Hiwassee Tigers @ Mercer Bears
CHALLENGE IN MUSIC CITY
Hiwassee TigersHiwasseeHIWAS
0-0, 0-0 Away
47
0-0, 0-0 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hiwassee HIWAS | 26 | 21 | 47 |
MER | 38 | 44 | 82 |
7-1, 4-0 Home
82
7-1, 4-0 Home
Hiwassee Tigers
starters |
Charles BeardC. Beard #3 |
Tevin HenryT. Henry #33 |
Demetrius KitchensD. Kitchens |
Juelian HighJ. High |
Kaseem DavidsonK. Davidson #23 |
bench |
Kevis JacksonK. Jackson #13 |
Jacob ElliottJ. Elliott #21 |
Dessalegn CulpepperD. Culpepper #13 |
Naquan NewmanN. Newman #1 |
Danny GravesD. Graves #5 |
Jordan SextonJ. Sexton |
Quintarius OliverQ. Oliver |
Chris SumpterC. Sumpter #11 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 5 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
47 | 19-59 | 4-21 | 5-9 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |
32% | 19% | 56% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
82 | 25-63 | 7-26 | 25-39 | 54 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 9 | |
40% | 27% | 64% |
Game Information
Macon, GA
ESPN3
Referee:Kyle Chambers
Referee:Chris King
Referee:Charlie Balunek
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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