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    MER
    Mercer BearsMercerMER
    0-1, 0-1 Away
    79
    0-1, 0-1 Away
    Final
    1234T
    Mercer
    MER
    473279
    UCF
    UCF
    464288
    UCF
    UCF KnightsUCFUCF
    1-0, 1-0 Home
    88
    1-0, 1-0 Home

    Mercer Bears @ UCF Knights

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    Game Leaders

    MERUCF
    Points
    Ria'n Holland
    31
    R. Holland#10
    7/15 FG, 11/11 FT
    31
    Points
    Dayon Griffin
    16
    D. Griffin#10
    4/8 FG, 6/9 FT
    16
    Rebounds
    Jordan Strawberry
    6
    J. Strawberry#5
    5 DREB, 1 OREB
    6
    Rebounds
    A.J. Davis
    15
    A.J. Davis#3
    12 DREB, 3 OREB
    15
    Assists
    Jordan Strawberry
    4
    J. Strawberry#5
    2 TO, 31 MIN
    4
    Assists
    B.J. Taylor
    4
    B.J. Taylor#1
    2 TO, 26 MIN
    4
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    MER
    UCF

    41% (23-56)

    Field Goal %

    54% (30-56)

    41% (12-29)

    Three Point %

    29% (5-17)

    75% (21-28)

    Free Throw %

    62% (23-37)

    14

    Turnovers

    14

    28

    Rebounds

    39

    5

    Largest Lead

    16

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Orlando, FL

    ESPN3

    Referee:Sean Casady

    Referee:Marc Ellard

    Referee:Josue Nieves

    UCF rallies to beat Mercer 88-79

    Ceasar DeJesus and Dayon Griffin scored 16 points apiece and the University of Central Florida rallied early in the second half to beat Mercer 88-79 in Friday night's season opener for both teams.
    Nov 10, 2018, 11:22 pm - Associated Press

    Probabilities & Game Flow

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    0%

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    2026-27 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Southern ConferenceSouthern ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Chattanooga0-0-0-0
    East Tennessee State0-0-0-0
    Furman0-0-0-0
    Mercer0-0-0-0
    Samford0-0-0-0
    Tennessee Tech0-0-0-0
    The Citadel0-0-0-0
    UNC Greensboro0-0-0-0
    VMI0-0-0-0
    Western Carolina0-0-0-0
    Wofford0-0-0-0
    Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Arizona0-0-0-0
    Arizona State0-0-0-0
    Baylor0-0-0-0
    BYU0-0-0-0
    Cincinnati0-0-0-0
    Colorado0-0-0-0
    Houston0-0-0-0
    Iowa State0-0-0-0
    Kansas0-0-0-0
    Kansas State0-0-0-0
    Oklahoma State0-0-0-0
    TCU0-0-0-0
    Texas Tech0-0-0-0
    UCF0-0-0-0
    Utah0-0-0-0
    West Virginia0-0-0-0
    Full Standings

    Men's College Basketball News

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    11h

    Early top-10 men's basketball recruiting class rankings

    Early top-10 men's basketball recruiting class rankings

    After a slew of top-20 decisions, LSU and Duke are the two best classes, while Alabama, Arizona State debut.

    13h

    Notre Dame rallies to beat Villanova in Rome season opener

    Notre Dame rallies to beat Villanova in Rome season opener

    Notre Dame rallied late to beat Villanova in the Eternal City Tip-Off, a season-opening event played in Rome.

    12h

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