Western Carolina Catamounts @ Mercer Bears
12-16, 7-8 SoCon
72
12-16, 7-8 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 33 | 39 | 72 |
MER | 34 | 31 | 65 |
18-10, 8-7 SoCon
65
18-10, 8-7 SoCon
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 11 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 29 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | 10 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
72 | 25-53 | 8-17 | 14-18 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 17 | |
47% | 47% | 78% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 17 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 5 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 19 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | 13 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
65 | 21-50 | 8-17 | 15-20 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 14 | |
42% | 47% | 75% |
Game Information
Macon, GA
ESPN3
Referee:Barry Mathis
Referee:Mick Fieldbinder
Referee:Ryan Acosta
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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