Mercer Bears @ Tennessee Volunteers
NIT - 1st ROUND
24-11, 8-7 Away
75
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 | 13-4 | - | 21-9 |
| Wofford | 11-6 | 2 | 19-11 |
| Furman | 10-7 | 3 | 19-11 |
| Mercer | 10-7 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Samford | 9-7 | 3.5 | 16-13 |
| Western Carolina | 9-8 | 4 | 13-15 |
| UNC Greensboro | 8-8 | 4.5 | 12-17 |
| Chattanooga | 6-10 | 6.5 | 12-17 |
| The Citadel | 6-11 | 7 | 9-21 |
| VMI | 1-15 | 11.5 | 6-23 |
| Southeastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 13-2 | - | 22-6 |
| Alabama | 11-4 | 2 | 21-7 |
| Arkansas | 11-4 | 2 | 21-7 |
| Tennessee | 10-5 | 3 | 20-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 9-6 | 4 | 22-6 |
| Missouri | 9-6 | 4 | 19-9 |
| Texas A&M | 9-6 | 4 | 19-9 |
| Kentucky | 9-6 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Texas | 8-7 | 5 | 17-11 |
| Georgia | 7-8 | 6 | 19-9 |
| Auburn | 6-9 | 7 | 15-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-10 | 8 | 13-15 |
| Oklahoma | 4-11 | 9 | 14-14 |
| LSU | 3-12 | 10 | 15-13 |
| South Carolina | 3-12 | 10 | 12-16 |
| Ole Miss | 3-12 | 10 | 11-17 |
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