9-5, 0-1 SoCon

Final

	1	2	T
Samford SAM	15	35	50
Mercer MER	36	33	69

Mercer BearsMercerMER

11-3, 1-0 SoCon

Samford Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears

Mercer rolls over Samford 69-50 to open conference play

Phillip Leonard had 15 points and Stephon Jelks added 12 with nine rebounds as Mercer dominated Samford 69-50 to open Southern Conference play on Saturday.

Jan 2, 2016, 06:41 pm - Associated Press

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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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