CBB Matchups
Every D1 game with tempo-free ratings, four factors and market lines, one place.
How the projection is built
each step, from an average D-I game to this oneSteps are rounded to one decimal, so they can differ from the total by 0.1: the total steps add to 133.2 against a projected 133.3. The margin is the same build seen from the home side; positive numbers help Canisius.
Pace & total
possessions per 40 minutesProjected possessions: 64.3, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw 2025-26 season pace, Mercyhurst is the faster team (64.6, #338 of 365) and Canisius the slower (64.3, #348). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (study weights 0.80 vs 0.66).
How this game plays
what the study found each side's numbers actually do when these two teams meetShot diet
Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot · 2025-26 numbers| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 56.5%#256 | 60.1%#229 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 48.7%#16 | 39.0%#158 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 42.5%#43 | 40.7%#266 | 38.0% |
| Three | 32.1%#276 | 33.0%#124 | 33.7% |
| Zone | D-I avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim | 47.2%#365 | 57.8%#141 | 58.6% |
| Short 2 (≤9 ft) | 50.5%#10 | 42.7%#245 | 39.5% |
| Mid 2 (10 ft+) | 34.6%#298 | 33.3%#35 | 38.0% |
| Three | 33.3%#213 | 32.3%#80 | 33.7% |
Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).
Shot volume
Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul line · 2025-26 numbersMercyhurst has more extra scoring chances per game: −2.3 (#278 of 365) to Canisius’s −3.4 (#313).
Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).
Rotation
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bernie Blunt III | G | Sr | 5'11" | 34-34 | 30.9 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 49.8% | 35.5% | 5.9 | 86.5% | 34.1% | |
| 11 | Jake Lemelman | G | So | 6'2" | 34-34 | 30.0 | 13.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 50.2% | 39.6% | 4.5 | 86.4% | 30.6% | |
| 7 | Deshaun Jackson Jr. | G | So | 6'2" | 34-1 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 46.8% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 65.9% | 20.6% | |
| 10 | Christian Gamble | G | Sr | 6'0" | 34-33 | 21.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 44.6% | 28.8% | 2.1 | 73.1% | 13.9% | |
| 5 | Mykolas Ivanauskas | F | So | 6'8" | 32-31 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 57.9% | 22.6% | 1.0 | 58.6% | 23.6% | |
| 1 | Sean Lang | G | Sr | 6'3" | 32-0 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 26.6% | 15.8% | 0.6 | 62.5% | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Cameron Johnson | F | Jr | 6'5" | 33-4 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 44.9% | 32.1% | 0.8 | 75.0% | 20.8% | |
| 15 | Kaden Fuhrmann | G | Sr | 6'5" | 32-0 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 51.6% | 31.3% | 2.5 | 87.5% | 18.6% | |
| 34 | James Thomas | F | Sr | 6'6" | 33-0 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 48.8% | — | 0.0 | 27.3% | 12.2% | |
| 23 | Or Faran | G | Fr | 6'5" | 9-0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 28.6% | 0.8 | 33.3% | 20.8% | |
| 33 | Vladimir Pavlovic | G | Jr | 6'2" | 8-0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Brady Conner | G | Fr | 6'6" | 6-0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0% | 25.1% | |
| 13 | Chris Leman | F | Fr | 6'9" | 6-0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.8% | 33.3% | 0.5 | 0.0% | 24.3% | |
| 21 | Emilis Butkus | G | Sr | 6'6" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Preist Ryanat Cleveland St | F | Sr | 6'6" | 31-24 | 22.3 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 45.8% | 30.0% | 0.6 | 69.3% | 20.6% | |
