UNC Greensboro Spartans @ Mercer Bears
Mercer beats UNC Greensboro 55-50
MACON, Ga. -- Darious Moten scored 13 points as Mercer held on in the final minutes to beat UNC Greensboro 55-50 on Saturday.
Jibri Bryan added 11 points and six rebounds for the Bears (15-12, 10-4 Southern Conference). Phillip Leonard had 10 points and six rebounds. The team finished shooting 44.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from the line.
Mercer led 31-20 at the break and went up 45-30 in the second half on a Stephon Jelks layup with 13:17 to play. The Bears scored just two more field goals in the rest of the period as UNC Greensboro battled to within three points, 53-50, with 1:54 remaining before a pair of free throws by Moten in the final three seconds sealed the win for the Bears.
RJ White scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Spartans (8-19, 4-10). Nicholas Paulos added 12 points and five assists.
Game Information
Macon, GA
Referee:Barron Searles
Referee:Todd Austin
Referee:Joey Richardson
2025-26 Standings
| Southern ConferenceSouthern 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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