		TV timeout
10:52		Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass)
10:42	+3	Tana Kopa makes three point jump shot (Tai Strickland assists)	54-56
10:26	+2	Adam Clark makes two point driving layup	54-58
10:13		Tai Strickland offensive foul
10:13		Tai Strickland turnover (offensive foul)
9:57		Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
9:55		Sharks defensive rebound
9:25		R.J. Greene turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Derkack steals)
9:20		R.J. Greene shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
9:20	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-59
9:20	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
8:57		Andre Washington misses two point layup
8:55		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
8:52		Nikola Djapa misses two point layup
8:50		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Adam Clark makes two point driving layup	54-62
8:29		Sharks 30 second timeout
8:29		TV timeout
8:04		Bryan Etumnu blocks Jason Steele's two point jump shot
8:02		Adam Clark defensive rebound
7:40		Nikola Djapa personal foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-63
7:40	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
7:24		Tai Strickland misses two point jump shot
7:22		Nikola Djapa offensive rebound
7:21		Nikola Djapa misses two point layup
7:19		Adam Clark defensive rebound
6:50		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
6:48		Tai Strickland defensive rebound
6:35		Tana Kopa misses two point jump shot
6:33		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
6:16		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
6:14		Tana Kopa defensive rebound
6:01		Tai Strickland misses two point jump shot
5:59		Adam Clark defensive rebound
5:31		Adam Clark misses two point layup
5:29		Adam Clark offensive rebound
5:28		Warriors turnover (shot clock violation)
5:21	+2	C.J. Delancy makes two point hook shot (R.J. Greene assists)	56-64
5:01		Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
4:59		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
4:53		C.J. Delancy offensive foul
4:53		C.J. Delancy turnover (offensive foul)
4:37		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
4:35		C.J. Delancy defensive rebound
4:25		C.J. Delancy misses two point hook shot
4:23		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
4:05		Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass) (R.J. Greene steals)
3:56		Adam Clark blocks R.J. Greene's two point layup
3:54		Adam Clark defensive rebound
3:54		Jump ball. (Warriors gains possession)
3:54		TV timeout
3:34	+3	Samba Diallo makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists)	56-67
3:18		Jason Steele misses two point jump shot
3:16		Samba Diallo defensive rebound
3:12		Warriors 30 second timeout
2:50		Jason Steele personal foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
2:50		Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:50		R.J. Greene defensive rebound
2:44		Bryan Etumnu shooting foul (Andre Washington draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-67
2:44	+1	Andre Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-67
2:35		Jordan Derkack turnover (Tai Strickland steals)
2:26	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point layup	60-67
2:19		Jordan Derkack turnover (lost ball) (Andre Washington steals)
2:12	+2	Andre Washington makes two point driving layup	62-67
1:57		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
1:55		Jason Steele defensive rebound
1:43		Bryan Etumnu shooting foul (Jason Steele draws the foul)
1:43		Jason Steele misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:43	+1	Jason Steele makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
1:18		Jordan Derkack turnover (traveling)
1:03		Jason Steele misses two point hook shot
1:01		R.J. Greene offensive rebound
1:00		Devon Savage shooting foul (R.J. Greene draws the foul)
1:00	+1	R.J. Greene makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-67
1:00		R.J. Greene misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:00		Warriors defensive rebound
0:42		Tana Kopa personal foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
0:42		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
0:33		Samba Diallo personal foul (Tana Kopa draws the foul)
0:21		Bryan Etumnu blocks Tai Strickland's two point layup
0:19		Sharks offensive rebound
0:17		Andre Washington turnover (bad pass) (Samba Diallo steals)
0:15		R.J. Greene personal foul (Samba Diallo draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Samba Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:15	+1	Samba Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
0:10	+2	Tai Strickland makes two point driving layup	66-70
0:09		Tana Kopa personal foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
0:09	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-72
0:04		Andre Washington misses two point jump shot
0:02		Adam Clark defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Adam Clark defensive rebound