Mercer 78-76 Western Carolina (16 Jan, 2021) Play-by-Play

Western Carolina Catamounts

7-4, 0-2 conf

	1	2	T
WCU	30	46	76
MER	43	35	78

Mercer Bears

8-4, 1-3 conf

TIME		WCU	MER
19:41	Ross Cummings Turnover.	0	0
19:21	Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:18	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:10	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:08	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Jeffrey Gary Turnover.	0	0
19:06	Cory Hightower Steal.	0	0
19:02	Cory Hightower Turnover.	0	0
19:02	Jeffrey Gary Steal.	0	0
18:55	Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:52	Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:46	Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:43	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:35	Ross Cummings Turnover.	0	0
18:27	Mason Faulkner Turnover.	0	0
18:27	Maciej Bender Steal.	0	0
18:22	Maciej Bender made Dunk.	0	2
18:08	Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:04	Tyler Harris Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:04	Foul on Jeffrey Gary.	0	2
18:04	Tyler Harris made Free Throw.	1	2
18:04	Tyler Harris missed Free Throw.	1	2
18:04	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	1	2
17:51	Neftali Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felipe Haase.	1	5
17:40	Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.	1	5
17:37	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	1	5
17:32	Neftali Alvarez missed Layup.	1	5
17:29	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	1	5
17:25	Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	4	5
17:12	Maciej Bender missed Layup.	4	5
17:06	Maciej Bender Offensive Rebound.	4	5
17:06	Maciej Bender missed Layup.	4	5
17:05	Maciej Bender Offensive Rebound.	4	5
17:03	Maciej Bender missed Layup.	4	5
17:00	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:51	Foul on Maciej Bender.	4	5
16:45	Cory Hightower missed Layup.	4	5
16:43	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	4	5
16:29	Cory Hightower missed Layup.	4	5
16:26	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:22	Neftali Alvarez Turnover.	4	5
16:22	Cory Hightower Steal.	4	5
16:13	Travion McCray missed Layup.	4	5
16:11	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	4	5
16:07	Leon Ayers III made Layup. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.	4	7
15:40	Cory Hightower Turnover.	4	7
15:40	Ross Cummings Steal.	4	7
15:31	Neftali Alvarez missed Layup.	4	7
15:27	Felipe Haase Offensive Rebound.	4	7
15:27	Felipe Haase made Layup.	4	9
15:04	Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
14:55	Patrick Urey Defensive Rebound.	4	9
14:43	Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.	4	9
14:39	Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.	4	9
14:39	Foul on Neftali Alvarez.	4	9
14:39	Official TV Timeout	4	9
14:18	Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.	4	9
14:18	Leon Ayers III Block.	4	9
14:14	Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.	4	9
14:13	Foul on Travion McCray.	4	9
14:13	Leon Ayers III missed Free Throw.	4	9
14:13	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	4	9
14:13	Leon Ayers III made Free Throw.	4	10
13:47	Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.	4	10
13:42	Patrick Urey Defensive Rebound.	4	10
13:30	Leon Ayers III made Layup.	4	12
13:18	Foul on Patrick Urey.	4	12
13:18	Tyler Harris missed Free Throw.	4	12
13:18	Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	4	12
13:18	Tyler Harris made Free Throw.	5	12
12:55	Leon Ayers III missed Three Point Jumper.	5	12
12:53	Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.	5	12
12:53	Foul on Maciej Bender.	5	12
12:40	Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.	7	12
12:29	Neftali Alvarez made Jumper.	7	14
12:12	Cory Hightower Turnover.	7	14
11:45	Felipe Haase made Layup. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.	7	16
11:36	Travion McCray Turnover.	7	16
11:36	Official TV Timeout	7	16
11:08	Leon Ayers III made Jumper.	7	18
10:50	Cory Hightower Turnover.	7	18
10:50	Neftali Alvarez Steal.	7	18
10:46	Neftali Alvarez made Layup.	7	20
10:28	Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.	7	20
10:25	Leon Ayers III Defensive Rebound.	7	20
10:12	Neftali Alvarez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.	7	23
10:04	Western Carolina Timeout	7	23
9:42	Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.	7	23
