Furman 71-69 Mercer (3 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

6-9, 0-2 Conference

	1	2	T
MER	32	37	69
FUR	30	41	71

Furman Paladins

9-6, 2-0 Conference

TIME		MER	FUR
19:48	Stephon Jelks made Jumper.	2	0
19:22	Daniel Fowler made Jumper. Assisted by Geoff Beans.	2	2
19:04	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	2	2
19:04	Daniel Fowler Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:41	John Davis III missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:41	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:25	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	2	2
18:25	John Davis III Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:10	Devin Sibley missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:10	Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:01	Ria'n Holland made Three Point Jumper.	5	2
17:39	John Davis III missed Jumper.	5	2
17:39	John Davis III Offensive Rebound.	5	2
17:35	Geoff Beans missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
17:35	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:22	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Ria'n Holland.	7	2
16:52	Devin Sibley made Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Fowler.	7	4
16:22	Demetre Rivers missed Layup.	7	4
16:22	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	7	4
16:20	Desmond Ringer missed Layup.	7	4
16:20	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	7	4
16:20	Foul on Kris Acox.	7	4
15:59	Official TV Timeout	7	4
15:53	Stephon Jelks missed Layup.	7	4
15:53	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	7	4
15:50	Stephon Jelks made Layup.	9	4
15:26	Kris Acox missed Jumper.	9	4
15:26	Daniel Fowler Offensive Rebound.	9	4
15:20	Daniel Fowler missed Jumper.	9	4
15:20	Kris Acox Offensive Rebound.	9	4
15:00	John Davis III missed Three Point Jumper.	9	4
15:00	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	9	4
14:46	Ria'n Holland made Jumper.	11	4
14:33	Daniel Fowler missed Three Point Jumper.	11	4
14:33	Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.	11	4
14:20	Desmond Ringer missed Layup.	11	4
14:20	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	11	4
14:18	Desmond Ringer made Layup.	13	4
14:15	Furman Timeout	13	4
13:58	Jordan Lyons missed Three Point Jumper.	13	4
13:58	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	13	4
13:43	Foul on Kris Acox.	13	4
13:40	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	13	4
13:40	Jonathan Jean Defensive Rebound.	13	4
13:31	Matt Rafferty made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Jean.	13	6
13:15	Foul on Daniel Fowler.	13	6
13:06	Ryan Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ria'n Holland.	16	6
12:45	Jordan Lyons Turnover.	16	6
12:44	Cory Kilby Steal.	16	6
12:40	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	16	6
12:40	Jonathan Jean Defensive Rebound.	16	6
12:31	Foul on JJ N'Ganga.	16	6
12:31	Devin Sibley made Free Throw.	16	7
12:31	Devin Sibley made Free Throw.	16	8
12:20	Ryan Johnson missed Jumper.	16	8
12:20	Geoff Beans Defensive Rebound.	16	8
12:16	Foul on Ryan Johnson.	16	8
11:57	Matt Rafferty made Jumper.	16	10
11:26	Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.	16	10
11:26	Devin Sibley Block.	16	10
11:23	Matt Rafferty Defensive Rebound.	16	10
11:17	Devin Sibley made Jumper.	16	12
10:57	Foul on Devin Sibley.	16	12
10:57	Official TV Timeout	16	12
10:36	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	16	12
10:36	Geoff Beans Defensive Rebound.	16	12
10:27	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	16	12
10:24	Jordan Lyons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Sibley.	16	15
10:06	Foul on Geoff Beans.	16	15
9:53	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	18	15
9:23	Matt Rafferty Turnover.	18	15
9:09	Andrew Fishler made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	20	15
8:53	Foul on Andrew Fishler.	20	15
8:53	Daniel Fowler made Free Throw.	20	16
8:53	Daniel Fowler missed Free Throw.	20	16
8:53	Andrew Fishler Defensive Rebound.	20	16
