Mercer Bears @ Western Carolina Catamounts
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | 13 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 5 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
45 | 18-60 | 2-13 | 7-14 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 17 | |
30% | 15% | 50% |
Western Carolina Catamounts
starters |
bench |
Elijah CupplesE. Cupples #45 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 16 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
73 | 27-57 | 9-21 | 10-18 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 18 | |
47% | 43% | 56% |
Game Information
Cullowhee, NC
Referee:Chris Ford
Referee:Josh White
Referee:Jesse Joseph
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern 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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