Western Carolina 86-80 Mercer (24 Jan, 2016) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

14-6, 4-3 Conference

	1	2	OT	T
MER	32	34	14	80
WCU	24	42	20	86

Western Carolina Catamounts

8-12, 3-4 Conference

TIME		MER	WCU
19:35	Mike Brown missed Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	0	0
19:31	Justin Browning Steal.	0	0
19:15	Foul on Demetre Rivers.	0	0
19:11	Torrion Brummitt missed Jumper.	0	0
19:11	Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:03	Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	2	0
18:48	Elijah Pughsley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Brown.	2	3
18:21	Foul on Elijah Pughsley.	2	3
18:14	Phillip Leonard Turnover.	2	3
18:13	Rhett Harrelson Steal.	2	3
18:03	Elijah Pughsley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rhett Harrelson.	2	6
17:37	Foul on Torrion Brummitt.	2	6
17:37	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	3	6
17:37	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	4	6
17:23	Elijah Pughsley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Brown.	4	9
17:03	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
17:03	Justin Browning Defensive Rebound.	4	9
16:53	Justin Browning missed Layup.	4	9
16:53	Torrion Brummitt Offensive Rebound.	4	9
16:52	Torrion Brummitt missed Layup.	4	9
16:52	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	4	9
16:31	Ethan Stair made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	7	9
16:10	Justin Browning made Layup. Assisted by Torrion Brummitt.	7	11
15:49	Jestin Lewis missed Jumper.	7	11
15:49	Mike Brown Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:40	Elijah Pughsley missed Jumper.	7	11
15:40	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	7	11
15:27	Desmond Ringer made Jumper.	9	11
15:07	Foul on Mike Brown.	9	11
15:07	Mike Brown Turnover.	9	11
15:07	Official TV Timeout	9	11
14:58	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	9	11
14:58	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	9	11
14:29	Justin Browning missed Three Point Jumper.	9	11
14:29	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	9	11
14:22	Ethan Stair missed Layup.	9	11
14:22	Andrew Fishler Offensive Rebound.	9	11
14:18	Andrew Fishler missed Layup.	9	11
14:18	Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.	9	11
14:18	Foul on Elijah Pughsley.	9	11
13:57	James Bento made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Fishler.	11	11
13:28	Foul on James Bento.	11	11
13:28	Justin Browning made Free Throw.	11	12
13:28	Justin Browning made Free Throw.	11	13
13:14	Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	13	13
13:04	Justin Browning missed Three Point Jumper.	13	13
13:04	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	13	13
12:43	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	13	13
12:43	Andrew Fishler Offensive Rebound.	13	13
12:40	Foul on Torrion Brummitt.	13	13
12:36	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	13	13
12:34	Devin Peterson Steal.	13	13
12:31	Devin Peterson missed Layup.	13	13
12:31	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	13	13
12:11	Ethan Stair made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	16	13
11:43	Torrion Brummitt missed Jumper.	16	13
11:43	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	16	13
11:31	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	18	13
10:57	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	18	13
10:57	Official TV Timeout	18	13
10:57	Mike Brown made Free Throw.	18	14
10:57	Mike Brown made Free Throw.	18	15
10:41	Phillip Leonard made Layup.	20	15
10:21	Rhett Harrelson missed Jumper.	20	15
10:21	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	20	15
10:10	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	20	15
10:10	Mike Brown Defensive Rebound.	20	15
9:57	Haboubacar Mutombo Offensive Rebound.	20	15
9:57	Haboubacar Mutombo missed Jumper.	20	15
9:54	Rhett Harrelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Haboubacar Mutombo.	20	18
9:34	Foul on Haboubacar Mutombo.	22	18
9:34	Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.	22	18
