North Texas 96-67 Mercer (20 Mar, 2018) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

19-15, 7-9 away

	1	2	T
MER	31	36	67
UNT	47	49	96

North Texas Mean Green

17-17, 11-6 home

TIME		MER	UNT
19:46	Zachary Simmons missed Jumper.	0	0
19:46	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:32	Foul on Zachary Simmons.	0	0
19:29	Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	2	0
18:59	Roosevelt Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:59	Michael Miller Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:53	Zachary Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.	2	2
18:30	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	2	2
18:30	Ryan Woolridge Block.	2	2
18:30	Roosevelt Smart Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:23	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	2	2
18:23	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	2	3
18:23	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	2	4
18:06	Stephon Jelks made Layup.	4	4
17:40	Roosevelt Smart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Miller.	4	7
17:21	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	4	7
17:17	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	4	7
17:13	Desmond Ringer missed Jumper.	4	7
17:13	Zachary Simmons Defensive Rebound.	4	7
17:10	Ryan Woolridge made Layup.	4	9
16:55	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	4	9
16:55	Ryan Woolridge Block.	4	9
16:55	Jordan Strawberry Offensive Rebound.	4	9
16:43	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
16:43	Roosevelt Smart Defensive Rebound.	4	9
16:35	Roosevelt Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
16:35	Zachary Simmons Offensive Rebound.	4	9
16:29	Jorden Duffy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.	4	12
16:14	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	4	12
16:14	Jorden Duffy Defensive Rebound.	4	12
16:00	Jorden Duffy missed Three Point Jumper.	4	12
16:00	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	4	12
15:48	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	6	12
15:26	Jorden Duffy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.	6	15
15:06	Desmond Ringer missed Jumper.	6	15
15:06	Zachary Simmons Block.	6	15
15:02	Zachary Simmons Defensive Rebound.	6	15
14:57	Michael Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.	6	18
14:57	Mercer Timeout	6	18
14:48	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	8	18
14:14	Zachary Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.	8	20
13:49	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	8	20
13:49	Ryan Woolridge Block.	8	20
13:46	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	8	20
13:44	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	8	20
13:44	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	8	20
13:43	Jordan Strawberry Turnover.	8	20
13:43	DJ Draper Steal.	8	20
13:43	Ryan Woolridge Turnover.	8	20
13:43	Jordan Strawberry Steal.	8	20
13:39	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	8	20
13:39	DJ Draper Defensive Rebound.	8	20
13:38	Foul on Marcus Cohen.	8	20
13:28	Ryan Woolridge Turnover.	8	20
13:22	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	8	20
13:22	Zachary Simmons Defensive Rebound.	8	20
13:15	Ryan Woolridge Turnover.	8	20
13:15	Foul on Ryan Woolridge.	8	20
13:03	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	8	20
13:03	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	8	20
13:01	Foul on A.J. Lawson.	8	20
12:55	Ross Cummings missed Jumper.	8	20
12:55	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	8	20
12:47	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	8	20
12:47	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	8	20
12:23	Zachary Simmons missed Jumper.	8	20
12:23	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	8	20
12:09	Ryan Johnson missed Jumper.	8	20
12:09	A.J. Lawson Block.	8	20
12:07	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	8	20
12:04	Desmond Ringer made Layup.	10	20
11:50	Jorden Duffy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.	10	23
11:36	Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	13	23
11:06	DJ Draper missed Three Point Jumper.	13	23
11:06	Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.	13	23
10:57	Foul on Ryan Woolridge.	13	23
10:57	Ross Cummings made Free Throw.	14	23
10:57	Ross Cummings made Free Throw.	15	23
10:42	Tope Arikawe made Jumper. Assisted by Jorden Duffy.	15	25
10:16	Desmond Ringer made Jumper.	17	25
9:46	Roosevelt Smart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jorden Duffy.	17	28
9:21	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper.	20	28
8:53	Jorden Duffy missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
8:53	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	20	28
8:33	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	20	28
8:32	DJ Draper Steal.	20	28
8:23	Roosevelt Smart missed Jumper.	20	28
8:23	Tope Arikawe Offensive Rebound.	20	28
8:23	Foul on Ryan Johnson.	20	28
8:03	Roosevelt Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
8:03	Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.	20	28
7:52	Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
7:52	Roosevelt Smart Defensive Rebound.	20	28
7:42	Jorden Duffy made Jumper.	20	30
7:21	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	20	30
7:21	Michael Miller Steal.	20	30
7:19	Official TV Timeout	20	30
7:05	Foul on Zachary Simmons.	20	30
7:05	Zachary Simmons Turnover.	20	30
6:50	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	20	30
6:50	Jorden Duffy Defensive Rebound.	20	30
6:39	Roosevelt Smart made Jumper.	20	32
6:21	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	20	32
6:21	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	20	32
6:07	Roosevelt Smart made Layup.	20	34
5:48	Ross Cummings missed Jumper.	20	34
5:48	Michael Miller Defensive Rebound.	20	34
5:36	Roosevelt Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	20	34
5:36	Tope Arikawe Offensive Rebound.	20	34
5:30	Tope Arikawe made Two Point Tip Shot.	20	36
5:16	Foul on Tope Arikawe.	20	36
5:10	Demetre Rivers missed Layup.	20	36
5:10	Tope Arikawe Defensive Rebound.	20	36
4:58	Michael Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	20	36
4:58	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	20	36
4:42	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	20	36
4:42	DJ Draper Defensive Rebound.	20	36
4:18	Foul on Jaylen Stowe.	20	36
4:00	Roosevelt Smart missed Jumper.	20	36
4:00	Tope Arikawe Offensive Rebound.	20	36
3:55	Tope Arikawe missed Jumper.	20	36
3:55	Michael Miller Offensive Rebound.	20	36
3:49	Tope Arikawe made Two Point Tip Shot.	20	38
3:39	Ria'n Holland missed Jumper.	20	38
3:39	Roosevelt Smart Block.	20	38
3:36	DJ Draper Defensive Rebound.	20	38
3:23	North Texas Timeout	20	38
3:17	Foul on Demetre Rivers.	20	38
3:17	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	20	39
3:17	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	20	40
3:04	Ria'n Holland Turnover.	20	40
2:55	Foul on Ross Cummings.	20	40
2:55	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	20	41
2:55	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	20	42
2:43	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.	23	42
2:28	Roosevelt Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	23	42
2:28	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	23	42
2:20	Foul on Jordan Strawberry.	23	42
2:20	Jordan Strawberry Turnover.	23	42
2:03	Jorden Duffy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roosevelt Smart.	23	45
1:50	Foul on DJ Draper.	23	45
1:50	Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.	24	45
1:50	Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.	25	45
1:33	Tope Arikawe missed Jumper.	25	45
1:33	Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.	25	45
1:19	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	27	45
1:04	Foul on Ross Cummings.	27	45
1:04	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	27	46
1:04	Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw.	27	47
0:51	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	27	47
0:51	Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.	27	47
0:48	Foul on Tope Arikawe.	27	47
0:48	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	28	47
0:48	Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.	29	47
0:39	Jorden Duffy missed Jumper.	29	47
0:39	Desmond Ringer Block.	29	47
0:37	Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	29	47
0:25	Foul on Jorden Duffy.	29	47
0:25	Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.	30	47
0:25	Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.	31	47
0:06	Roosevelt Smart missed Three Point Jumper.	31	47
0:06	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	31	47
0:00	End of 1st half	31	47

The Super Pit

12:00 AM, 20 March 2018

Denton, TX

Attendance: 1,145

Referees:
Jason Baker
Bart Lenox
Robert Felder

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

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	16-2	-	25-8
Florida Atlantic	14-4	2	25-9
Charlotte	13-5	3	19-12
UAB	12-6	4	23-12
Memphis	11-7	5	22-10
SMU	11-7	5	20-13
North Texas	10-8	6	19-15
Tulsa	7-11	9	16-15
East Carolina	7-11	9	15-18
Tulane	5-13	11	14-17
Temple	5-13	11	16-20
Wichita State	5-13	11	15-19
UTSA	5-13	11	11-21
Rice	5-13	11	11-21

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