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Spears and UTSA knock off Merrimack 76-74

AP
Nov 27, 2024

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

1st Half
UTSA
Roadrunners
37
MRMK
Warriors
36

Time		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

2nd Half
UTSA
Roadrunners
39
MRMK
Warriors
38

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Raekwon Horton misses two point layup
19:43		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
19:43	+2	Raekwon Horton makes two point layup	39-36
19:18		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
19:16		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
19:09		Primo Spears misses two point floating jump shot
19:07		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Adam Clark makes two point layup	39-38
18:37		Damari Monsanto turnover (bad pass) (Devon Savage steals)
18:23		Matt Becht misses three point jump shot
18:21		Mo Njie defensive rebound
18:06		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
18:04		Devon Savage defensive rebound
17:57	+2	Bryan Etumnu makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)	39-40
17:45	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point jump shot	41-40
17:25	+2	Devon Savage makes two point layup (Sean Trumper assists)	41-42
17:06		Bryan Etumnu blocks Damari Monsanto's two point jump shot
17:04		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
17:01		Matt Becht misses three point jump shot
16:59		Primo Spears defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	43-42
16:43		Adam Clark misses two point layup
16:41		Bryan Etumnu offensive rebound
16:41		Primo Spears shooting foul (Bryan Etumnu draws the foul)
16:41	+1	Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-43
16:41	+1	Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-44
16:29		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
16:27		Tye Dorset defensive rebound
16:23		Tye Dorset turnover (bad pass)
16:12		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
16:10		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
15:55		Adam Clark personal foul
15:55		TV timeout
15:51	+2	Jonnivius Smith makes two point layup (Damari Monsanto assists)	45-44
15:26		Jonnivius Smith blocks Malik Edmead's two point layup
15:24		Sean Trumper offensive rebound
15:17		Warriors turnover (shot clock violation)
15:03		Marcus Millender turnover (bad pass)
14:43		Sean Trumper turnover (lost ball) (Jonnivius Smith steals)
14:27		Raekwon Horton turnover (lost ball) (Tye Dorset steals)
14:21		Tye Dorset misses three point jump shot
14:19		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
13:49		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
13:47		Damari Monsanto offensive rebound
13:42	+2	Primo Spears makes two point driving layup	47-44
13:15		Primo Spears personal foul
12:58		Jonnivius Smith blocks Adam Clark's two point layup
12:56		Warriors offensive rebound
12:41	+2	Malik Edmead makes two point layup (Bryan Etumnu assists)	47-46
12:17	+3	Primo Spears makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	50-46
11:55		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (Bryan Etumnu draws the foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:55	+1	Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-47
11:55	+1	Bryan Etumnu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-48
11:29		Jonnivius Smith turnover (traveling)
11:16		Malik Edmead turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Millender steals)
11:15		Malik Edmead personal foul
11:08		Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
11:06		Mo Njie offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Mo Njie makes two point layup	52-48
10:45	+2	Adam Clark makes two point cutting layup (Bryan Etumnu assists)	52-50
10:28		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
10:26		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
10:08	+3	Sean Trumper makes three point jump shot (Malik Edmead assists)	52-53
9:49		Bryan Etumnu blocks Primo Spears's two point jump shot
9:47		Malik Edmead defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Malik Edmead makes two point layup	52-55
9:42		Roadrunners 30 second timeout
9:42		TV timeout
9:21		Damari Monsanto turnover (bad pass)
8:59		Adam Clark misses two point jump shot
8:57		Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
8:50		Bryan Etumnu blocks Marcus Millender's two point jump shot
8:48		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
8:35	+3	Devon Savage makes three point jump shot (Adam Clark assists)	52-58
8:13		Damari Monsanto misses three point jump shot
8:11		Sean Trumper defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Devon Savage makes two point layup (Adam Clark assists)	52-60
8:03		Roadrunners 60 second timeout
8:03		TV timeout
7:44		Devon Savage personal foul
7:43		Raekwon Horton turnover (bad pass) (Adam Clark steals)
7:43		Primo Spears personal foul
7:25	+2	Sean Trumper makes two point layup	52-62
7:25		Jonnivius Smith shooting foul (Sean Trumper draws the foul)
