Mercer 62-56 VMI (19 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

10-9, 3-3 Conference

	1	2	T
MER	34	28	62
VMI	29	27	56

VMI Keydets

5-12, 0-6 Conference

TIME		MER	VMI
19:45	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	2	0
19:20	Austin Vereen missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:20	Tyler Creammer Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:17	Tyler Creammer missed Layup.	2	0
19:17	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:52	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:52	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:47	Ria'n Holland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	5	0
18:30	Bubba Parham made Jumper.	5	2
18:13	Ria'n Holland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	8	2
17:40	Tyler Creammer missed Jumper.	8	2
17:40	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	8	2
17:19	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	8	2
17:19	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	8	2
17:13	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	8	2
17:12	Keith Smith Steal.	8	2
17:08	Keith Smith made Layup.	8	4
16:49	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	8	4
16:49	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	8	4
16:45	Desmond Ringer missed Layup.	8	4
16:45	VMI Defensive Rebound.	8	4
16:29	Keith Smith missed Jumper.	8	4
16:29	Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.	8	4
16:18	Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	11	4
15:44	Bubba Parham Turnover.	11	4
15:44	Official TV Timeout	11	4
15:36	Ria'n Holland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	14	4
15:02	Foul on Ria'n Holland.	14	4
15:02	Austin Vereen made Free Throw.	14	5
15:02	Austin Vereen made Free Throw.	14	6
15:02	Austin Vereen missed Free Throw.	14	6
15:02	Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.	14	6
14:46	Ria'n Holland made Jumper.	16	6
14:25	Keith Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bubba Parham.	16	9
14:05	Ria'n Holland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	19	9
13:49	Myles Lewis made Layup.	19	11
13:18	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	19	11
13:18	Austin Vereen Defensive Rebound.	19	11
12:51	Myles Lewis Turnover.	19	11
12:49	Stephon Jelks Steal.	19	11
12:36	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	19	11
12:36	Fred Iruafemi Block.	19	11
12:34	Fred Iruafemi Defensive Rebound.	19	11
12:28	Bubba Parham missed Three Point Jumper.	19	11
12:28	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	19	11
12:12	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	19	11
12:12	Myles Lewis Block.	19	11
12:10	Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.	19	11
12:07	Demetre Rivers made Layup.	21	11
11:58	Bubba Parham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Lewis.	21	14
11:36	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	21	14
11:36	Fred Iruafemi Defensive Rebound.	21	14
11:27	Austin Vereen missed Three Point Jumper.	21	14
11:27	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	21	14
11:15	Foul on Austin Vereen.	21	14
11:15	Official TV Timeout	21	14
11:00	Cory Kilby missed Jumper.	21	14
11:00	Greg Parham Defensive Rebound.	21	14
10:44	Fred Iruafemi made Layup. Assisted by Greg Parham.	21	16
10:44	Foul on Cory Kilby.	21	16
10:44	Fred Iruafemi missed Free Throw.	21	16
10:44	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	21	16
10:27	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	21	16
10:25	Fred Iruafemi Steal.	21	16
10:17	Fred Iruafemi Turnover.	21	16
10:17	Foul on Fred Iruafemi.	21	16
10:08	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	21	16
10:08	Greg Parham Defensive Rebound.	21	16
10:05	Foul on Ria'n Holland.	21	16
9:44	Keith Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Vereen.	21	19
9:27	Marcus Cohen Turnover.	21	19
9:11	Keith Smith missed Layup.	21	19
9:11	Demetre Rivers Block.	21	19
9:08	Myles Lewis Offensive Rebound.	21	19
9:07	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	21	19
9:07	Bubba Parham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Smith.	21	22
8:39	Foul on Bubba Parham.	21	22
8:31	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	23	22
8:06	Myles Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
8:06	Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.	23	22
7:41	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	23	22
7:41	Austin Vereen Defensive Rebound.	23	22
7:24	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	23	22
7:24	Official TV Timeout	23	22
7:24	Tyler Creammer made Free Throw.	23	23
7:24	Tyler Creammer made Free Throw.	23	24
6:58	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.	26	24
6:29	Tyler Creammer missed Jumper.	26	24
6:29	Jordan Ratliffe Offensive Rebound.	26	24
6:26	Jordan Ratliffe missed Layup.	26	24
6:26	Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.	26	24
6:01	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	26	24
6:01	Jaylen Stowe Offensive Rebound.	26	24
5:53	Demetre Rivers missed Layup.	26	24
5:53	Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.	26	24
5:50	Demetre Rivers made Layup.	28	24
5:29	Jordan Ratliffe missed Jumper.	28	24
5:29	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	28	24
5:29	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	28	24
5:29	VMI Defensive Rebound.	28	24
4:33	Keith Smith missed Jumper.	28	24
4:33	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	28	24
4:20	Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Cohen.	30	24
3:54	Austin Vereen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Smith.	30	27
3:35	Marcus Cohen missed Jumper.	30	27
3:35	Tyler Creammer Defensive Rebound.	30	27
3:27	Foul on Marcus Cohen.	30	27
3:27	Official TV Timeout	30	27
3:13	Austin Vereen missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
3:13	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	30	27
2:56	Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
2:56	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	30	27
2:48	Stephon Jelks missed Layup.	30	27
2:48	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	30	27
2:40	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
2:40	Austin Vereen Defensive Rebound.	30	27
2:35	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	30	27
2:35	Austin Vereen made Free Throw.	30	28
2:35	Austin Vereen made Free Throw.	30	29
2:21	Foul on Fred Iruafemi.	30	29
2:21	Ethan Stair made Free Throw.	31	29
2:21	Ethan Stair made Free Throw.	32	29
1:50	Myles Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	32	29
1:50	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	32	29
1:19	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	32	29
1:19	Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.	32	29
1:15	Ethan Stair missed Layup.	32	29
1:15	Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.	32	29
1:12	Ethan Stair made Layup.	34	29
1:04	VMI Timeout	34	29
0:39	Greg Parham missed Three Point Jumper.	34	29
0:39	Myles Lewis Offensive Rebound.	34	29
0:33	Bubba Parham missed Three Point Jumper.	34	29
0:33	Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.	34	29
0:24	Mercer Timeout	34	29
0:07	Foul on Garrett Gilkeson.	34	29
0:04	Foul on Will Miller.	34	29
0:01	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	34	29
0:01	Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.	34	29
0:00	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	34	29
0:00	VMI Defensive Rebound.	34	29
0:00	End of 1st half	34	29

Cameron Hall

12:00 AM, 19 January 2018

Lexington, VA

Attendance: 961

Referees:
Dwayne Carnes
Karl Hess
Todd Austin

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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