Monroe Registers 24 Points, QU Falls at Merrimack

Saturday, January 17

North Andover, MA

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

12-7,5-3MAAC

Merrimack

11-8,7-1MAAC

Team	1	2	F
Quinnipiac	31	40	71
Merrimack	50	33	83

Box Score (PDF)

Amarri Monroe at Merrimack (1/17/26 in North Andover, MA)

Photo by: Nick Solari

1/17/2026 6:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

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

Points: Amarri Monroe (24)
Rebounds: Grant Randall (8)
Assists: Asim Jones (4)
Steals: Amarri Monroe (4)
Blocks: Amarri Monroe (2)

NUMBERS & NOTES

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.

NEXT UP
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.

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