Samford Bulldogs vs Mercer Bears
| TIME | PLAY | MER | SAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:41 | Jake Davis made Jumper. | 2 | 0 | |
| 19:21 | Jaden Campbell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Jones. | 2 | 3 | |
| 18:48 | David Thomas made Jumper. | 4 | 3 | |
| 18:32 | Foul on Alex Holt. | 4 | 3 | |
| 18:29 | Rylan Jones made Layup. Assisted by Dallas Graziani. | 4 | 5 | |
| 18:08 | Caleb Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 5 | |
| 18:06 | Jermaine Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:49 | Achor Achor missed Layup. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:49 | Alex Holt Block. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:46 | Alex Holt Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:43 | Foul on Jaden Campbell. | 4 | 5 | |
| 17:43 | Jalyn McCreary made Free Throw. | 5 | 5 | |
| 17:43 | Jalyn McCreary made Free Throw. | 6 | 5 | |
| 17:30 | Achor Achor missed Layup. | 6 | 5 | |
| 17:26 | Achor Achor Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 | |
| 17:26 | Achor Achor made Layup. | 6 | 7 | |
| 17:04 | Alex Holt missed Layup. | 6 | 7 | |
| 17:04 | Achor Achor Block. | 6 | 7 | |
| 17:01 | Jermaine Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 | |
| 16:46 | Rylan Jones made Jumper. | 6 | 9 | |
| 16:28 | David Thomas made Jumper. | 8 | 9 | |
| 16:05 | Achor Achor missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 9 | |
| 16:03 | Jake Davis Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 9 | |
| 15:58 | Jalyn McCreary missed Layup. | 8 | 9 | |
| 15:52 | Jalyn McCreary Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 9 | |
| 15:52 | Jalyn McCreary made Layup. | 10 | 9 | |
| 15:46 | Jermaine Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallas Graziani. | 10 | 12 | |
| 15:21 | Jalyn McCreary missed Jumper. | 10 | 12 | |
| 15:19 | Dallas Graziani Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 12 | |
| 15:14 | Jaden Campbell missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 12 | |
| 15:12 | David Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 12 | |
| 14:54 | Foul on Achor Achor. | 10 | 12 | |
| 14:54 | Official TV Timeout | 10 | 12 | |
| 14:54 | Jake Davis made Free Throw. | 11 | 12 | |
| 14:54 | Jake Davis made Free Throw. | 12 | 12 | |
| 14:34 | Rylan Jones Turnover. | 12 | 12 | |
| 14:34 | Robby Carmody Steal. | 12 | 12 | |
| 14:14 | Jalen Cobb missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 12 | |
| 14:09 | Jah Quinones Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 12 | |
| 14:08 | Jah Quinones made Layup. | 14 | 12 | |
| 13:45 | A.J. Staton-McCray missed Jumper. | 14 | 12 | |
| 13:42 | Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 | |
| 13:42 | Riley Allenspach missed Layup. | 14 | 12 | |
| 13:42 | Alex Holt Block. | 14 | 12 | |
| 13:39 | Robby Carmody Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 | |
| 13:39 | Robby Carmody made Layup. | 16 | 12 | |
| 13:39 | Foul on Rylan Jones. | 16 | 12 | |
| 13:39 | Robby Carmody made Free Throw. | 17 | 12 | |
| 13:22 | Riley Allenspach missed Layup. | 17 | 12 | |
| 13:22 | Jalen Cobb Block. | 17 | 12 | |
| 13:22 | Samford Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 12 | |
| 13:15 | Garrett Hicks Turnover. | 17 | 12 | |
| 13:15 | Jah Quinones Steal. | 17 | 12 | |
| 13:05 | Robby Carmody missed Layup. | 17 | 12 | |
| 13:03 | Riley Allenspach Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 12 | |
| 12:56 | Garrett Hicks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:40 | Foul on Garrett Hicks. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:20 | Robby Carmody Turnover. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:20 | Jermaine Marshall Steal. | 17 | 15 | |
| 12:20 | Foul on Jalyn McCreary. | 17 | 15 | |
| 11:59 | Garrett Hicks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray. | 17 | 18 | |
| 11:40 | Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray. | 17 | 18 | |
| 11:40 | Official TV Timeout | 17 | 18 | |
| 11:40 | TJ Grant made Free Throw. | 18 | 18 | |
| 11:40 | TJ Grant missed Free Throw. | 18 | 18 | |
| 11:40 | Samford Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 18 | |
| 11:18 | Jermaine Marshall made Layup. Assisted by Nathan Johnson. | 18 | 20 | |
| 11:03 | Mercer Turnover. | 18 | 20 | |
| 10:57 | Josh Holloway Turnover. | 18 | 20 | |
| 10:57 | Jalen Cobb Steal. | 18 | 20 | |
| 10:43 | David Thomas Turnover. | 18 | 20 | |
| 10:43 | Jermaine Marshall Steal. | 18 | 20 | |
| 10:40 | Garrett Hicks made Layup. | 18 | 22 | |
| 10:05 | Jalyn McCreary missed Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 10:03 | Jermaine Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:58 | Foul on Jalyn McCreary. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:46 | Achor Achor missed Jumper. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:46 | Alex Holt Block. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:41 | David Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:23 | David Thomas Turnover. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:23 | Garrett Hicks Steal. | 18 | 22 | |
