Samford Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears
Samford Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
56 | 21-51 | 6-24 | 8-16 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
41% | 25% | 50% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
Matt PanaggioM. Panaggio #2 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | 22 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | 18 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
80 | 25-49 | 8-17 | 22-27 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 18 | |
51% | 47% | 81% |
Game Information
Macon, GA
Referee:Barron Searles
Referee:Paul Sroka
Referee:Jerome Hall
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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