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Spears and UTSA knock off Merrimack 76-74
TROY, Ala. (AP) Amir "Primo" Spears led UTSA with 29 points, including a three-point play with 25.8 seconds left, as the Roadrunners knocked off Merrimack 76-74 on Wednesday.
Spears added five rebounds for the Roadrunners (2-3). Jonnivius Smith scored 11 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and added 20 rebounds. Marcus Millender went 3 of 9 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.
Adam Clark led the way for the Warriors (1-6) with 28 points, six rebounds and four steals. Devon Savage added 15 points for Merrimack. Bryan Etumnu finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. The loss was the Warriors' sixth in a row.
Damari Monsanto put up eight points in the first half for UTSA, who led 37-36 at halftime. Spears scored a team-high 24 points for UTSA in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Roadrunners gains possession) | ||
| 19:52 |  | Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:50 | | Raekwon Horton offensive rebound | ||
| 19:49 | | Raekwon Horton turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 19:32 | | Sean Trumper misses two point layup | ||
| 19:30 | | Primo Spears defensive rebound | ||
| 19:10 | | Primo Spears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:08 | | Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound | ||
| 18:46 | | Adam Clark misses two point driving layup | ||
| 18:44 | | Bryan Etumnu offensive rebound | ||
| 18:43 | | +2 | Bryan Etumnu makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | | +3 | Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | | Adam Clark turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Millender steals) | ||
| 17:57 | | Sean Trumper shooting foul (Marcus Millender draws the foul) | ||
| 17:57 | | +1 | Marcus Millender makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | | +1 | Marcus Millender makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | | Sean Trumper misses two point driving layup | ||
| 17:46 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 17:40 | | Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:38 | | Roadrunners offensive rebound | ||
| 17:37 | | Marcus Millender turnover (bad pass) (Adam Clark steals) | ||
| 17:36 | | Adam Clark turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 17:19 | | +2 | Raekwon Horton makes two point layup | 7-2 |
| 17:04 | | Sean Trumper turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Millender steals) | ||
| 16:59 | | +3 | Primo Spears makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists) | 10-2 |
| 16:56 | | Warriors 30 second timeout | ||
| 16:45 | | Armandas Plintauskas turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 16:30 | | +3 | Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot | 13-2 |
| 16:09 | | +2 | Bryan Etumnu makes two point driving layup | 13-4 |
| 15:52 | | +2 | Jonnivius Smith makes two point jump shot | 15-4 |
| 15:33 | | Armandas Plintauskas turnover (lost ball) (Primo Spears steals) | ||
| 15:26 | | Primo Spears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:24 | | Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound | ||
| 15:11 | | Malik Edmead misses two point driving layup | ||
| 15:09 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 14:58 | | Primo Spears misses two point layup | ||
| 14:56 | | Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 14:51 | | +2 | Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup | 17-4 |
| 14:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:35 | | Raekwon Horton personal foul | ||
| 14:17 | | Malik Edmead misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 14:15 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 13:53 | | Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:51 | | Primo Spears offensive rebound | ||
| 13:45 | | Primo Spears turnover (lost ball) (David Murray steals) | ||
| 13:38 | | Armandas Plintauskas turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Millender steals) | ||
| 13:29 | | +3 | Nazar Mahmoud makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists) | 20-4 |
| 13:15 | | +2 | Adam Clark makes two point jump shot | 20-6 |
| 12:57 | | Raekwon Horton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:55 | | Adam Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 12:49 | | +2 | Adam Clark makes two point driving layup | 20-8 |
| 12:49 | | Raekwon Horton shooting foul (Adam Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 12:49 | | Adam Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:49 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 12:38 | | Jump ball. Jonnivius Smith vs. Tye Dorset (Warriors gains possession) | ||
| 12:38 | | Jonnivius Smith turnover (lost ball) (Tye Dorset steals) | ||
| 12:15 | | Malik Edmead misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 12:13 | | Malik Edmead offensive rebound | ||
| 12:05 | | Sean Trumper misses two point layup | ||
| 12:03 | | Damari Monsanto defensive rebound | ||
| 11:55 | | Marcus Millender turnover (bad pass) (Adam Clark steals) | ||
| 11:46 | | Damari Monsanto shooting foul | ||
| 11:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:46 | | +1 | Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-9 |
| 11:46 | | +1 | Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-10 |
| 11:33 | | Primo Spears misses two point layup | ||
| 11:31 | | Mo Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +2 | Mo Njie makes two point layup | 22-10 |
| 11:07 | | +3 | Sean Trumper makes three point jump shot (Malik Edmead assists) | 22-13 |
| 10:43 | | Primo Spears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Damari Monsanto offensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Damari Monsanto misses two point layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Baboucarr Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +3 | Damari Monsanto makes three point jump shot (Skylar Wicks assists) | 25-13 |
