Duke Blue Devils vs Mercer Bears
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 2nd ROUND
27-8
78
27-8
71
26-9
Game Leaders
Team Stats
56% (25-45)
Field Goal %
35% (22-62)
38% (5-13)
Three Point %
41% (15-37)
82% (23-28)
Free Throw %
92% (12-13)
8
Turnovers
12
27
Rebounds
35
Game Information
Raleigh, NC
Referee:Gerry Pollard
Referee:Don Daily
Referee:Tom O'Neill
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 25-45 | 22-62 |
| Field Goal % | 56 | 35 |
| 3PT | 5-13 | 15-37 |
| Three Point % | 38 | 41 |
| FT | 23-28 | 12-13 |
| Free Throw % | 82 | 92 |
| Rebounds | 27 | 35 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 3 | 16 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 24 | 19 |
| Assists | 16 | 15 |
| Steals | 3 | 6 |
| Blocks | 0 | 1 |
| Total Turnovers | 8 | 12 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fast Break Points | 0 | 0 |
| Points in Paint | 30 | 12 |
| Fouls | 15 | 22 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
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