Mercer Bears vs Furman Paladins
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
11-21, 5-13 SoCon
52
11-21, 5-13 SoCon
18-15, 12-6 SoCon
49
18-15, 12-6 SoCon
Furman Paladins
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 36 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 2 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 37 | 17 | 4-13 | 1-5 | 8-12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
52 | 17-52 | 2-16 | 16-23 | 45 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 15 | |
33% | 13% | 70% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
Matt PanaggioM. Panaggio #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 11 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | 11 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | 6 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | 15 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 32 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
49 | 15-52 | 6-21 | 13-17 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 17 | |
29% | 29% | 76% |
Game Information
Asheville, NC
ESPN3
Referee:Bruce Benedict
Referee:Frankie Bordeaux
Referee:Ray Natili
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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