East Tennessee State 71-70 Mercer (9 Jan, 2015) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

8-9, 3-1 Conference

	1	2	T
MER	36	34	70
ETSU	34	37	71

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

9-4, 4-1 Conference

TIME		MER	ETSU
19:57	Lester Wilson made Layup.	0	2
19:18	Jibri Bryan missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:18	A.J. Merriweather Block.	0	2
19:15	A.J. Merriweather Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:48	Rashawn Rembert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Petey McClain.	0	5
18:18	Darious Moten made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ike Nwamu.	3	5
17:53	Rashawn Rembert missed Three Point Jumper.	3	5
17:53	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	3	5
17:38	Ike Nwamu Turnover.	3	5
17:26	A.J. Merriweather made Dunk. Assisted by Petey McClain.	3	7
17:11	Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	6	7
16:54	Lester Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	7
16:54	A.J. Merriweather Offensive Rebound.	6	7
16:48	Rashawn Rembert made Three Point Jumper.	6	10
16:04	Rashawn Rembert missed Three Point Jumper.	6	10
16:04	Isaac Banks Offensive Rebound.	6	10
16:02	A.J. Merriweather made Jumper.	6	12
15:39	Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by T.J. Hallice.	9	12
15:24	T.J. Hallice Turnover.	9	12
15:23	A.J. Merriweather Steal.	9	12
15:11	Rashawn Rembert missed Three Point Jumper.	9	12
15:11	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	9	12
14:53	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	9	12
14:53	East Tennessee St Defensive Rebound.	9	12
14:50	Official TV Timeout	9	12
14:43	Lester Wilson missed Jumper.	9	12
14:43	Darious Moten Defensive Rebound.	9	12
14:16	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	9	12
14:16	Rashawn Rembert Defensive Rebound.	9	12
14:05	Jalen Riley made Jumper.	9	14
13:55	Foul on Tommy Williams.	9	14
13:30	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	9	14
13:30	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	9	14
13:13	Ike Nwamu Turnover.	9	14
13:12	Devin Harris Steal.	9	14
12:40	Devin Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	9	14
12:40	Jalen Riley Offensive Rebound.	9	14
12:35	Devin Harris Turnover.	9	14
12:27	Foul on Lester Wilson.	9	14
12:27	T.J. Hallice made Free Throw.	10	14
12:27	T.J. Hallice missed Free Throw.	10	14
12:27	Tommy Williams Defensive Rebound.	10	14
12:25	Jalen Riley missed Three Point Jumper.	10	14
12:25	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	10	14
12:12	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	10	14
12:12	Tommy Williams Defensive Rebound.	10	14
11:57	Tommy Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Rashawn Rembert.	10	16
11:32	Darious Moten made Layup.	12	16
11:12	Jalen Riley missed Layup.	12	16
11:12	Darious Moten Block.	12	16
11:10	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:07	Jordan Strawberry made Layup.	14	16
10:48	Rashawn Rembert missed Jumper.	14	16
10:48	East Tennessee St Offensive Rebound.	14	16
10:47	Official TV Timeout	14	16
10:36	Tommy Williams Turnover.	14	16
10:34	Phillip Leonard Steal.	14	16
10:13	Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	17	16
9:57	Jalen Riley made Three Point Jumper.	17	19
9:35	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
9:35	T.J. Hallice Offensive Rebound.	17	19
9:22	Jibri Bryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.	20	19
8:57	A.J. Merriweather missed Three Point Jumper.	20	19
8:57	Jibri Bryan Defensive Rebound.	20	19
8:51	Jibri Bryan made Layup.	22	19
8:38	East Tennessee St Timeout	22	19
8:16	Rashawn Rembert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lester Wilson.	22	22
7:40	Jibri Bryan missed Three Point Jumper.	22	22
7:40	A.J. Merriweather Defensive Rebound.	22	22
7:32	Foul on Jordan Strawberry.	22	22
7:32	Official TV Timeout	22	22
7:30	A.J. Merriweather missed Layup.	22	22
7:30	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	22	22
7:07	Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	24	22
6:48	Jalen Riley missed Three Point Jumper.	24	22
6:48	Ike Nwamu Defensive Rebound.	24	22
6:14	Phillip Leonard missed Layup.	24	22
6:14	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	24	22
6:12	Stephon Jelks made Layup.	26	22
5:49	Lester Wilson missed Jumper.	26	22
5:49	Darious Moten Block.	26	22
5:48	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	26	22
5:48	Foul on Jalen Riley.	26	22
5:19	Ike Nwamu made Layup.	28	22
5:01	Foul on Ike Nwamu.	28	22
4:39	Foul on Phillip Leonard.	28	22
4:37	Lester Wilson made Jumper. Assisted by Petey McClain.	28	24
4:17	Ike Nwamu Turnover.	28	24
3:54	A.J. Merriweather missed Dunk.	28	24
3:54	T.J. Hallice Defensive Rebound.	28	24
3:34	Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by T.J. Hallice.	30	24
3:12	Devin Harris missed Jumper.	30	24
3:12	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	30	24
2:54	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	30	24
2:54	A.J. Merriweather Defensive Rebound.	30	24
2:45	Lester Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Petey McClain.	30	27
2:23	Ike Nwamu made Jumper.	32	27
2:20	Official TV Timeout	32	27
2:15	Rashawn Rembert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lester Wilson.	32	30
1:50	Ike Nwamu missed Three Point Jumper.	32	30
1:50	T.J. Hallice Offensive Rebound.	32	30
1:49	T.J. Hallice made Layup.	34	30
1:49	Foul on Devin Harris.	34	30
1:45	Lester Wilson Defensive Rebound.	34	30
1:45	T.J. Hallice missed Free Throw.	34	30
1:25	Jalen Riley Turnover.	34	30
1:23	Darious Moten Steal.	34	30
1:22	Darious Moten made Dunk.	36	30
0:52	Rashawn Rembert made Layup.	36	32
0:18	T.J. Hallice missed Layup.	36	32
0:18	Darious Moten Offensive Rebound.	36	32
0:10	Darious Moten missed Layup.	36	32
0:10	Isaac Banks Block.	36	32
0:09	Lester Wilson Defensive Rebound.	36	32
0:06	Lester Wilson missed Layup.	36	32
0:06	Lester Wilson Offensive Rebound.	36	32
0:04	Isaac Banks missed Layup.	36	32
0:04	Lester Wilson missed Layup.	36	32
0:04	Isaac Banks Offensive Rebound.	36	32
0:03	Devin Harris Offensive Rebound.	36	32
0:01	Devin Harris made Layup.	36	34
0:00	End of 1st half	36	34

Freedom Hall (TN)

12:00 AM, 9 January 2015

Johnson City, TN

Referees:
Barry Mathis
Todd Austin
Landon Brandes

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Furman	0-0	-	12-1
Samford	0-0	-	10-3
Chattanooga	0-0	-	8-5
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	7-6
Mercer	0-0	-	6-6
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	6-6
VMI	0-0	-	6-7
The Citadel	0-0	-	5-6
Wofford	0-0	-	5-7
Western Carolina	0-0	-	4-7

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