Mercer 88-84 Samford (17 Feb, 2024) Play-by-Play

Samford Bulldogs

23-4, 12-2 Conference

	1	2	T
SAM	40	44	84
MER	38	50	88

Mercer Bears

12-15, 5-9 Conference

TIME		SAM	MER
20:00	Technical Foul on Mercer.	0	0
20:00	Rylan Jones missed Free Throw.	0	0
19:30	Dallas Graziani missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:21	Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:21	Achor Achor made Layup.	2	0
19:14	Jalyn McCreary missed Layup.	2	0
19:08	Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:56	Achor Achor Turnover.	2	0
18:51	David Thomas missed Jumper.	2	0
18:46	Alex Holt Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:44	Alex Holt missed Layup.	2	0
18:40	Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:26	Achor Achor Turnover.	2	0
18:26	David Thomas Steal.	2	0
18:17	Jake Davis Turnover.	2	0
18:17	Jaden Campbell Steal.	2	0
18:12	Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:08	Jaden Campbell Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:05	Achor Achor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallas Graziani.	5	0
17:50	Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by David Thomas.	5	2
17:50	Foul on Achor Achor.	5	2
17:50	Alex Holt made Free Throw.	5	3
17:26	A.J. Staton-McCray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Campbell.	8	3
17:01	David Thomas missed Layup.	8	3
16:54	Jalyn McCreary Offensive Rebound.	8	3
16:52	Jalyn McCreary Turnover.	8	3
16:52	Jaden Campbell Steal.	8	3
16:45	Foul on Jah Quinones.	8	3
16:21	A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.	10	3
16:20	Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	10	3
16:20	Samford Defensive Rebound.	10	3
16:17	Dallas Graziani missed Layup.	10	3
16:13	Jah Quinones Defensive Rebound.	10	3
16:04	Jah Quinones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Thomas.	10	6
16:04	Foul on Jermaine Marshall.	10	6
16:04	Jermaine Marshall Turnover.	10	6
16:04	Official TV Timeout	10	6
15:39	Jah Quinones missed Layup.	10	6
15:35	Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.	10	6
15:22	Achor Achor made Layup.	12	6
15:18	Technical Foul on Achor Achor.	12	6
15:18	Jah Quinones made Free Throw.	12	7
15:18	Jah Quinones made Free Throw.	12	8
15:06	Jah Quinones made Layup.	12	10
14:50	Foul on Jah Quinones.	12	10
14:44	Jermaine Marshall made Layup.	14	10
14:16	David Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Hunter.	14	13
13:52	Foul on TJ Grant.	14	13
13:39	Riley Allenspach missed Layup.	14	13
13:34	Jalen Cobb Defensive Rebound.	14	13
13:32	Foul on Jaden Campbell.	14	13
13:25	Jalyn McCreary missed Layup.	14	13
13:23	Jalyn McCreary Offensive Rebound.	14	13
13:21	Jalyn McCreary Turnover.	14	13
13:21	Riley Allenspach Steal.	14	13
13:17	Riley Allenspach Turnover.	14	13
13:17	Caleb Hunter Steal.	14	13
13:10	Caleb Hunter made Layup. Assisted by TJ Grant.	14	15
12:59	Riley Allenspach made Jumper.	16	15
12:59	Foul on Jalyn McCreary.	16	15
12:59	Riley Allenspach made Free Throw.	17	15
12:40	Foul on Nathan Johnson.	17	15
12:40	Alex Holt made Free Throw.	17	16
12:40	Alex Holt missed Free Throw.	17	16
12:40	A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.	17	16
12:40	Garrett Hicks made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.	19	16
12:19	Alex Holt made Layup.	19	18
12:04	Josh Holloway missed Layup.	19	18
12:01	Alex Holt Defensive Rebound.	19	18
11:51	Alex Holt missed Layup.	19	18
11:51	Garrett Hicks Block.	19	18
11:43	Alex Holt Offensive Rebound.	19	18
11:42	Alex Holt made Layup.	19	20
11:36	Nathan Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Josh Holloway.	21	20
11:31	Official TV Timeout	21	20
11:18	Jalen Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Thomas.	21	23
11:09	Foul on Alex Holt.	21	23
11:00	Foul on Anthony Benard.	21	23
10:57	Garrett Hicks made Free Throw.	22	23
10:57	Garrett Hicks made Free Throw.	23	23
10:53	Mercer Timeout	23	23
10:24	Jalen Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.	23	23
10:18	Garrett Hicks Defensive Rebound.	23	23
10:13	Lukas Walls missed Layup.	23	23
10:09	Jermaine Marshall Offensive Rebound.	23	23
10:07	Garrett Hicks missed Jumper.	23	23
10:03	David Thomas Defensive Rebound.	23	23
10:01	David Thomas Turnover.	23	23
10:01	Josh Holloway missed Layup.	23	23
10:01	Jalyn McCreary Block.	23	23
10:01	Josh Holloway Offensive Rebound.	23	23
9:59	Jermaine Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.	25	23
9:40	Jalen Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.	25	23
9:36	David Thomas Offensive Rebound.	25	23
