NCAAB

Samford Bulldogs at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Samford Bulldogs
7-14, 1-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 80
Mercer Bears
11-9, 8-1 Home

Nwamu leads Mercer over Samford 80-56

Nwamu made all three of his 3-pointers in the first half when the Bears took a 40-26 lead. Both teams shot 44 percent in the half but Mercer made 13 of 16 free throws to 1 of 4 for Samford.

Christen Cunningham's 3-pointer with 16:41 left in the game cut Samford's deficit to 11, but that was as close the Bulldogs would get as Mercer's lead would grow to as many as 29 points.

Jibri Bryan added 18 points and Darious Moten 11 for Mercer (11-9, 6-1 Big South), which has won five of its last six games, including the last three.

Marcus Johnson scored 11 points and Cunningham 10 for Samford (7-14, 0-8), which has lost six straight games.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 80
2nd 0:02 Marcus Johnson made Free Throw. 56 - 80
2nd 0:02 Samford Deadball Team Rebound. 55 - 80
2nd 0:02 Marcus Johnson missed Free Throw. 55 - 80
2nd 0:02 Foul on Tyre Moore. 55 - 80

Statistics

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21-51 FG 25-49
41 Field Goal % 51
6-24 3PT 8-17
25 Three Point % 47
8-16 FT 22-27
50 Free Throw % 81
22 Rebounds 35
10 Offensive Rebounds 13
12 Defensive Rebounds 22
15 Assists 16
5 Steals 5
4 Blocks 0
8 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 20
6 Fast Break Points 4
18 Points in Paint 24
22 Fouls 18

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 3,672 | 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
Full Standings