Mercer Bears vs Western Carolina Catamounts
SoCon Championship - Quarterfinal
7-23, 0-14 SoCon
46
7-23, 0-14 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 |
MER | 25 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 85 |
21-6, 13-1 SoCon
85
21-6, 13-1 SoCon
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | 15 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 18 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
46 | 18-54 | 3-10 | 7-10 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 18 | |
33% | 30% | 70% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | 12-20 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | 8 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
85 | 31-64 | 8-13 | 15-16 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 12 | |
48% | 62% | 94% |
Game Information
Asheville, NC
ESPN+
Referee:Mark McClenney
Referee:Daniel Drake
Referee:Kiesha Brown
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 10-4 | - | 20-11 |
| East Tennessee State | 10-4 | - | 18-13 |
| Wofford | 10-4 | - | 16-13 |
| Furman | 9-5 | 1 | 18-13 |
| Mercer | 7-7 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Samford | 6-8 | 4 | 16-19 |
| UNC Greensboro | 4-10 | 6 | 14-16 |
| Western Carolina | 0-14 | 10 | 3-26 |
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