Mercer Bears vs The Citadel Bulldogs
SoCon Championship - 1st Round
11-21, 3-15 SoCon
76
11-21, 3-15 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
CIT | 27 | 49 | 76 |
MER | 37 | 47 | 84 |
16-16, 8-10 SoCon
84
16-16, 8-10 SoCon
The Citadel Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 39 | 13 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 33 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | 22 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 6-13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | 18 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
76 | 29-63 | 5-17 | 13-23 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 16 | |
46% | 29% | 57% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | 14 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | 27 | 10-15 | 5-6 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | 10 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | 10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
84 | 30-53 | 8-15 | 16-26 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 18 | |
57% | 53% | 62% |
CIT vs MER Videos
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Game Information
Asheville, NC
ESPN+
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:Mike Terry
Referee:Chase Shaw
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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