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03/08 20:22 CDT Merrimack edges Marist 58-57 to reach Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference Tournament title game
Merrimack edges Marist 58-57 to reach Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Tournament title game
By The Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) --- Tye Dorset hit a late go-ahead 3-pointer and
scored 23 to help top-seeded Merrimack hold on for a 58-57 victory over Marist
on Sunday night in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal.
Merrimack (23-10) will play the winner of the semifinal between No. 3 seed
Siena and seventh-seeded Fairfield for the title on Tuesday.
Dorset had the final points in the game when he connected from beyond the arc
with 1:25 left to play. He added six rebounds and four steals for the Warriors.
Kevair Kennedy added 16 points and three steals, while Ernest Shelton scored 13.
Rhyjon Blackwell led the fifth-seeded Red Foxes (19-12) with 15 points and six
rebounds. Jadin Collins added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Jaden
Daughtry had 10 points and six rebounds.
Merrimack went into the half ahead of Marist 30-28. Dorset put up 11 points
before the break. Merrimack used an 8-0 second-half run erase a one-point
deficit and take the lead at 38-31 with 17:54 remaining in the half before
finishing off the victory. Dorset scored 12 second-half points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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