Mercer Bears @ Western Carolina Catamounts
7-9, 0-3 SoCon
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7-9, 0-3 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MER | 28 | 28 | 56 | ||
WCU | 28 | 30 | 58 |
7-9, 3-1 SoCon
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7-9, 3-1 SoCon
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 16 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 31 | 2 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | 11 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 4-18 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
56 | 18-51 | 5-21 | 15-20 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 22 | |
35% | 24% | 75% |
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 28 | 21 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 24 | 8 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
58 | 21-53 | 5-15 | 11-21 | 41 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 21 | |
40% | 33% | 52% |
Game Information
Cullowhee, NC
Referee:Wil Howard
Referee:Tommy Short
Referee:Jerome Hall
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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