Hiwassee Tigers @ Mercer Bears
| TIME | PLAY | HIWAS | MER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:32 | Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. | 0 | 3 | |
| 19:08 | Dess Culpepper made Jumper. | 2 | 3 | |
| 18:49 | Foul on Tevin Henry. | 2 | 3 | |
| 18:49 | Desmond Ringer missed Free Throw. | 2 | 3 | |
| 18:49 | Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. | 2 | 3 | |
| 18:49 | Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. | 2 | 4 | |
| 18:29 | Aario Johnson missed Layup. | 2 | 4 | |
| 18:29 | Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 | |
| 18:21 | Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Stair. | 2 | 6 | |
| 18:03 | Dess Culpepper missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 6 | |
| 18:03 | Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 6 | |
| 17:43 | Desmond Ringer missed Layup. | 2 | 6 | |
| 17:43 | Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 6 | |
| 17:39 | Foul on Aario Johnson. | 2 | 6 | |
| 17:39 | Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. | 2 | 7 | |
| 17:39 | Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. | 2 | 8 | |
| 17:23 | Jay Cade made Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 8 | |
| 17:05 | Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks. | 5 | 10 | |
| 16:51 | Foul on Stephon Jelks. | 5 | 10 | |
| 16:44 | Foul on Dess Culpepper. | 5 | 10 | |
| 16:44 | Dess Culpepper Turnover. | 5 | 10 | |
| 16:34 | Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 10 | |
| 16:34 | Naequon Newman Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 10 | |
| 16:27 | Jay Cade Turnover. | 5 | 10 | |
| 16:09 | Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:53 | Foul on Tevin Henry. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:53 | Tevin Henry Turnover. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:53 | Mercer Timeout | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:39 | Foul on Dess Culpepper. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:39 | Stephon Jelks missed Free Throw. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:39 | Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:39 | Stephon Jelks missed Free Throw. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:39 | Aario Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:20 | Malyk Woods Turnover. | 5 | 12 | |
| 15:07 | Foul on Malyk Woods. | 5 | 12 | |
| 14:50 | Ethan Stair Turnover. | 5 | 12 | |
| 14:37 | Naequon Newman missed Jumper. | 5 | 12 | |
| 14:37 | Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 12 | |
| 14:13 | Foul on Jaylen Stowe. | 5 | 12 | |
| 14:13 | Jaylen Stowe Turnover. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:58 | Aario Johnson missed Jumper. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:58 | Mason Green Block. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:57 | Hiwassee Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:51 | Ben Snider Turnover. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:37 | Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:37 | Mason Green Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:18 | Cory Kilby Turnover. | 5 | 12 | |
| 13:06 | Ben Snider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malyk Woods. | 8 | 12 | |
| 12:45 | Cory Kilby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Green. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:29 | Foul on Naequon Newman. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:29 | Naequon Newman Turnover. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:12 | Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:12 | Ryan Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:08 | Foul on Aario Johnson. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:08 | Ryan Johnson missed Free Throw. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:08 | Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. | 8 | 15 | |
| 12:08 | Ryan Johnson made Free Throw. | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:54 | Jay Johnson missed Layup. | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:53 | Mason Green Block. | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:52 | Mercer Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:51 | Mercer Timeout | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:25 | Stephon Jelks missed Layup. | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:25 | Ben Snider Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:15 | Toure Fudge missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 16 | |
| 11:15 | Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:56 | Foul on Demetre Rivers. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:56 | Demetre Rivers Turnover. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:38 | Toure Fudge Turnover. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:24 | Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:24 | Toure Fudge Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:10 | Foul on Demetre Rivers. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:10 | Jay Cade made Free Throw. | 9 | 16 | |
| 10:10 | Jay Cade made Free Throw. | 10 | 16 | |
| 9:59 | Ethan Stair made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Ringer. | 10 | 19 | |
| 9:43 | Malyk Woods missed Layup. | 10 | 19 | |
| 9:43 | Stephon Jelks Block. | 10 | 19 | |
| 9:41 | Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 19 | |
| 9:41 | Foul on Jay Cade. | 10 | 19 | |
| 9:41 | Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. | 10 | 20 | |
| 9:41 | Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:27 | Toure Fudge missed Jumper. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:27 | Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:21 | Foul on Toure Fudge. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:21 | Ethan Stair missed Free Throw. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:21 | Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. | 10 | 21 | |
| 9:21 | Ethan Stair made Free Throw. | 10 | 22 | |
| 9:07 | Ben Snider missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 22 | |
