Mercer 69-50 Samford (2 Jan, 2016) Play-by-Play

Samford Bulldogs

9-5, 0-1 Conference

	1	2	T
SAM	15	35	50
MER	36	33	69

Mercer Bears

11-3, 1-0 Conference

TIME		SAM	MER
19:37	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:37	Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:16	Wyatt Walker missed Jumper.	0	0
19:16	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:14	Foul on Wyatt Walker.	0	0
19:07	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:07	Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:43	Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:43	Iman Johnson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:18	Jamal Shabazz missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:18	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:50	Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.	0	3
17:35	Jamal Shabazz made Jumper.	2	3
17:13	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	2	3
17:13	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	2	3
16:59	Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.	2	3
16:59	Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:54	Darius Jones-Gibson missed Layup.	2	3
16:54	Desmond Ringer Block.	2	3
16:52	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:41	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	2	3
16:40	Iman Johnson Steal.	2	3
16:35	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	2	3
16:35	Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.	3	3
16:35	Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.	4	3
16:09	Desmond Ringer made Layup.	4	5
15:52	Jamal Shabazz made Jumper.	6	5
15:42	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	6	5
15:42	Samford Deadball Team Rebound.	6	5
15:41	Foul on Alex Peters.	6	5
15:40	Official TV Timeout	6	5
15:13	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.	6	8
14:50	Darius Jones-Gibson made Jumper.	8	8
14:17	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	8	8
14:17	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	8	8
14:05	Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
14:05	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:54	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	8	10
13:28	Darius Jones-Gibson missed Jumper.	8	10
13:28	Alex Peters Offensive Rebound.	8	10
13:23	Alex Peters Turnover.	8	10
13:23	Jestin Lewis Steal.	8	10
12:55	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	8	12
12:36	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	8	12
12:36	Matt Rose missed Free Throw.	8	12
12:36	Samford Deadball Team Rebound.	8	12
12:36	Matt Rose made Free Throw.	9	12
12:08	Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.	9	12
12:08	Samford Deadball Team Rebound.	9	12
11:54	Marcus Johnson made Jumper.	11	12
11:27	Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	11	14
11:03	Christen Cunningham Turnover.	11	14
11:01	Phillip Leonard Steal.	11	14
10:58	Phillip Leonard made Layup.	11	16
10:32	Iman Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	16
10:32	Lawrence Brown Defensive Rebound.	11	16
10:23	Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	11	18
9:54	Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	18
9:54	Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.	11	18
9:46	Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.	11	18
9:46	Matt Rose Defensive Rebound.	11	18
9:36	Marcus Johnson Turnover.	11	18
9:36	Foul on Marcus Johnson.	11	18
9:34	Official TV Timeout	11	18
9:10	Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	11	20
8:43	Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.	11	20
8:43	Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.	11	20
8:18	Phillip Leonard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.	11	23
7:46	Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.	11	23
7:46	Official TV Timeout	11	23
7:39	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	11	23
7:39	Christen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.	11	23
7:30	Eric Adams missed Jumper.	11	23
7:30	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	11	23
7:06	Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.	11	26
6:41	Darius Jones-Gibson missed Jumper.	11	26
6:41	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	11	26
6:32	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	11	26
6:32	Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.	11	26
6:32	Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.	11	26
6:32	Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.	11	26
5:43	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	11	26
5:43	Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.	11	26
5:38	Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.	11	29
5:18	Foul on Lawrence Brown.	11	29
5:18	Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw.	12	29
5:18	Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw.	13	29
5:11	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	13	29
5:10	Marcus Johnson Steal.	13	29
4:46	Wyatt Walker missed Jumper.	13	29
4:46	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	13	29
4:27	Lawrence Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	13	31
4:10	Darius Jones-Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.	13	31
4:10	Lawrence Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	31
3:49	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	13	31
3:49	Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.	13	31
3:27	Samford Turnover.	13	31
3:25	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	13	31
3:25	Lawrence Brown Offensive Rebound.	13	31
3:22	Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown.	13	34
3:21	Official TV Timeout	13	34
3:06	Christen Cunningham made Jumper.	15	34
2:32	Jestin Lewis missed Layup.	15	34
2:32	Wyatt Walker Block.	15	34
2:30	Christen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.	15	34
2:25	Darius Jones-Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.	15	34
2:25	James Bento Defensive Rebound.	15	34
1:56	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	15	34
1:56	Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.	15	34
1:39	Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.	15	34
1:39	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	15	34
1:20	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	15	34
1:20	Marcus Johnson Defensive Rebound.	15	34
1:15	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	15	34
1:00	Wyatt Walker Turnover.	15	34
0:58	James Bento Steal.	15	34
0:37	Jestin Lewis made Layup.	15	36
0:27	Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	15	36
0:27	Lawrence Brown Defensive Rebound.	15	36
0:05	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	15	36
0:05	Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.	15	36
0:00	Ethan Stair missed Two Point Tip Shot.	15	36
0:00	Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.	15	36
0:00	End of 1st half	15	36

Hawkins Arena

7:00 PM, 2 January 2016

Macon, GA

Attendance: 3,715

Referees:
Dan Stryffeler
Carl Pundt
Jerome Hall

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Furman	0-0	-	6-0
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	4-2
Samford	0-0	-	4-2
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	3-2
Chattanooga	0-0	-	4-3
VMI	0-0	-	4-3
The Citadel	0-0	-	3-3
Western Carolina	0-0	-	2-2
Mercer	0-0	-	3-4
Wofford	0-0	-	2-5

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