Mercer Bears @ Tennessee Volunteers
NIT - 1st ROUND
24-11, 8-7 Away
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24-11, 8-7 Away
20-13, 13-3 Home
67
20-13, 13-3 Home
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 15 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | 16 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | 25 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 8-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
75 | 26-52 | 7-18 | 16-21 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 21 | |
50% | 39% | 76% |
Tennessee Volunteers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 14 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | 7 | 3-14 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 35 | 20 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 5-7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
67 | 22-58 | 7-24 | 16-24 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 18 | |
38% | 29% | 67% |
Game Information
Knoxville, TN
Referee:Steve McJunkins
Referee:Alfred Smith
Referee:Brent Hampton
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 4-0 | - | 12-5 |
| Furman | 3-1 | 1 | 12-5 |
| Wofford | 3-1 | 1 | 11-6 |
| Mercer | 2-2 | 2 | 10-7 |
| Samford | 2-2 | 2 | 9-8 |
| UNC Greensboro | 2-2 | 2 | 6-11 |
| Chattanooga | 1-3 | 3 | 7-10 |
| VMI | 1-3 | 3 | 6-11 |
| Western Carolina | 1-3 | 3 | 5-10 |
| The Citadel | 1-3 | 3 | 4-13 |
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