McCadden’s 28 pts leads Georgia Southern past Mercer 98-88
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Elijah McCadden scored a career-high 28 points with a career-best seven 3-pointers and Georgia Southern beat Mercer 98-88 on Tuesday night.
Ike Smith added 20 points for the Eagles (3-2) and Simeon Carter scored 19 off the bench.
Georgia Southern led 48-46 at halftime. Quan Jackson's layup broke a 57-all tie and the Eagles led for the remainder. Jackson's layup started a 13-1 run to put the Eagles in control. Ross Cummings' jumper with 6:13 left brought the Bears (3-2) within 82-74 but they couldn't get closer.
The Eagles finished 37-of-64 shooting (57.8%) which included 12-of-29 shooting from behind the 3-point arc.
Ethan Stair scored a career-high 28 points with six 3s for Mercer. Cummings and Djordje Dimitrijevic each scored 16, Maciej Bender added 14 and James Glisson III 10.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Patrick Evans
- Chris Merlo
- Steven Anderson
2024-25 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Furman | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Samford | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
VMI | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Chattanooga | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
The Citadel | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
East Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
UNC Greensboro | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Western Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Mercer | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Wofford | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |