Mercer 82-58 VMI (16 Feb, 2018) Play-by-Play

VMI Keydets

7-18, 2-12 Conference

	1	2	T
VMI	23	35	58
MER	41	41	82

Mercer Bears

14-13, 7-7 Conference

TIME		VMI	MER
19:29	Austin Vereen missed Layup.	0	0
19:29	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Ross Cummings.	0	2
18:52	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	0	2
18:43	Keith Smith missed Jumper.	0	2
18:43	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:18	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:18	Tyler Creammer Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:05	Austin Vereen missed Layup.	0	2
18:05	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:54	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
17:54	Tyler Creammer Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:43	Austin Vereen missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
17:43	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:14	Demetre Rivers made Jumper.	0	4
16:57	Tyler Creammer missed Jumper.	0	4
16:57	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	0	4
16:44	Desmond Ringer made Layup.	0	6
16:43	Foul on Tyler Creammer.	0	6
16:43	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	0	7
16:35	Garrett Gilkeson made Jumper. Assisted by Keith Smith.	2	7
16:07	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	2	7
15:54	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	2	7
15:54	Official TV Timeout	2	7
15:44	Fred Iruafemi Turnover.	2	7
15:44	Foul on Fred Iruafemi.	2	7
15:30	Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	2	10
15:12	Bubba Parham missed Three Point Jumper.	2	10
15:12	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	2	10
14:55	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	2	10
14:55	Bubba Parham Defensive Rebound.	2	10
14:38	Austin Vereen missed Three Point Jumper.	2	10
14:38	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	2	10
14:17	Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	2	13
13:56	Garrett Gilkeson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Vereen.	5	13
13:34	Stephon Jelks made Layup.	5	15
13:34	Foul on Austin Vereen.	5	15
13:34	Stephon Jelks made Free Throw.	5	16
13:20	Austin Vereen missed Three Point Jumper.	5	16
13:20	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	5	16
13:09	Cory Kilby missed Layup.	5	16
13:09	Fred Iruafemi Block.	5	16
13:07	Fred Iruafemi Defensive Rebound.	5	16
12:58	Keith Smith Turnover.	5	16
12:58	Ross Cummings Steal.	5	16
12:58	Foul on Keith Smith.	5	16
12:35	Jaylen Stowe made Layup. Assisted by Cory Kilby.	5	18
12:09	Jordan Ratliffe missed Three Point Jumper.	5	18
12:09	Bubba Parham Offensive Rebound.	5	18
12:02	Garrett Gilkeson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	18
12:02	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	5	18
11:29	Marcus Cohen missed Three Point Jumper.	5	18
11:29	VMI Deadball Team Rebound.	5	18
11:26	Official TV Timeout	5	18
11:19	Foul on Cory Kilby.	5	18
11:19	Bubba Parham missed Free Throw.	5	18
11:19	VMI Deadball Team Rebound.	5	18
11:19	Bubba Parham made Free Throw.	6	18
11:03	Foul on Jordan Ratliffe.	6	18
11:03	Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.	6	19
11:03	Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.	6	20
10:43	Keith Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	6	20
10:43	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	20
10:18	Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	6	23
10:15	Foul on Keith Smith.	6	23
10:15	Ross Cummings made Free Throw.	6	24
10:09	Bubba Parham missed Jumper.	6	24
10:09	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	6	24
9:49	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	6	24
9:49	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	6	24
9:31	Jordan Ratliffe missed Layup.	6	24
9:31	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	6	24
9:16	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	6	24
9:16	Tyler Creammer Defensive Rebound.	6	24
9:02	Foul on Jordan Strawberry.	6	24
9:02	Bubba Parham made Free Throw.	7	24
9:02	Bubba Parham made Free Throw.	8	24
8:44	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	8	24
8:44	Myles Lewis Defensive Rebound.	8	24
8:17	Greg Parham Turnover.	8	24
8:15	Jaylen Stowe Steal.	8	24
8:13	Jaylen Stowe missed Layup.	8	24
8:13	Austin Vereen Block.	8	24
8:13	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	8	24
8:12	Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	8	27
7:52	Myles Lewis made Layup.	10	27
7:33	Jaylen Stowe made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	10	29
7:04	Greg Parham missed Three Point Jumper.	10	29
7:04	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	10	29
6:43	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	10	29
6:43	Jordan Ratliffe Defensive Rebound.	10	29
6:33	Jordan Ratliffe made Jumper.	12	29
6:32	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	12	29
6:31	Official TV Timeout	12	29
6:31	Jordan Ratliffe missed Free Throw.	12	29
6:31	Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.	12	29
6:17	Marcus Cohen Turnover.	12	29
6:17	Foul on Marcus Cohen.	12	29
5:54	Myles Lewis missed Layup.	12	29
5:54	Jaylen Stowe Block.	12	29
5:54	Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.	12	29
5:40	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Cohen.	12	32
5:02	Jordan Ratliffe made Three Point Jumper.	15	32
4:29	Marcus Cohen missed Three Point Jumper.	15	32
4:29	VMI Defensive Rebound.	15	32
4:11	Jordan Ratliffe missed Three Point Jumper.	15	32
4:11	Austin Vereen Offensive Rebound.	15	32
4:07	Austin Vereen made Two Point Tip Shot.	17	32
3:47	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	17	32
3:47	Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.	17	32
3:41	Demetre Rivers made Layup.	17	34
3:41	Foul on Sarju Patel.	17	34
3:41	Official TV Timeout	17	34
3:41	Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.	17	35
3:32	Jordan Ratliffe Turnover.	17	35
3:18	Demetre Rivers made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	17	37
3:04	Jordan Ratliffe Turnover.	17	37
3:03	Jaylen Stowe Steal.	17	37
3:01	Jaylen Stowe made Dunk.	17	39
2:59	VMI Timeout	17	39
2:50	Sarju Patel Turnover.	17	39
2:26	Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.	17	39
2:26	Fred Iruafemi Block.	17	39
2:24	Jordan Strawberry Offensive Rebound.	17	39
2:21	Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.	17	39
2:21	Jordan Strawberry Offensive Rebound.	17	39
2:03	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	17	39
1:50	Bubba Parham missed Layup.	17	39
1:50	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	17	39
1:36	Ross Cummings missed Layup.	17	39
1:36	Ross Cummings Offensive Rebound.	17	39
1:31	Ross Cummings missed Layup.	17	39
1:31	Fred Iruafemi Block.	17	39
1:31	VMI Defensive Rebound.	17	39
1:16	Garrett Gilkeson made Layup.	19	39
0:53	Jaylen Stowe Turnover.	19	39
0:41	Bubba Parham made Layup.	21	39
0:41	Foul on Marcus Cohen.	21	39
0:41	Bubba Parham missed Free Throw.	21	39
0:41	Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.	21	39
0:15	Foul on Garrett Gilkeson.	21	39
0:15	Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.	21	40
0:15	Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.	21	41
0:01	Bubba Parham made Layup.	23	41
0:00	End of 1st half	23	41

Hawkins Arena

12:00 AM, 16 February 2018

Macon, GA

Attendance: 2,702

Referees:
Glenn Tuitt
Jon Wall
Jemel Spearman

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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