9:38	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	7	23
9:18	Jeffrey Gary missed Jumper.	7	23
9:15	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	7	23
9:10	Kameron Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.	10	23
8:58	Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.	10	23
8:55	Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.	10	23
8:45	Xavier Cork Turnover.	10	23
8:45	Felipe Haase Steal.	10	23
8:34	Leon Ayers III made Jumper.	10	25
8:26	Xavier Cork Turnover.	10	25
8:15	Foul on Xavier Cork.	10	25
8:08	Foul on Matt Halvorsen.	10	25
8:08	Neftali Alvarez missed Free Throw.	10	25
8:08	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	10	25
8:08	Neftali Alvarez made Free Throw.	10	26
7:50	Xavier Cork made Layup.	12	26
7:35	Jeffrey Gary missed Three Point Jumper.	12	26
7:34	Official TV Timeout	12	26
7:32	Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.	12	26
7:23	Travion McCray Turnover.	12	26
7:23	Maciej Bender Steal.	12	26
7:18	Maciej Bender made Dunk.	12	28
7:03	Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.	12	28
7:00	Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound.	12	28
6:54	Jeffrey Gary Turnover.	12	28
6:54	Xavier Cork Steal.	12	28
6:49	Travion McCray Turnover.	12	28
6:49	Leon Ayers III Steal.	12	28
6:44	Jeffrey Gary missed Three Point Jumper.	12	28
6:40	Neftali Alvarez Offensive Rebound.	12	28
6:40	Leon Ayers III made Layup.	12	30
6:26	Foul on Jeffrey Gary.	12	30
6:15	Foul on Patrick Urey.	12	30
6:15	Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.	13	30
6:15	Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.	14	30
6:07	Felipe Haase made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.	14	33
5:55	Foul on Patrick Urey.	14	33
5:55	Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.	14	33
5:55	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	14	33
5:27	Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.	14	33
5:24	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	14	33
5:23	Foul on Felipe Haase.	14	33
5:23	Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.	15	33
5:23	Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.	16	33
5:08	Foul on Marcus Thomas.	16	33
5:01	Leon Ayers III made Jumper.	16	35
4:49	Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.	16	35
4:47	Leon Ayers III Defensive Rebound.	16	35
4:43	Leon Ayers III made Layup.	16	37
4:15	Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	16	37
4:12	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	16	37
4:09	Neftali Alvarez Turnover.	16	37
3:57	Foul on Felipe Haase.	16	37
3:57	Official TV Timeout	16	37
3:57	Cory Hightower made Free Throw.	17	37
3:57	Cory Hightower made Free Throw.	18	37
3:40	Foul on Tyler Harris.	18	37
3:33	Maciej Bender made Layup.	18	39
3:21	Tyler Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	18	39
3:19	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	18	39
3:11	Neftali Alvarez missed Layup.	18	39
3:08	Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.	18	39
2:53	Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Harris.	20	39
2:32	Maciej Bender Turnover.	20	39
2:13	Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.	23	39
1:51	Leon Ayers III missed Three Point Jumper.	23	39
1:49	Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.	23	39
1:49	Foul on Maciej Bender.	23	39
1:49	Xavier Cork made Free Throw.	24	39
1:49	Xavier Cork made Free Throw.	25	39
1:37	Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.	25	39
1:35	Jeffrey Gary Offensive Rebound.	25	39
1:25	Neftali Alvarez made Jumper.	25	41
1:10	Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.	25	41
1:06	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	25	41
0:49	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	25	41
0:46	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	25	41
0:41	Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	28	41
0:29	Mercer Timeout	28	41
0:19	Leon Ayers III Turnover.	28	41
0:19	Travion McCray Steal.	28	41
0:15	Foul on Ross Cummings.	28	41
0:15	Cory Hightower made Free Throw.	29	41
0:15	Cory Hightower made Free Throw.	30	41
0:02	Neftali Alvarez made Layup.	30	43
0:00	End of 1st half	30	43

Hawkins Arena

7:00 PM, 16 January 2021

Macon, GA

Attendance: 1,027

Referees:
Byron Evans
Jerome Hall
Chris McCurry

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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