Western Carolina 85-61 Mercer (27 Feb, 2021) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

15-10, 8-9 Conference

	1	2	T
MER	30	31	61
WCU	45	40	85

Western Carolina Catamounts

11-15, 4-13 Conference

TIME		MER	WCU
19:44	Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper.	3	0
19:23	Xavier Cork Turnover.	3	0
19:02	Jeffrey Gary made Jumper. Assisted by James Glisson III.	5	0
18:45	Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	5	0
18:41	James Glisson III Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:29	Felipe Haase made Layup. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.	7	0
18:05	Cory Hightower made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	7	3
17:45	Jeffrey Gary Turnover.	7	3
17:29	Cory Hightower made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	7	6
17:09	Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.	7	6
17:06	Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.	7	6
16:58	Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Cork.	7	8
16:58	Foul on Felipe Haase.	7	8
16:58	Cory Hightower missed Free Throw.	7	8
16:57	Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.	7	8
16:29	Jeffrey Gary Turnover.	7	8
16:05	Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.	7	8
16:03	Neftali Alvarez Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:57	Felipe Haase missed Layup.	7	8
15:57	Cory Hightower Block.	7	8
15:53	Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.	7	8
15:53	Official TV Timeout	7	8
15:37	Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	7	10
15:16	Neftali Alvarez Turnover.	7	10
15:16	Mason Faulkner Steal.	7	10
15:12	Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	7	12
14:48	James Glisson III made Dunk. Assisted by Kamar Robertson.	9	12
14:35	Daniel Ransom made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.	9	14
14:17	Kamar Robertson missed Jumper.	9	14
14:13	Daniel Ransom Defensive Rebound.	9	14
13:56	Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.	9	14
13:53	Neftali Alvarez Defensive Rebound.	9	14
13:42	Neftali Alvarez Turnover.	9	14
13:42	Cory Hightower Steal.	9	14
13:32	Sin'Cere McMahon missed Three Point Jumper.	9	14
13:29	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	9	14
13:25	Neftali Alvarez missed Jumper.	9	14
13:21	Leon Ayers III Offensive Rebound.	9	14
13:21	Foul on Kameron Gibson.	9	14
13:21	Felipe Haase made Free Throw.	10	14
13:21	Felipe Haase made Free Throw.	11	14
13:01	Mason Faulkner Turnover.	11	14
13:01	Jeffrey Gary Steal.	11	14
12:56	Kamar Robertson missed Layup.	11	14
12:53	Kamar Robertson Offensive Rebound.	11	14
12:43	Felipe Haase Turnover.	11	14
12:43	Matt Halvorsen Steal.	11	14
12:37	Cory Hightower made Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	11	16
12:37	Foul on Felipe Haase.	11	16
12:37	Cory Hightower made Free Throw.	11	17
12:13	Leon Ayers III missed Layup.	11	17
12:13	Xavier Cork Block.	11	17
12:08	Sin'Cere McMahon Defensive Rebound.	11	17
12:03	Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.	11	20
11:37	Leon Ayers III missed Jumper.	11	20
11:33	Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.	11	20
11:11	Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	11	20
11:07	James Glisson III Defensive Rebound.	11	20
10:53	James Glisson III made Layup.	13	20
10:42	Foul on Xavier Cork.	13	20
10:42	Xavier Cork Turnover.	13	20
10:42	Official TV Timeout	13	20
10:21	James Glisson III made Jumper. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.	15	20
9:57	Tyler Harris Turnover.	15	20
9:57	Kamar Robertson Steal.	15	20
9:49	Jacksen Greco missed Three Point Jumper.	15	20
9:46	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	15	20
9:29	Foul on Jeffrey Gary.	15	20
9:22	Mason Faulkner made Jumper.	15	22
9:02	Kamar Robertson missed Three Point Jumper.	15	22
8:58	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	15	22
8:37	Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.	15	22
8:34	Jacksen Greco Defensive Rebound.	15	22
8:29	Neftali Alvarez made Three Point Jumper.	18	22
8:05	Kameron Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cory Hightower.	18	25
7:49	Neftali Alvarez missed Jumper.	18	25
7:45	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	18	25
7:37	Cory Hightower missed Layup.	18	25
7:37	James Glisson III Block.	18	25
7:36	Neftali Alvarez Defensive Rebound.	18	25
7:35	Foul on Mason Faulkner.	18	25
7:35	Official TV Timeout	18	25
7:06	Neftali Alvarez made Jumper.	20	25
6:37	Sin'Cere McMahon Turnover.	20	25
6:37	Neftali Alvarez Steal.	20	25
6:33	Neftali Alvarez Turnover.	20	25
6:33	Mason Faulkner Steal.	20	25
6:28	Mason Faulkner made Layup.	20	27
6:11	Neftali Alvarez Turnover.	20	27
5:56	Cory Hightower Turnover.	20	27
5:56	Patrick Urey Steal.	20	27
5:49	Leon Ayers III missed Three Point Jumper.	20	27
5:46	Patrick Urey Offensive Rebound.	20	27
5:32	Neftali Alvarez made Jumper.	22	27
5:20	Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.	22	29
5:09	Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.	22	29
5:06	Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.	22	29
4:54	Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.	22	32
4:38	Jeffrey Gary missed Jumper.	22	32
4:35	Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.	22	32
4:16	Mason Faulkner made Three Point Jumper.	22	35
3:41	Kamar Robertson made Layup. Assisted by Jeffrey Gary.	24	35
3:41	Foul on Mason Faulkner.	24	35
3:41	Official TV Timeout	24	35
3:41	Kamar Robertson made Free Throw.	25	35
3:31	Mason Faulkner Turnover.	25	35
3:31	Kamar Robertson Steal.	25	35
3:18	James Glisson III missed Jumper.	25	35
3:14	Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.	25	35
3:01	Mason Faulkner Turnover.	25	35
3:01	Neftali Alvarez Steal.	25	35
2:54	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
2:52	Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.	25	35
2:49	Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.	25	37
2:28	James Glisson III made Layup.	27	37
2:28	Foul on Matt Halvorsen.	27	37
2:28	James Glisson III made Free Throw.	28	37
2:04	Kameron Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sin'Cere McMahon.	28	40
1:36	James Glisson III Turnover.	28	40
1:07	Sin'Cere McMahon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Cork.	28	43
0:56	Foul on Kameron Gibson.	28	43
0:46	Leon Ayers III missed Jumper.	28	43
0:43	Sin'Cere McMahon Defensive Rebound.	28	43
0:40	Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.	28	43
0:24	Xavier Cork made Dunk. Assisted by Cory Hightower.	28	45
0:01	Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.	28	45
0:01	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	28	45
0:00	Foul on Xavier Cork.	28	45
0:00	Patrick Urey made Free Throw.	29	45
0:00	Patrick Urey made Free Throw.	30	45
0:00	End of 1st half	30	45

Ramsey Center

6:00 PM, 27 February 2021

Cullowhee, NC

Referees:
Jason Page
Matt Jarman
Anthony Eades

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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