NCAAB

Piedmont Lions at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Piedmont Lions
, Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
48 - 88
Mercer Bears
1-0, 1-0 Home

Mercer defeats Piedmont 88-48

Phillip Leonard had 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists on 5-of-8 shooting, T.J. Hallice finished with seven points and eight rebounds and Jordan Strawberry added 11 points off the bench for Mercer. Nine of Strawberry's points came in the second half.

Peyton Luken made four 3-pointers and had 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting to lead Piedmont. Chase England added eight points on 2-of-3 shooting from behind the arc for the Lions.

The game was tied 12-12 early in the first half until Mercer went on a 21-2 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Nwamu near the end of the first.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 48 - 88
2nd 0:25 Mercer Defensive Rebound. 48 - 88
2nd 0:25 Jordyn Propst missed Three Point Jumper. 48 - 88
2nd 0:56 Matt Panaggio made Layup. Assisted by Demetre Rivers. 48 - 88
2nd 1:00 Demetre Rivers Steal. 48 - 86

Statistics

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15-51 FG 30-65
29 Field Goal % 46
8-25 3PT 6-17
32 Three Point % 35
10-14 FT 22-27
71 Free Throw % 81
31 Rebounds 43
8 Offensive Rebounds 16
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
9 Assists 17
2 Steals 8
1 Blocks 4
18 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 25
0 Fast Break Points 6
14 Points in Paint 44
24 Fouls 13

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 3,500 | 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
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