Mercer Bears @ Ohio State Buckeyes
9-3, 0-3 Away
44
9-3, 0-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MER | 24 | 20 | 44 |
OSU | 25 | 39 | 64 |
7-5, 6-3 Home
64
7-5, 6-3 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
35% (17-49)
Field Goal %
43% (26-60)
17% (3-18)
Three Point %
14% (3-22)
78% (7-9)
Free Throw %
53% (9-17)
25
Turnovers
16
36
Rebounds
36
7
Largest Lead
20
Game Information
Columbus, OH
ESPNU
Referee:Bill Ek
Referee:Gene Steratore
Referee:Lamont Simpson
Game Flow
--MER
--OSU
Shot Chart
- JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jae'Sean Tate missed Layup.
- Trevor Thompson missed Layup.
- Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
- Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trevor Thompson made Layup.
- Trevor Thompson made Free Throw.
- Desmond Ringer missed Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
- Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Strawberry made Layup. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
- Marc Loving missed Jumper.
- Keita Bates-Diop missed Layup.
- Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
- Jae'Sean Tate missed Jumper.
- Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jae'Sean Tate made Layup.
- Jae'Sean Tate missed Free Throw.
- Phillip Leonard missed Layup.
- Cory Kilby made Layup.
- Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by Marc Loving.
- Jae'Sean Tate made Free Throw.
- Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Niklas Ney made Free Throw.
- Niklas Ney made Free Throw.
- Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
- Kam Williams made Jumper.
- Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
- Daniel Giddens made Jumper.
- Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
- Trevor Thompson missed Free Throw.
- Trevor Thompson made Free Throw.
- Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown.
- Phillip Leonard made Jumper.
- Stephon Jelks made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
- JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
- Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.
- Trevor Thompson missed Free Throw.
- JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Free Throw.
- Marc Loving missed Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
- Marc Loving made Layup.
- Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle made Layup.
- Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lawrence Brown missed Layup.
- Marc Loving made Dunk. Assisted by Jae'Sean Tate.
- Demetre Rivers made Layup.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
- Keita Bates-Diop missed Layup.
- Demetre Rivers made Dunk. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
- Keita Bates-Diop made Dunk. Assisted by JaQuan Lyle.
- Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jae'Sean Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trevor Thompson made Dunk.
- Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Free Throw.
- JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
- Desmond Ringer missed Free Throw.
- Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
- Keita Bates-Diop made Layup.
- Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
- Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.
- Jae'Sean Tate made Dunk.
- Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
- Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle made Layup.
- JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
- Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
- Keita Bates-Diop made Layup. Assisted by JaQuan Lyle.
- Keita Bates-Diop made Free Throw.
- Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer made Jumper.
- Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle made Jumper. Assisted by Keita Bates-Diop.
- Ethan Stair missed Jumper.
- James Bento missed Layup.
- JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
- Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
- JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
- Phillip Leonard missed Free Throw.
- Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
- Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Daniel Giddens missed Jumper.
- Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Niklas Ney missed Jumper.
- Cory Kilby missed Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
- Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
- Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trevor Thompson made Free Throw.
- Trevor Thompson missed Free Throw.
- JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
- Desmond Ringer made Layup.
- Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
- Jae'Sean Tate made Jumper.
- Jestin Lewis missed Layup.
- Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by Keita Bates-Diop.
- Jae'Sean Tate missed Free Throw.
- Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
- Keita Bates-Diop made Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer made Jumper.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Loving missed Jumper.
- Keita Bates-Diop made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Sean Tate.
- JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer made Layup.
- Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Giddens.
- Kam Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaQuan Lyle.
- Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Loving missed Free Throw.
- Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.
- Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
- Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
- A.J. Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joey Lane missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joey Lane made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kam Williams.
- Mickey Mitchell missed Jumper.
- Jaylen Stowe missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
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 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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