Mercer Bears @ Samford Bulldogs

7-7, 0-1 SoCon

Final

	1	2	T
Mercer MER	35	34	69
Samford SAM	36	42	78

Samford BulldogsSamfordSAM

7-7, 1-0 SoCon

Marshall scores 25 as Samford knocks off Mercer 78-69

Dec 29, 2022, 11:06 am

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- — Jermaine Marshall scored 25 points as Samford beat Mercer 78-69 on Wednesday night.

Marshall also had seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (7-7). Logan Dye was 7 of 11 shooting, including 3 for 4 from distance, and went 6 for 6 from the line to add 23 points. Nathan Johnson shot 4 for 10, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points. The Bulldogs ended a seven-game slide with the victory.

The Bears (7-7) were led in scoring by Jalyn McCreary, who finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Mercer also got 16 points from Michael Zanoni. In addition, Kamar Robertson finished with 15 points.

NEXT UP

Both teams play on Saturday. Samford visits Citadel while Mercer hosts Chattanooga.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Game Information

Homewood, AL

Referee:Sidney Cohen

Referee:Art Vaulk

Referee:Michael Husted

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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