Mercer Bears @ Samford Bulldogs
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 22 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | 16 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | 8 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 15 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 21 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
69 | 27-52 | 6-13 | 9-12 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 17 | |
52% | 46% | 75% |
Samford Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 25 | 9-14 | 5-7 | 2-5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | 14 | 4-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
78 | 26-52 | 13-23 | 13-17 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |
50% | 57% | 76% |
Game Information
Homewood, AL
Referee:Sidney Cohen
Referee:Art Vaulk
Referee:Michael Husted
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern 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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