Mercer Bears at Kennesaw State Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 68
75 - 68
Mercer keeps A-Sun lead, tops Kennesaw State 75-68
The Bears and second-place Florida Gulf Coast both have clinched spots in the conference championships.
Myles Hamilton gave the Owls the lead with a pair of free throws with 3:25 left in the game to make it 66-64, but Darious Moten's three-point play put Mercer back in front for good and the Bears padded the lead from the free-throw line in the final minute.
Bud Thomas scored 16 points and Monty Brown and Moten added 12 and 10 points, respectively, for Mercer (19-6, 10-2).
Yonel Brown scored 12 points off the bench to lead Kennesaw State (4-21, 1-11). Orlando Coleman and Delbert Love added 10 points each.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Langston Hall Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Nigel Pruitt missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Langston Hall made Free Throw. | 75 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Langston Hall made Free Throw. | 74 - 68 |
Statistics
 MER |
 KENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 23-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 2-13 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 21-27 | FT | 20-29 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: VyStar Arena
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 3,624 | Capacity:
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 3,624 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |