Mercer 68-50 VMI (6 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

VMI Keydets

3-10, 0-2 Conference

	1	2	T
VMI	27	23	50
MER	37	31	68

Mercer Bears

7-9, 1-2 Conference

TIME		VMI	MER
19:31	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Ria'n Holland.	0	2
19:14	Trey Chapman made Jumper. Assisted by QJ Peterson.	2	2
18:50	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:50	VMI Deadball Team Rebound.	2	2
18:37	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	2	2
18:36	Trey Chapman missed Free Throw.	2	2
18:36	VMI Deadball Team Rebound.	2	2
18:36	Trey Chapman missed Free Throw.	2	2
18:36	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:18	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:18	Trey Chapman Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:06	Julian Eleby missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:06	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:50	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	2	2
17:26	Julian Eleby Turnover.	2	2
17:06	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:06	VMI Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:51	QJ Peterson Turnover.	2	2
16:50	Desmond Ringer Steal.	2	2
16:31	Foul on Fred Iruafemi.	2	2
16:12	Foul on Will Miller.	2	2
16:02	Andrew Fishler made Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings.	2	4
15:44	Julian Eleby missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
15:44	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	2	4
15:29	Foul on Armani Branch.	2	4
15:29	Official TV Timeout	2	4
15:18	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	2	4
15:17	Keith Smith Steal.	2	4
15:02	QJ Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
15:02	Rashad Lewis Defensive Rebound.	2	4
14:52	Stephon Jelks made Jumper.	2	6
14:32	Armani Branch missed Layup.	2	6
14:32	VMI Offensive Rebound.	2	6
14:21	Trey Chapman made Dunk. Assisted by QJ Peterson.	4	6
14:09	Stephon Jelks made Layup.	4	8
13:53	QJ Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.	4	8
13:53	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	4	8
13:43	Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.	4	10
13:16	QJ Peterson missed Layup.	4	10
13:16	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	4	10
13:04	Stephon Jelks made Jumper.	4	12
12:42	Keith Smith Turnover.	4	12
12:41	Desmond Ringer Steal.	4	12
12:35	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	4	12
12:35	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	4	12
12:32	Foul on QJ Peterson.	4	12
12:28	Mercer Turnover.	4	12
12:05	Trey Chapman missed Layup.	4	12
12:05	Trey Chapman Offensive Rebound.	4	12
12:02	Trey Chapman made Two Point Tip Shot.	6	12
11:50	Ria'n Holland made Jumper.	6	14
11:23	Keith Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	6	14
11:23	Andrew Fishler Defensive Rebound.	6	14
11:08	Foul on Fred Iruafemi.	6	14
11:04	Official TV Timeout	6	14
11:04	Andrew Fishler missed Free Throw.	6	14
11:04	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	6	14
11:04	Andrew Fishler made Free Throw.	6	15
10:48	Garrett Gilkeson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	15
10:48	Andrew Fishler Defensive Rebound.	6	15
10:26	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	6	15
10:26	Julian Eleby Defensive Rebound.	6	15
10:14	Adrian Rich missed Jumper.	6	15
10:14	Andrew Fishler Defensive Rebound.	6	15
9:57	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	6	15
9:57	Trey Chapman Defensive Rebound.	6	15
9:54	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	6	15
9:33	Adrian Rich Turnover.	6	15
9:21	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Rashad Lewis.	6	17
9:01	Armani Branch missed Jumper.	6	17
9:01	QJ Peterson Offensive Rebound.	6	17
8:58	QJ Peterson made Two Point Tip Shot.	8	17
8:40	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	8	17
8:40	Julian Eleby Defensive Rebound.	8	17
8:15	Armani Branch missed Jumper.	8	17
8:15	Trey Chapman Offensive Rebound.	8	17
8:12	Trey Chapman made Layup.	10	17
8:12	Foul on Demetre Rivers.	10	17
8:12	Trey Chapman missed Free Throw.	10	17