8:37	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
8:37	Daniel Fowler Defensive Rebound.	20	16
8:30	Foul on Ria'n Holland.	20	16
8:30	Matt Rafferty made Free Throw.	20	17
8:30	Matt Rafferty made Free Throw.	20	18
8:15	Foul on John Davis III.	20	18
8:15	Ryan Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	22	18
7:52	Foul on Andrew Fishler.	22	18
7:52	Official TV Timeout	22	18
7:38	Daniel Fowler missed Jumper.	22	18
7:38	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	22	18
7:10	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ria'n Holland.	25	18
6:38	John Davis III missed Jumper.	25	18
6:38	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	25	18
6:10	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	25	18
6:10	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	25	18
6:09	Foul on Devin Sibley.	25	18
6:09	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	26	18
6:09	Desmond Ringer missed Free Throw.	26	18
6:09	Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound.	26	18
5:50	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	26	18
5:50	Jordan Lyons Steal.	26	18
5:45	Matt Rafferty made Layup. Assisted by John Davis III.	26	20
5:13	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	26	20
5:13	Furman Defensive Rebound.	26	20
4:56	Kris Acox made Layup. Assisted by Matt Rafferty.	26	22
4:36	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	26	22
4:36	John Davis III Defensive Rebound.	26	22
4:28	Kris Acox Turnover.	26	22
4:28	Foul on Kris Acox.	26	22
4:08	Ria'n Holland Turnover.	26	22
3:48	Daniel Fowler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Jean.	26	25
3:32	Ria'n Holland missed Jumper.	26	25
3:32	Jalen Williams Defensive Rebound.	26	25
3:31	Foul on JJ N'Ganga.	26	25
3:31	Official TV Timeout	26	25
3:31	Jalen Williams made Free Throw.	26	26
3:31	Jalen Williams missed Free Throw.	26	26
3:31	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	26	26
3:05	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	26	26
3:05	Jalen Williams Block.	26	26
3:04	Daniel Fowler Defensive Rebound.	26	26
2:55	Jordan Lyons Turnover.	26	26
2:36	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	28	26
2:18	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	28	26
2:18	Matt Rafferty made Free Throw.	28	27
2:18	Matt Rafferty made Free Throw.	28	28
2:05	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	28	28
2:05	Jordan Strawberry Offensive Rebound.	28	28
1:48	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	28	28
1:48	Andrew Fishler Offensive Rebound.	28	28
1:45	Andrew Fishler made Layup.	30	28
1:44	Foul on Matt Rafferty.	30	28
1:44	Andrew Fishler made Free Throw.	31	28
1:29	Matt Rafferty missed Jumper.	31	28
1:29	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	31	28
1:21	Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.	31	28
1:21	Geoff Beans Defensive Rebound.	31	28
1:16	Daniel Fowler made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Jean.	31	30
1:16	Foul on Ria'n Holland.	31	30
1:16	Daniel Fowler missed Free Throw.	31	30
1:16	Darius Roy Defensive Rebound.	31	30
0:57	Ryan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	31	30
0:57	Daniel Fowler Defensive Rebound.	31	30
0:48	Jonathan Jean missed Layup.	31	30
0:48	Matt Rafferty Offensive Rebound.	31	30
0:46	Matt Rafferty missed Two Point Tip Shot.	31	30
0:46	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	31	30
0:33	Foul on Daniel Fowler.	31	30
0:33	Cory Kilby missed Free Throw.	31	30
0:33	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	31	30
0:33	Cory Kilby made Free Throw.	32	30
0:08	Devin Sibley missed Three Point Jumper.	32	30
0:08	Jordan Lyons Offensive Rebound.	32	30
0:03	Jordan Lyons missed Jumper.	32	30
0:03	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	32	30
0:00	End of 1st half	32	30

Timmons Arena

12:00 AM, 3 January 2017

Greenville, SC

Referees:
Tony Greene
Jerome Hall
Chris Merlo

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
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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