Mercer Bears @ Western Carolina Catamounts
11-10, 6-2 SoCon
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11-10, 6-2 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MER | 27 | 25 | 52 |
WCU | 23 | 37 | 60 |
9-11, 4-4 SoCon
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9-11, 4-4 SoCon
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 30 | 18 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 9-12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
52 | 16-54 | 4-19 | 16-26 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 15 | |
30% | 21% | 62% |
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 35 | 11 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | 19 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
60 | 20-45 | 5-16 | 15-22 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | |
44% | 31% | 68% |
Game Information
Cullowhee, NC
Referee:Ray Acosta
Referee:Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Referee:Jacyn Goble
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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