8:12	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	10	17
7:59	Foul on Austin Vereen.	10	17
7:59	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	10	18
7:59	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	10	19
7:49	Julian Eleby missed Three Point Jumper.	10	19
7:49	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	10	19
7:37	Rashad Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	10	19
7:37	Adrian Rich Defensive Rebound.	10	19
7:23	Julian Eleby made Layup.	12	19
7:23	Official TV Timeout	12	19
7:23	Julian Eleby missed Free Throw.	12	19
7:23	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	12	19
7:23	Foul on Cory Kilby.	12	19
7:06	Darius Roy made Three Point Jumper.	12	22
6:46	Foul on Cory Kilby.	12	22
6:46	QJ Peterson made Free Throw.	13	22
6:46	QJ Peterson made Free Throw.	14	22
6:46	QJ Peterson made Free Throw.	15	22
6:35	Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashad Lewis.	15	25
6:02	Adrian Rich missed Three Point Jumper.	15	25
6:02	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	15	25
5:49	Foul on Adrian Rich.	15	25
5:48	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	15	26
5:48	Desmond Ringer missed Free Throw.	15	26
5:48	Adrian Rich Defensive Rebound.	15	26
5:32	QJ Peterson made Layup.	17	26
5:32	Foul on Ria'n Holland.	17	26
5:32	QJ Peterson made Free Throw.	18	26
5:21	Rashad Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	18	26
5:21	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	18	26
5:17	Foul on Austin Vereen.	18	26
5:17	Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.	18	27
5:17	Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.	18	28
5:08	QJ Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.	18	28
5:08	Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.	18	28
4:48	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	18	28
4:48	Andrew Fishler Offensive Rebound.	18	28
4:42	Ross Cummings made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Fishler.	18	30
4:24	Julian Eleby missed Three Point Jumper.	18	30
4:24	VMI Deadball Team Rebound.	18	30
4:21	Foul on Ria'n Holland.	18	30
4:21	Will Miller missed Free Throw.	18	30
4:21	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	18	30
4:11	Foul on Will Miller.	18	30
4:11	Darius Roy made Free Throw.	18	31
4:11	Darius Roy missed Free Throw.	18	31
4:11	Julian Eleby Defensive Rebound.	18	31
3:47	Julian Eleby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by QJ Peterson.	21	31
3:28	Darius Roy missed Three Point Jumper.	21	31
3:28	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	21	31
3:22	Official TV Timeout	21	31
3:13	Desmond Ringer missed Layup.	21	31
3:13	Trey Chapman Block.	21	31
3:12	Trey Chapman Defensive Rebound.	21	31
2:52	Foul on Rashad Lewis.	21	31
2:52	QJ Peterson made Free Throw.	22	31
2:52	QJ Peterson made Free Throw.	23	31
2:32	Ryan Johnson made Layup.	23	33
2:08	Trey Chapman made Layup. Assisted by Keith Smith.	25	33
1:47	Demetre Rivers made Dunk.	25	35
1:38	Julian Eleby missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
1:38	Trey Chapman Offensive Rebound.	25	35
1:26	Keith Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
1:26	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	25	35
0:56	Ryan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
0:56	Julian Eleby Defensive Rebound.	25	35
0:44	Trey Chapman made Jumper. Assisted by QJ Peterson.	27	35
0:14	Ryan Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Rashad Lewis.	27	37
0:02	Julian Eleby missed Layup.	27	37
0:02	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	27	37
0:00	End of 1st half	27	37

Hawkins Arena

12:30 AM, 6 January 2017

Macon, GA

Referees:
Chuck Jones
Wil Howard
Karl Hess

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Samford	15-3	-	29-6
UNC Greensboro	12-6	3	21-11
Chattanooga	12-6	3	21-12
Western Carolina	11-7	4	22-10
Wofford	10-8	5	17-15
Furman	10-8	5	17-16
East Tennessee State	8-10	7	19-16
Mercer	8-10	7	16-17
The Citadel	3-15	12	11-21
VMI	1-17	14	4-28

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