Mercer Bears vs Western Carolina Catamounts
SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
19-11, 10-8 SoCon
70
19-11, 10-8 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 28 | 42 | 70 |
MER | 29 | 27 | 56 |
17-15, 11-7 SoCon
56
17-15, 11-7 SoCon
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 19 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | 13 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 7-15 | 1-7 | 7-9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
70 | 22-42 | 7-22 | 19-28 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | |
52% | 32% | 68% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | 17 | 7-10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | 11 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
56 | 22-55 | 6-17 | 6-11 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 25 | |
40% | 35% | 55% |
Game Information
Asheville, NC
Referee:Darryl Smith
Referee:Jeremy Mosier
Referee:Byron Evans
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-3 | - | 21-8 |
| Mercer | 10-6 | 3 | 18-11 |
| Wofford | 10-6 | 3 | 18-11 |
| Furman | 9-7 | 4 | 18-11 |
| Samford | 9-7 | 4 | 16-13 |
| Western Carolina | 8-8 | 5 | 12-15 |
| UNC Greensboro | 8-8 | 5 | 12-17 |
| Chattanooga | 6-10 | 7 | 12-17 |
| The Citadel | 6-10 | 7 | 9-20 |
| VMI | 1-15 | 12 | 6-23 |
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