BUFFALO, N.Y. – The D'Youville men's basketball team hung with No. 15 Mercyhurst for the opening 15 minutes before the Lakers pulled away for a 104-56 win on Saturday afternoon.

Mercyhurst (4-0) led 10-5 early before D'Youville (1-3) got a 3-point play from Mason Putnam and a Rod Johnson dunk to tie the game with 15:19 left in the first half. Jared Sullivan then gave the Saints a 12-10 lead with a put-back layup.

The Lakers would keep the Saints scoreless for the two minutes but could only build their advantage to 16-12 over the stretch. Garrian Wade connected from long range to make it 16-15 Lakers with 12:31 left in the first.

The turning point in the contest was four minutes in the middle of the first half that D'Youville was held scoreless while Mercyhurst built a 13-point lead, 29-16. The Lakers didn't let D'Youville get back into the game after.

At the half, Mercyhurst led by 20, 54-34, and limited the Saints to 20 points in the second half to stay undefeated on the season.

Notables

Putnam finished with 13 points to lead D'Youville … Johnson was also in double figures with 11 and added five rebounds … MiyKah McIntosh had a game-high 28 points for Mercyhurst …

Up Next

D'Youville returns to action on Friday, Nov. 26, at Gannon in the Gary Miller Classic.

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