Mercer Bears vs Samford Bulldogs
SoCon Championship - 1st Round
6-13, 2-9 SoCon
59
6-13, 2-9 SoCon
16-10, 8-9 SoCon
87
16-10, 8-9 SoCon
Samford Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
Marcellus VailM. Vail #11 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 12 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | 10 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
59 | 20-66 | 7-27 | 12-17 | 43 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 18 | |
30% | 26% | 71% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
Jacksen GrecoJ. Greco #31 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 25 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | 17 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | 31-66 | 12-26 | 13-17 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 14 | |
47% | 46% | 76% |
Game Information
Asheville, NC
Referee:Zelton Steed
Referee:John Hampton
Referee:Ryan Christian
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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