Mercer 68-65 Samford (12 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

8-10, 2-3 Conference

	1	2	T
MER	30	38	68
SAM	31	34	65

Samford Bulldogs

12-6, 3-2 Conference

TIME		MER	SAM
19:47	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Triston Chambers.	0	3
19:21	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	0	3
19:21	Alex Thompson Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:56	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Jumper.	0	3
18:56	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:26	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:26	Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:13	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	0	3
18:13	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Free Throw.	0	3
18:13	Samford Deadball Team Rebound.	0	3
18:13	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Free Throw.	0	3
18:13	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:11	Foul on Christen Cunningham.	0	3
17:41	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
17:41	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	0	3
17:24	Stephon Jelks missed Layup.	0	3
17:24	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	0	3
17:21	Stephon Jelks missed Layup.	0	3
17:21	Wyatt Walker Block.	0	3
17:21	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	0	3
17:19	Stephon Jelks missed Layup.	0	3
17:19	Wyatt Walker Block.	0	3
17:17	Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:10	Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.	0	3
17:10	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	0	3
17:02	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	0	3
17:02	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Block.	0	3
17:00	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	0	3
16:57	Desmond Ringer made Layup.	2	3
16:40	Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
16:40	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:18	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	4	3
16:08	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Turnover.	4	3
15:47	Ria'n Holland Turnover.	4	3
15:47	Official TV Timeout	4	3
15:26	Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.	4	5
14:56	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	4	5
14:56	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Defensive Rebound.	4	5
14:35	Alex Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Wyatt Walker.	4	7
14:20	Ryan Johnson missed Jumper.	4	7
14:20	Ryan Johnson Offensive Rebound.	4	7
14:13	Cory Kilby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.	7	7
13:57	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Jumper. Assisted by Alex Thompson.	7	9
13:42	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	7	9
13:42	Josh Sharkey Steal.	7	9
13:42	Foul on Ryan Johnson.	7	9
13:30	Foul on Rashad Lewis.	7	9
13:30	Justin Hopkins made Free Throw.	7	10
13:30	Justin Hopkins made Free Throw.	7	11
13:20	Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
13:20	Andrew Fishler Offensive Rebound.	7	11
13:05	Cory Kilby made Layup. Assisted by Rashad Lewis.	9	11
12:51	Foul on Cory Kilby.	9	11
12:48	Josh Sharkey missed Layup.	9	11
12:48	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	9	11
12:38	Cory Kilby Turnover.	9	11
12:37	Wyatt Walker Steal.	9	11
12:32	Terry Brutus Turnover.	9	11
12:32	Foul on Terry Brutus.	9	11
12:20	Rashad Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	9	11
12:20	Josh Sharkey Defensive Rebound.	9	11
12:15	Alex Peters Turnover.	9	11
12:15	Foul on Alex Peters.	9	11
12:14	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	9	11
12:14	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	9	11
12:11	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	9	11
12:10	Terry Brutus Steal.	9	11
12:09	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	9	11
11:58	Official TV Timeout	9	11
11:36	Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.	9	11
11:36	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	9	11
11:21	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	9	11
11:20	Christen Cunningham Steal.	9	11
10:53	Terry Brutus missed Jumper.	9	11
10:53	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	9	11
10:35	Ryan Johnson missed Jumper.	9	11
10:35	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Defensive Rebound.	9	11
10:26	Alex Peters made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.	9	13
10:25	Mercer Timeout	9	13
10:01	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.	12	13
9:31	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Three Point Jumper.	12	13
9:31	Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.	12	13
9:11	Foul on Christen Cunningham.	12	13
9:09	Andrew Fishler made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	14	13
8:46	Josh Sharkey missed Layup.	14	13
8:46	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	14	13
8:15	Stephon Jelks missed Dunk.	14	13
8:15	Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.	14	13
8:06	Alex Thompson missed Jumper.	14	13
8:06	Wyatt Walker Offensive Rebound.	14	13
8:03	Wyatt Walker made Layup.	14	15
7:42	Foul on Wyatt Walker.	14	15
7:42	Official TV Timeout	14	15
7:42	Stephon Jelks made Free Throw.	15	15
7:42	Stephon Jelks made Free Throw.	16	15
7:26	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.	16	18
7:04	Ria'n Holland made Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	18	18
6:42	Alex Thompson missed Jumper.	18	18
6:42	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	18	18
6:25	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	18	18
6:25	Josh Sharkey Defensive Rebound.	18	18
6:17	Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Layup.	18	18
6:17	Andrew Fishler Block.	18	18
6:15	Rashad Lewis Defensive Rebound.	18	18
6:13	Foul on Gerald Smith.	18	18
6:07	Demetre Rivers made Jumper. Assisted by Rashad Lewis.	20	18
5:46	Wyatt Walker missed Layup.	20	18
5:46	Andrew Fishler Defensive Rebound.	20	18
5:18	Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashad Lewis.	23	18
5:06	Samford Timeout	23	18
4:55	Josh Sharkey Turnover.	23	18
4:44	Andrew Fishler Turnover.	23	18
4:26	Foul on Andrew Fishler.	23	18
4:26	Justin Hopkins made Free Throw.	23	19
4:26	Justin Hopkins made Free Throw.	23	20
4:03	Ria'n Holland missed Jumper.	23	20
4:03	Alex Peters Defensive Rebound.	23	20
3:52	Foul on Demetre Rivers.	23	20
3:52	Official TV Timeout	23	20
3:52	Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.	23	21
3:52	Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.	23	22
3:35	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	23	22
3:35	Alex Peters Block.	23	22
3:34	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	23	22
3:29	Foul on Justin Hopkins.	23	22
3:29	Demetre Rivers missed Free Throw.	23	22
3:29	Justin Hopkins Defensive Rebound.	23	22
3:17	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	23	22
3:17	Alex Peters made Free Throw.	23	23
3:17	Alex Peters made Free Throw.	23	24
3:06	Foul on Josh Sharkey.	23	24
3:06	Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.	24	24
3:06	Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.	25	24
2:43	Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.	25	27
2:34	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	25	27
2:34	Josh Sharkey Defensive Rebound.	25	27
2:33	Foul on Ria'n Holland.	25	27
2:33	Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.	25	28
2:33	Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.	25	29
2:18	Jordan Strawberry Turnover.	25	29
2:18	Foul on Jordan Strawberry.	25	29
2:09	Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.	25	29
2:09	Justin Hopkins Offensive Rebound.	25	29
2:05	Justin Hopkins made Layup.	25	31
1:41	Rashad Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	25	31
1:41	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	25	31
1:30	Foul on Josh Sharkey.	25	31
1:30	Rashad Lewis made Free Throw.	26	31
1:30	Rashad Lewis made Free Throw.	27	31
1:15	Josh Sharkey Turnover.	27	31
1:14	Rashad Lewis Steal.	27	31
1:11	Rashad Lewis missed Jumper.	27	31
1:11	Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.	27	31
1:09	Triston Chambers Turnover.	27	31
0:56	Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cory Kilby.	30	31
0:38	Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	30	31
0:38	Rashad Lewis Defensive Rebound.	30	31
0:10	Rashad Lewis missed Jumper.	30	31
0:10	Justin Hopkins Defensive Rebound.	30	31
0:02	Josh Sharkey missed Layup.	30	31
0:02	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	30	31
0:00	End of 1st half	30	31

Pete Hanna Center

1:00 AM, 12 January 2017

Homewood, AL

Referees:
Frankie Bordeaux
Barry Mathis
Alan Spainhour

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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