9:34	Jake Davis missed Layup.	25	23
9:26	Jake Davis Offensive Rebound.	25	23
9:26	Jake Davis made Layup.	25	25
9:22	Foul on Caleb Hunter.	25	25
9:22	Rylan Jones missed Free Throw.	25	25
9:22	Samford Offensive Rebound.	25	25
9:22	Rylan Jones made Free Throw.	26	25
8:55	Jalyn McCreary missed Layup.	26	25
8:51	Jermaine Marshall Defensive Rebound.	26	25
8:27	Jermaine Marshall Turnover.	26	25
8:27	Caleb Hunter Steal.	26	25
8:20	Caleb Hunter made Jumper.	26	27
8:02	Jaden Campbell Turnover.	26	27
8:02	Jalyn McCreary Steal.	26	27
8:02	Official TV Timeout	26	27
7:36	David Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	26	27
7:32	Caleb Hunter Offensive Rebound.	26	27
7:31	Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	26	27
7:26	Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.	26	27
7:20	Foul on TJ Grant.	26	27
7:20	Achor Achor made Free Throw.	27	27
7:20	Achor Achor made Free Throw.	28	27
7:07	Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	28	27
7:01	Dallas Graziani Defensive Rebound.	28	27
6:42	Rylan Jones made Layup.	30	27
6:11	David Thomas missed Jumper.	30	27
6:08	Jaden Campbell Defensive Rebound.	30	27
6:05	Jaden Campbell missed Three Point Jumper.	30	27
6:01	Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.	30	27
5:54	Achor Achor made Layup. Assisted by Dallas Graziani.	32	27
5:34	Jake Davis missed Layup.	32	27
5:28	Alex Holt Offensive Rebound.	32	27
5:28	Alex Holt missed Layup.	32	27
5:28	A.J. Staton-McCray Block.	32	27
5:28	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	32	27
5:24	Jalyn McCreary made Layup.	32	29
5:12	Rylan Jones Turnover.	32	29
5:12	Jalyn McCreary Steal.	32	29
5:07	Jalyn McCreary Turnover.	32	29
5:07	Garrett Hicks Steal.	32	29
5:01	Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garrett Hicks.	35	29
4:51	Jake Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Hunter.	35	31
4:20	Samford Turnover.	35	31
4:03	Jalyn McCreary missed Jumper.	35	31
3:59	Jaden Campbell Defensive Rebound.	35	31
3:57	Official TV Timeout	35	31
3:46	Jermaine Marshall missed Three Point Jumper.	35	31
3:39	Jaden Campbell Offensive Rebound.	35	31
3:37	Foul on Jalen Cobb.	35	31
3:17	Jaden Campbell made Free Throw.	36	31
3:13	Jalyn McCreary made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Davis.	36	33
3:12	Nathan Johnson missed Layup.	36	33
3:08	Jermaine Marshall Offensive Rebound.	36	33
3:04	Jaden Campbell made Free Throw.	37	33
3:01	Foul on Jalen Cobb.	37	33
3:01	Nathan Johnson made Free Throw.	38	33
3:01	Nathan Johnson missed Free Throw.	38	33
3:01	Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.	38	33
2:57	David Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	38	33
2:54	Nathan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	38	33
2:45	Garrett Hicks missed Jumper.	38	33
2:45	Jalen Cobb Block.	38	33
2:45	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	38	33
2:36	Foul on Jermaine Marshall.	38	33
2:34	Jalyn McCreary made Free Throw.	38	34
2:34	Jalyn McCreary missed Free Throw.	38	34
2:34	Nathan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	38	34
1:52	Nathan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	38	34
1:46	Josh Holloway Offensive Rebound.	38	34
1:46	Josh Holloway missed Layup.	38	34
1:42	Josh Holloway Offensive Rebound.	38	34
1:41	Foul on Nathan Johnson.	38	34
1:41	Nathan Johnson Turnover.	38	34
1:34	Foul on Riley Allenspach.	38	34
0:56	Jalyn McCreary made Free Throw.	38	35
0:56	Jalyn McCreary made Free Throw.	38	36
0:56	Riley Allenspach made Layup. Assisted by Josh Holloway.	40	36
0:47	David Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	40	36
0:36	TJ Grant Offensive Rebound.	40	36
0:36	TJ Grant made Layup.	40	38
0:34	Jaden Campbell missed Jumper.	40	38
0:29	Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.	40	38
0:06	TJ Grant Turnover.	40	38
0:00	Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	40	38
0:00	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	40	38
0:00	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	40	38
0:00	End of 1st half	40	38

Hawkins Arena

7:00 PM, 17 February 2024

Macon, GA

Attendance: 2,901

Referees:
Patrick Harwood
Ryan Christian
Kyle Luckie

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	1-0
Furman	0-0	-	1-0
Samford	0-0	-	1-0
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	1-0
VMI	0-0	-	1-0
Western Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Wofford	0-0	-	1-0
Mercer	0-0	-	0-0
Chattanooga	0-0	-	0-1
The Citadel	0-0	-	0-1

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