| 1 | Vinny Sigonaat East Texas A&M | G | Sr | 6'0" | 28-6 | 20.0 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 57.8% | 40.1% | 5.6 | 87.5% | 22.9% | |
| 5 | Clinton Efindaat UNC Greensboro | F | Sr | 6'5" | 33-0 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 51.3% | 38.5% | 2.0 | 78.8% | 17.5% | |
| 33 | Michael Wilson Jr.at Bellarmine | G | Jr | 6'6" | 30-4 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 53.2% | 31.6% | 1.3 | 64.3% | 25.5% | |
| 2 | Demarris Wintersat UT Rio Grande | G | So | 6'3" | 21-0 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 61.8% | 39.3% | 1.3 | 60.0% | 17.6% | |
| 7 | Nate Deerat Oakland | F | Sr | 6'10" | 9-0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 55.6% | — | 0.0 | 25.0% | 15.9% | |
| 12 | Trevor Augustine | G | Jr | 6'2" | 8-0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 0.4 | 50.0% | 25.1% | |
| 15 | Nate Foutsat Le Moyne | F | Sr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 10 | Will Fowlerat 124947 | G | So | 6'2" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 22 | Abu Riak | F | Fr | 6'8" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 3 | Alex Mack | G | Fr | 6'4" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 95 | Dorsett Mulcahy | G | Fr | 6'7" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 14 | Jerry Guerrero | G | So | 6'3" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | |
| 13 | Will Taylor | F | So | 6'9" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Cl | Ht | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TOV | eFG% | 3P% | 3PA/g | FT% | Usage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bernie Blunt III | G | Sr | 5'11" | 34-34 | 30.9 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 49.8% | 35.5% | 5.9 | 86.5% | 34.1% | |
| 11 | Jake Lemelman | G | So | 6'2" | 34-34 | 30.0 | 13.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 50.2% | 39.6% | 4.5 | 86.4% | 30.6% | |
| 7 | Deshaun Jackson Jr. | G | So | 6'2" | 34-1 | 22.4 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 46.8% | 0.0% | 0.1 | 65.9% | 20.6% | |
| 10 | Christian Gamble | G | Sr | 6'0" | 34-33 | 21.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 44.6% | 28.8% | 2.1 | 73.1% | 13.9% | |
| 5 | Mykolas Ivanauskas | F | So | 6'8" | 32-31 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 57.9% | 22.6% | 1.0 | 58.6% | 23.6% | |
| 1 | Sean Lang | G | Sr | 6'3" | 32-0 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 26.6% | 15.8% | 0.6 | 62.5% | 6.9% | |
| 3 | Cameron Johnson | F | Jr | 6'5" | 33-4 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 44.9% | 32.1% | 0.8 | 75.0% | 20.8% | |
| 15 | Kaden Fuhrmann | G | Sr | 6'5" | 32-0 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 51.6% | 31.3% | 2.5 | 87.5% | 18.6% | |
| 34 | James Thomas | F | Sr | 6'6" | 33-0 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 48.8% | — | 0.0 | 27.3% | 12.2% | |
| 23 | Or Faran | G | Fr | 6'5" | 9-0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 28.6% | 0.8 | 33.3% | 20.8% | |
| 33 | Vladimir Pavlovic | G | Jr | 6'2" | 8-0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.3 | — | 23.4% | |
| 2 | Brady Conner | G | Fr | 6'6" | 6-0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0% | 25.1% | |
| 13 | Chris Leman | F | Fr | 6'9" | 6-0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 43.8% | 33.3% | 0.5 | 0.0% | 24.3% | |
| 21 | Emilis Butkus | G | Sr | 6'6" | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
Trends
Last 10 games of 2025-26| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | Long Island | A | L 70–79 | +5.0 | L−4.0 | 134.0 | O149 | 105.7 | 119.3 | 66.2 |
