Saturday, January 17
North Andover, MA
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
12-7,5-3MAAC
71
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83
Merrimack
11-8,7-1MAAC
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Quinnipiac
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Photo by: Nick Solari
Monroe Registers 24 Points, QU Falls at Merrimack
1/17/2026 6:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Quinnipiac men's basketball fell in MAAC play on Saturday, dropping a road contest by the final score of 83-71 at Lawler Arena.
Amarri Monroe registered 24 points, five rebounds and four steals to pace the Bobcats. He scored 16 points in the first half.
Kevair Kennedy led Merrimack with 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Merrimack went 13-of-24 from 3-point range in the victory. The Warriors built a lead as large as 21 points (19:28 left in the second half).
The Bobcats cut the deficit to just nine points on Jaden Zimmerman's layup with 3:50 to go, then Merrimack knocked down six free throws over the final four minutes to finish off the win.
FINAL SCORE
Merrimack 83, Quinnipiac 71
LOCATION
Lawler Arena | North Andover, MA
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (12-7, 5-3 MAAC) | Merrimack (11-8, 7-1 MAAC)
QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS
The Bobcats return to the floor on Monday, Jan. 19, hosting Manhattan at 2:00 PM from M&T Bank Arena to continue the MAAC slate.
To stay up to date with all Quinnipiac men's basketball news, follow the program on X/Instagram @QU_MBB or visit www.gobobcats.com/mbb.
Amarri Monroe registered 24 points, five rebounds and four steals to pace the Bobcats. He scored 16 points in the first half.
Kevair Kennedy led Merrimack with 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Merrimack went 13-of-24 from 3-point range in the victory. The Warriors built a lead as large as 21 points (19:28 left in the second half).
The Bobcats cut the deficit to just nine points on Jaden Zimmerman's layup with 3:50 to go, then Merrimack knocked down six free throws over the final four minutes to finish off the win.
FINAL SCORE
Merrimack 83, Quinnipiac 71
LOCATION
Lawler Arena | North Andover, MA
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (12-7, 5-3 MAAC) | Merrimack (11-8, 7-1 MAAC)
QUINNIPIAC STAT LEADERS
- Points: Amarri Monroe (24)
- Rebounds: Grant Randall (8)
- Assists: Asim Jones (4)
- Steals: Amarri Monroe (4)
- Blocks: Amarri Monroe (2)
- The Bobcats shot 24-of-55 (43.6%) in total. QU knocked down 4-of-12 attempts from 3-point range.
- Merrimack finished with a 30-28 advantage in rebounding.
- QU outscored the Warriors 36-22 in the paint.
- Monroe finished with 24 points – his highest scoring total since the Bobcats' victory at Pitt on 11/23/25. He shot 8-of-17 from the floor, grabbed five rebounds and recorded four steals. He also blocked a pair of shots.
- Jaden Zimmerman added 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting.
- Asim Jones registered 13 points and four assists.
- Grant Randall recorded 11 points and eight rebounds on 4-of-10 shooting.
The Bobcats return to the floor on Monday, Jan. 19, hosting Manhattan at 2:00 PM from M&T Bank Arena to continue the MAAC slate.
To stay up to date with all Quinnipiac men's basketball news, follow the program on X/Instagram @QU_MBB or visit www.gobobcats.com/mbb.
Team Stats
QU
Merri
FG%
.436
.500
3FG%
.333
.542
FT%
.731
.741
RB
28
30
TO
9
12
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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