7:25		Sean Trumper misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:25		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
7:06		Marcus Millender misses two point layup
7:04		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
6:59		Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
6:57		Adam Clark defensive rebound
6:47		Adam Clark misses two point layup
6:45		Adam Clark offensive rebound
6:43		Baboucarr Njie shooting foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-63
6:43	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-64
6:30		Skylar Wicks misses three point jump shot
6:28		Adam Clark defensive rebound
6:04		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
6:02		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
5:45		Jump ball. Jonnivius Smith vs. Sean Trumper (Warriors gains possession)
5:45		Jonnivius Smith turnover (lost ball) (Sean Trumper steals)
5:22		Skylar Wicks blocks Malik Edmead's two point layup
5:20		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
5:15		Sean Trumper shooting foul (Raekwon Horton draws the foul)
5:15		Raekwon Horton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:15	+1	Raekwon Horton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-64
4:52		Marcus Millender shooting foul (Adam Clark draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
4:52	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-66
4:32		Primo Spears turnover (bad pass) (Bryan Etumnu steals)
4:30		Bryan Etumnu turnover (lost ball) (Raekwon Horton steals)
4:27		Sean Trumper shooting foul (Raekwon Horton draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Raekwon Horton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-66
4:27		Raekwon Horton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Bryan Etumnu defensive rebound
4:08		Marcus Millender personal foul
4:08	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-67
4:08	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-68
4:02	+2	Primo Spears makes two point driving layup	56-68
3:34	+2	Adam Clark makes two point layup	56-70
3:15		Baboucarr Njie misses two point layup
3:13		Sean Trumper defensive rebound
3:06		Sean Trumper offensive foul
3:06		Sean Trumper turnover (offensive foul)
3:06		TV timeout
2:51	+3	Primo Spears makes three point jump shot (Raekwon Horton assists)	59-70
2:42		Raekwon Horton personal foul
2:42		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:42		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
2:19		Bryan Etumnu blocks Baboucarr Njie's two point layup
2:17		Raekwon Horton offensive rebound
2:13		Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
2:11		Primo Spears offensive rebound
2:10	+2	Primo Spears makes two point layup	61-70
2:10		Bryan Etumnu shooting foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-70
2:04		Warriors 30 second timeout
1:53		Raekwon Horton personal foul
1:53	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
1:53	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
1:42		Baboucarr Njie misses two point layup
1:40		Jonnivius Smith offensive rebound
1:38		Jonnivius Smith misses two point layup
1:36		Roadrunners offensive rebound
1:31	+3	Primo Spears makes three point jump shot	65-72
1:24		Raekwon Horton personal foul
1:24		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-73
1:21	+3	Primo Spears makes three point pullup jump shot	68-73
1:07		Adam Clark turnover (lost ball) (Baboucarr Njie steals)
1:05		Nazar Mahmoud misses two point layup
1:04		Baboucarr Njie offensive rebound
1:04		Malik Edmead shooting foul (Baboucarr Njie draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Baboucarr Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-73
1:04		Baboucarr Njie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:04		Roadrunners offensive rebound
0:48	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)	72-73
0:42		Nazar Mahmoud personal foul
0:42		Sean Trumper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42		Sean Trumper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
0:27	+2	Primo Spears makes two point floating jump shot	74-73
0:26		Malik Edmead shooting foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-73
0:13		Devon Savage misses three point jump shot
0:11		Jonnivius Smith defensive rebound
0:06		Adam Clark personal foul
0:06		Jonnivius Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:06	+1	Jonnivius Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-73
0:04		Damari Monsanto personal foul
0:04	+1	Adam Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-74
0:04		Warriors 30 second timeout
0:04		Adam Clark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Primo Spears defensive rebound
0:02		Bryan Etumnu personal foul
0:02		Primo Spears misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:02		Primo Spears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		Sean Trumper defensive rebound
0:02		Warriors 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Warriors 60 second timeout