9:34	Stephon Jelks missed Free Throw.	22	18
9:34	Justin Browning Defensive Rebound.	22	18
9:33	Foul on Ethan Stair.	22	18
9:15	Justin Browning Turnover.	22	18
8:50	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	22	18
8:50	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	22	18
8:33	Andrew Fishler made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	24	18
8:17	Mike Brown missed Jumper.	24	18
8:17	Ethan Stair Block.	24	18
8:17	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	24	18
8:08	Rhett Harrelson missed Three Point Jumper.	24	18
8:08	Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.	24	18
8:01	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	24	18
8:01	Torrion Brummitt Defensive Rebound.	24	18
7:54	Mike Brown made Free Throw.	24	19
7:54	Mike Brown made Free Throw.	24	20
7:54	Foul on Ethan Stair.	24	18
7:54	Official TV Timeout	24	18
7:40	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	24	20
7:40	Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.	24	20
7:19	Rhett Harrelson made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Browning.	24	22
6:51	Foul on Cory Kilby.	24	22
6:51	Cory Kilby Turnover.	24	22
6:38	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	24	22
6:38	Elijah Pughsley missed Three Point Jumper.	24	22
6:23	Andrew Fishler made Free Throw.	25	22
6:23	Foul on Jesse Deloach.	24	22
6:23	Andrew Fishler made Free Throw.	26	22
6:08	Justin Browning missed Jumper.	26	22
6:08	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	26	22
5:48	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	26	22
5:48	Jesse Deloach Defensive Rebound.	26	22
5:33	Mike Brown Turnover.	26	22
5:32	Jestin Lewis Steal.	26	22
5:20	Lawrence Brown missed Layup.	26	22
5:20	Torrion Brummitt Defensive Rebound.	26	22
5:07	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	26	22
4:50	Lawrence Brown missed Jumper.	26	22
4:50	Torrion Brummitt Defensive Rebound.	26	22
4:24	Torrion Brummitt missed Layup.	26	22
4:24	Phillip Leonard Block.	26	22
4:24	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	26	22
4:12	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	28	22
3:47	Devin Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	22
3:47	Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.	28	22
3:40	Jordan Strawberry Turnover.	28	22
3:39	Justin Browning Steal.	28	22
3:36	Justin Browning Turnover.	28	22
3:34	Stephon Jelks Steal.	28	22
3:14	Foul on Lawrence Brown.	28	22
3:14	Lawrence Brown Turnover.	28	22
3:14	Official TV Timeout	28	22
2:51	Torrion Brummitt missed Jumper.	28	22
2:51	James Bento Defensive Rebound.	28	22
2:36	Jestin Lewis made Layup. Assisted by James Bento.	30	22
2:20	Mike Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	30	22
2:20	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	30	22
2:13	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	30	22
2:13	Justin Browning Defensive Rebound.	30	22
1:53	Mike Brown missed Jumper.	30	22
1:53	Andrew Fishler Defensive Rebound.	30	22
1:35	Andrew Fishler Turnover.	30	22
1:34	Justin Browning Steal.	30	22
1:26	Elijah Pughsley missed Three Point Jumper.	30	22
1:26	Justin Browning Offensive Rebound.	30	22
1:23	Justin Browning missed Jumper.	30	22
1:23	Justin Browning Offensive Rebound.	30	22
1:02	Foul on Andrew Fishler.	30	22
1:02	Torrion Brummitt missed Free Throw.	30	22
1:02	Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	30	22
1:02	Torrion Brummitt missed Free Throw.	30	22
1:02	Andrew Fishler Defensive Rebound.	30	22
0:41	Phillip Leonard Turnover.	30	22
0:40	Haboubacar Mutombo Steal.	30	22
0:37	Haboubacar Mutombo made Layup.	30	24
0:07	Mercer Timeout	30	24
0:03	Jestin Lewis made Layup.	32	24
0:00	End of 1st half	30	24

Ramsey Regional Activity Center

6:00 PM, 24 January 2016

Cullowhee, NC

Attendance: 1,112

Referees:
Sean Casady
Landon Brandes
James Redd

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Furman	10-8	5	17-16
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Mercer	8-10	7	16-17
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