| Mar 7 | Stonehill | H | W 56–51 | −4.5 | W+0.5 | 135.0 | U107 | 85.4 | 77.8 | 65.6 |
| Mar 4 | FDU | H | W 70–61 | −4.0 | W+5.0 | 132.5 | U131 | 108.0 | 94.2 | 64.8 |
| Feb 28 | Stonehill | A | W 75–72 OT | −2.5 | W+0.5 | 138.5 | O147 | 97.9 | 94.0 | 76.6 |
| Feb 26 | C Connecticut | A | L 78–80 | +4.0 | W+2.0 | 141.0 | O158 | 114.7 | 117.7 | 68.0 |
| Feb 21 | Long Island | H | W 91–83 | +3.5 | W+11.5 | 141.0 | O174 | 130.5 | 119.0 | 69.7 |
| Feb 19 | Wagner | H | L 80–83 OT | −3.5 | L−6.5 | 134.5 | O163 | 107.3 | 111.4 | 74.5 |
| Feb 14 | Saint Francis Red Wolves | A | W 94–79 | −2.0 | W+13.0 | 138.5 | O173 | 137.0 | 115.1 | 68.6 |
| Feb 12 | Le Moyne | A | L 57–58 | +2.5 | W+1.5 | 138.5 | U115 | 82.7 | 84.2 | 68.9 |
| Feb 7 | FDU | A | L 52–55 | +2.5 | L−0.5 | 131.0 | U107 | 95.9 | 101.4 | 54.3 |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Total | PPP for | PPP vs | Pace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | Quinnipiac | H | L 63–67 | +8.0 | W+4.0 | 138.5 | U130 | 94.8 | 100.9 | 66.4 |
| Feb 27 | Merrimack | H | W 67–62 | +9.0 | W+14.0 | 130.0 | U129 | 110.3 | 102.1 | 60.7 |
| Feb 22 | Mount St Marys | A | L 47–68 | +7.5 | L−13.5 | 137.5 | U115 | 75.0 | 108.5 | 62.6 |
| Feb 20 | Rider | A | W 72–66 | +1.0 | W+7.0 | 131.0 | O138 | 106.7 | 97.8 | 67.5 |
| Feb 15 | Manhattan | H | L 65–69 | +1.5 | L−2.5 | 141.0 | U134 | 100.4 | 106.5 | 64.8 |
| Feb 13 | Iona | H | L 63–69 | +4.5 | L−1.5 | 138.0 | U132 | 98.0 | 107.3 | 64.3 |
| Feb 5 | Quinnipiac | A | L 60–75 | +15.0 | P0.0 | 142.0 | U135 | 81.8 | 102.2 | 73.3 |
| Feb 3 | Niagara | A | L 56–65 | +2.0 | L−7.0 | 127.0 | U121 | 97.3 | 113.0 | 57.5 |
| Feb 1 | Siena | H | L 63–78 | +8.0 | L−7.0 | 135.0 | O141 | 105.7 | 130.9 | 59.6 |
| Jan 30 | Marist | H | L 86–88 OT | +9.5 | W+7.5 | 130.0 | O174 | 116.5 | 119.2 | 73.8 |
Records vs the closing line describe the past; ten games is a small sample.
Tale of the tape
national rank toned left for away, right for homeOffseason
roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input- Qadir Martin 31.4 mpg, 11.6 ppg · transferred to Fairfield
- Emilis Butkus no D1 minutes last season
No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.
Returns 85% of last season's minutes; lost 1 of its top 5 (1 transferred). Teams returning at least 65% of last season's minutes have historically gained about 2.2 points of AdjEM (n=156 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
- Kahlil Singleton 33.7 mpg, 13.4 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Bryan Ndjonga 32.7 mpg, 13.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Mike Evbagharu 32.2 mpg, 8.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Myles Wilmoth 23.2 mpg, 5.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Javante Edwards 20.0 mpg, 5.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Chris Kumu 11.2 mpg, 3.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
- Preist Ryan from Cleveland St · 20.9 mpg, 6.8 ppg last season
- Vinny Sigona from East Texas A&M · 17.5 mpg, 7.1 ppg last season
- Clinton Efinda from UNC Greensboro · 14.5 mpg, 4.3 ppg last season
- Michael Wilson Jr. from Bellarmine · 12.7 mpg, 5.3 ppg last season
- Demarris Winters from UT Rio Grande · 4.5 mpg, 1.5 ppg last season
- Nate Deer from Oakland · 1.4 mpg, 0.3 ppg last season
Returns 0% of last season's minutes; lost 5 of its top 5. Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).
Head-to-head
this season and last| Date | Season | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 12 | 2025-26 | Mercyhurst 55 – 58 Canisius |
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