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    Mercer Bears @ Samford Bulldogs

    MER
    Mercer BearsMercerMER
    8-11, 1-5 SoCon
    80
    8-11, 1-5 SoCon
    Final
    12T
    Mercer
    MER
    334780
    Samford
    SAM
    464187
    SAM
    Samford BulldogsSamfordSAM
    17-2, 6-0 SoCon
    87
    17-2, 6-0 SoCon
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    Game Leaders

    MERSAM
    Jake Davis
    21
    J. Davis#15
    6/9 FG, 5/5 FT
    21
    Points
    AJ Staton-McCray
    20
    A. Staton-McCray#14
    7/16 FG, 3/3 FT
    20
    Jake Davis
    9
    J. Davis#15
    9 DREB, 0 OREB
    9
    Rebounds
    AJ Staton-McCray
    5
    A. Staton-McCray#14
    4 DREB, 1 OREB
    5
    Caleb Hunter
    4
    C. Hunter#10
    0 TO, 13 MIN
    4
    Assists
    Rylan Jones
    4
    R. Jones#21
    0 TO, 26 MIN
    4
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    MER
    SAM

    53% (28-53)

    Field Goal %

    47% (27-58)

    48% (10-21)

    Three Point %

    33% (6-18)

    74% (14-19)

    Free Throw %

    75% (27-36)

    23

    Turnovers

    9

    35

    Rebounds

    28

    0

    Largest Lead

    14

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Homewood, AL

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    Referee:Billy Dunlap

    Referee:Eric Lowe

    Referee:Kyle Bowen

    Samford defeats Mercer 87-80 for 17th consecutive victory

    — A.J. Staton-McCray and Achor Achor scored 20 points each and Samford beat Mercer 87-80 on Saturday night.
    Jan 20, 2024, 09:04 pm - Data Skrive

    Probabilities & Game Flow

    0%
    --MER
    100%
    --SAM

    According to ESPN Analytics

    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Southern ConferenceSouthern ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    East Tennessee State13-5-23-11
    Mercer11-7219-13
    Wofford11-7219-13
    Samford11-7218-14
    Furman10-8322-13
    Western Carolina10-8315-16
    UNC Greensboro9-9415-19
    Chattanooga7-11613-19
    The Citadel7-11611-22
    VMI1-17126-26
    Full Standings

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    21h

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    1d

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    1d

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