| 10:00 | | Devon Savage misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Bryan Etumnu offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Skylar Wicks personal foul | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Devon Savage makes two point driving layup | 25-15 |
| 9:42 | | Skylar Wicks shooting foul (Devon Savage draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | +1 | Devon Savage makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-16 |
| 9:27 | | Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Matt Becht defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Mo Njie shooting foul (Tye Dorset draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | +1 | Tye Dorset makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 25-17 |
| 9:11 | | +1 | Tye Dorset makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 25-18 |
| 9:11 | | +1 | Tye Dorset makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-19 |
| 8:59 | | Primo Spears misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Adam Clark makes two point stepback jump shot | 25-21 |
| 8:27 | | Nazar Mahmoud misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Devon Savage defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Matt Becht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Marcus Millender defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Primo Spears makes two point driving layup | 27-21 |
| 7:57 | | Nazar Mahmoud personal foul | ||
| 7:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:57 | | +1 | Tye Dorset makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-22 |
| 7:57 | | +1 | Tye Dorset makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-23 |
| 7:48 | | Primo Spears turnover (lost ball) (Malik Edmead steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | Sean Trumper turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Jonnivius Smith makes two point dunk (Damari Monsanto assists) | 29-23 |
| 6:50 | | Tye Dorset misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Sean Trumper offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Sean Trumper misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Damari Monsanto defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Damari Monsanto makes two point jump shot (Primo Spears assists) | 31-23 |
| 6:22 | | Jonnivius Smith personal foul | ||
| 6:22 | | +1 | Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-24 |
| 6:22 | | +1 | Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-25 |
| 6:11 | | Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | David Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Devon Savage misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Adam Clark offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Devon Savage makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-27 |
| 5:30 | | Damari Monsanto turnover (bad pass) (Sean Trumper steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Sean Trumper makes two point layup | 31-29 |
| 5:26 | | Roadrunners 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:08 | | Malik Edmead personal foul | ||
| 4:57 | | Marcus Millender turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Bryan Etumnu makes two point cutting layup (Malik Edmead assists) | 31-31 |
| 4:29 | | Adam Clark personal foul | ||
| 4:24 | | Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Baboucarr Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Baboucarr Njie misses two point layup | ||
| 4:20 | | Baboucarr Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Devon Savage shooting foul (Baboucarr Njie draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | +1 | Baboucarr Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-31 |
| 4:20 | | +1 | Baboucarr Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-31 |
| 4:09 | | Bryan Etumnu misses two point layup | ||
| 4:07 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Jonnivius Smith turnover (bad pass) (Adam Clark steals) | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Adam Clark makes two point jump shot | 33-33 |
| 3:45 | | Primo Spears turnover (bad pass) (Malik Edmead steals) | ||
| 3:43 | | Primo Spears personal foul | ||
| 3:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:43 | | Malik Edmead misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:43 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Baboucarr Njie makes two point jump shot (Damari Monsanto assists) | 35-33 |
| 3:08 | | +3 | Devon Savage makes three point jump shot (Bryan Etumnu assists) | 35-36 |
| 2:52 | | Damari Monsanto misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Devon Savage personal foul | ||
| 2:44 | | Roadrunners 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:34 | | Damari Monsanto turnover (lost ball) (Sean Trumper steals) | ||
| 2:28 | | Adam Clark misses two point layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Damari Monsanto defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Matt Becht defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Adam Clark misses two point layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Adam Clark offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Adam Clark misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 1:38 | | Matt Becht defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Adam Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jonnivius Smith steals) | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup | 37-36 |
| 1:04 | | Bryan Etumnu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Damari Monsanto defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Jonnivius Smith turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 0:44 | | Adam Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Baboucarr Njie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Devon Savage misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |