Mercer Bears @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers
8-15, 5-7 ASUN
75
8-15, 5-7 ASUN
16-8, 11-2 ASUN
82
16-8, 11-2 ASUN
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | 23 | 9-17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 23 | 10 | 4-16 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 12 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
75 | 25-58 | 12-21 | 13-21 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | |
43% | 57% | 62% |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 40 | 28 | 9-14 | 3-3 | 7-8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | 13 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
82 | 24-49 | 9-16 | 25-35 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 22 | |
49% | 56% | 71% |
Game Information
Johnson City, TN
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:Brent Hampton
Referee:Ernest Simmons
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 7-1 | - | 15-6 |
| Wofford | 6-2 | 1 | 14-7 |
| Furman | 5-3 | 2 | 14-7 |
| Mercer | 5-3 | 2 | 13-8 |
| UNC Greensboro | 4-4 | 3 | 8-13 |
| Samford | 3-5 | 4 | 10-11 |
| Chattanooga | 3-5 | 4 | 9-12 |
| Western Carolina | 3-5 | 4 | 7-12 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4 | 6-15 |
| VMI | 1-7 | 6 | 6-15 |
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