| 9:07 | Hiwassee Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 22 | |
| 8:53 | Jay Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Snider. | 13 | 22 | |
| 8:35 | Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings. | 13 | 25 | |
| 8:21 | Ben Snider made Jumper. | 15 | 25 | |
| 8:07 | Ethan Stair made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings. | 15 | 28 | |
| 7:47 | Jay Cade missed Jumper. | 15 | 28 | |
| 7:47 | Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 28 | |
| 7:36 | Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 28 | |
| 7:36 | Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 28 | |
| 7:20 | Jordan Strawberry Turnover. | 15 | 28 | |
| 7:18 | Jay Johnson Steal. | 15 | 28 | |
| 7:14 | Toure Fudge made Jumper. Assisted by Jay Johnson. | 17 | 28 | |
| 6:59 | Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 31 | |
| 6:39 | Jay Cade missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 31 | |
| 6:39 | Mercer Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 31 | |
| 6:38 | Mercer Timeout | 17 | 31 | |
| 6:29 | Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Stair. | 17 | 34 | |
| 6:09 | Jay Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dess Culpepper. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:53 | Foul on Naequon Newman. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:53 | Marcus Cohen missed Free Throw. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:53 | Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:53 | Marcus Cohen missed Free Throw. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:53 | Jay Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:45 | Rasheed Michell missed Layup. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:45 | Jordan Strawberry Block. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:42 | Marcus Cohen Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:37 | Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Cohen. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:16 | Naequon Newman missed Layup. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:16 | Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:12 | Jaylen Stowe Turnover. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:10 | Naequon Newman Steal. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:07 | Naequon Newman missed Layup. | 20 | 36 | |
| 5:07 | Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 36 | |
| 4:50 | Marcus Cohen made Layup. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:50 | Foul on Jay Cade. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:50 | Marcus Cohen missed Free Throw. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:50 | Jay Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:30 | Jay Cade missed Jumper. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:30 | Jay Cade Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:24 | Jay Cade missed Layup. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:24 | Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 38 | |
| 4:08 | Marcus Cohen made Layup. | 20 | 40 | |
| 3:52 | Dess Culpepper missed Jumper. | 20 | 40 | |
| 3:52 | Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 40 | |
| 3:34 | Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 40 | |
| 3:34 | Naequon Newman Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 40 | |
| 3:28 | Jay Cade made Layup. Assisted by Naequon Newman. | 22 | 40 | |
| 3:28 | Foul on Marcus Cohen. | 22 | 40 | |
| 3:28 | Hiwassee Timeout | 22 | 40 | |
| 3:28 | Jay Cade made Free Throw. | 23 | 40 | |
| 3:20 | Jordan Strawberry Turnover. | 23 | 40 | |
| 3:08 | Ben Snider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Naequon Newman. | 26 | 40 | |
| 2:54 | Marcus Cohen made Jumper. | 26 | 42 | |
| 2:54 | Foul on Naequon Newman. | 26 | 42 | |
| 2:54 | Marcus Cohen missed Free Throw. | 26 | 42 | |
| 2:54 | Dess Culpepper Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 42 | |
| 2:53 | Foul on Desmond Ringer. | 26 | 42 | |
| 2:43 | Ben Snider Turnover. | 26 | 42 | |
| 2:42 | Ethan Stair Steal. | 26 | 42 | |
| 2:38 | Ethan Stair made Layup. | 26 | 44 | |
| 2:23 | Toure Fudge Turnover. | 26 | 44 | |
| 2:12 | Foul on Tevin Henry. | 26 | 44 | |
| 2:12 | Desmond Ringer missed Free Throw. | 26 | 44 | |
| 2:12 | Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. | 26 | 44 | |
| 2:12 | Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. | 26 | 45 | |
| 1:57 | Aario Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 45 | |
| 1:57 | Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 45 | |
| 1:41 | Cory Kilby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Johnson. | 26 | 48 | |
| 1:26 | Ben Snider made Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 48 | |
| 1:06 | Foul on Toure Fudge. | 29 | 48 | |
| 1:06 | Ryan Johnson made Free Throw. | 29 | 49 | |
| 1:06 | Ryan Johnson missed Free Throw. | 29 | 49 | |
| 1:06 | Dess Culpepper Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 49 | |
| 0:57 | Dess Culpepper made Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 49 | |
| 0:33 | Mason Green made Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings. | 32 | 51 | |
| 0:19 | Aario Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 51 | |
| 0:19 | Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 51 | |
| 0:01 | Marcus Cohen Turnover. | 32 | 51 | |
| 0:01 | Ben Snider Steal. | 32 | 51 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 32 | 51 | |
Game Information
Macon, GA
Referee:Williset del Valle
Referee:Eric Mims
Referee:Chris Balunek
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 11-3 | - | 19-8 |
| Mercer | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Wofford | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Furman | 8-6 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Samford | 8-6 | 3 | 15-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 8-6 | 3 | 12-15 |
| Western Carolina | 6-8 | 5 | 10-15 |
| The Citadel | 6-8 | 5 | 9-18 |
| Chattanooga | 4-10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| VMI | 1-13 | 10 | 6-21 |
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