| 9:19 | Garrett Hicks made Layup. | 18 | 24 | |
| 8:48 | David Thomas made Jumper. | 20 | 24 | |
| 8:19 | Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 27 | |
| 8:09 | Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 27 | |
| 8:06 | Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 27 | |
| 7:53 | Garrett Hicks missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 27 | |
| 7:51 | David Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 27 | |
| 7:45 | Jah Quinones made Jumper. | 22 | 27 | |
| 7:17 | Achor Achor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garrett Hicks. | 22 | 30 | |
| 7:05 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 30 | |
| 7:04 | Robby Carmody Turnover. | 22 | 30 | |
| 7:04 | Jermaine Marshall Steal. | 22 | 30 | |
| 7:03 | Jermaine Marshall Turnover. | 22 | 30 | |
| 6:34 | Jake Davis missed Jumper. | 22 | 30 | |
| 6:32 | A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 30 | |
| 6:21 | A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup. | 22 | 30 | |
| 6:19 | Robby Carmody Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 30 | |
| 6:14 | Robby Carmody Turnover. | 22 | 30 | |
| 6:14 | Dallas Graziani Steal. | 22 | 30 | |
| 5:56 | Jermaine Marshall missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 30 | |
| 5:54 | Robby Carmody Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 30 | |
| 5:44 | Caleb Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Thomas. | 25 | 30 | |
| 5:32 | Dallas Graziani made Jumper. | 25 | 32 | |
| 5:19 | Caleb Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 32 | |
| 5:17 | Jermaine Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 32 | |
| 5:01 | Riley Allenspach Turnover. | 25 | 32 | |
| 5:01 | Alex Holt Steal. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:36 | David Thomas missed Jumper. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:34 | Riley Allenspach Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:24 | Riley Allenspach missed Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:21 | Lukas Walls missed Layup. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:21 | Robby Carmody Block. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:20 | Foul on Jake Davis. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:20 | Riley Allenspach Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 32 | |
| 4:20 | Riley Allenspach made Free Throw. | 25 | 33 | |
| 4:20 | Riley Allenspach made Free Throw. | 25 | 34 | |
| 4:17 | Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 34 | |
| 4:01 | Jake Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cobb. | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:41 | Nathan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:39 | Jalen Cobb Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:28 | Jalyn McCreary missed Layup. | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:28 | Achor Achor Block. | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:27 | Mercer Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:27 | Official TV Timeout | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:17 | Jalyn McCreary missed Jumper. | 28 | 34 | |
| 3:16 | Nathan Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 | |
| 2:48 | Josh Holloway missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 34 | |
| 2:46 | Jalyn McCreary Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 | |
| 2:22 | Foul on Josh Holloway. | 28 | 34 | |
| 2:04 | Jake Davis Turnover. | 28 | 34 | |
| 1:50 | Garrett Hicks missed Layup. | 28 | 34 | |
| 1:50 | Mercer Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 | |
| 1:20 | Jah Quinones missed Layup. | 28 | 34 | |
| 1:18 | Nathan Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 | |
| 1:05 | Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 37 | |
| 0:52 | Mercer Timeout | 28 | 37 | |
| 0:37 | Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 37 | |
| 0:34 | Achor Achor Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 37 | |
| 0:07 | Achor Achor missed Layup. | 28 | 37 | |
| 0:05 | Jalen Cobb Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 37 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 28 | 37 | |
MER vs SAM Videos
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Game Information
Asheville, NC
Referee:Tony Dawkins
Referee:Art Vaulk
Referee:Jason Deering
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 11-3 | - | 19-8 |
| Mercer | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Wofford | 9-5 | 2 | 17-10 |
| Furman | 8-6 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Samford | 8-6 | 3 | 15-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 8-6 | 3 | 12-15 |
| Western Carolina | 6-8 | 5 | 10-15 |
| The Citadel | 6-8 | 5 | 9-18 |
| Chattanooga | 4-10 | 7 | 10-17 |
| VMI | 1-13 | 10 | 6-21 |
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