NCAAB

Mercer Bears at Wofford Terriers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
12-11, 2-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
46 - 49
Wofford Terriers
18-5, 11-0 Home

Wofford win 5th straight, tops Mercer 49-46

Stephon Jelks made a layup to cap an 8-0 run and give Mercer (12-11, 7-3 Southern Conference) a 46-42 lead with 6:49 remaining, but the Bears went scoreless the rest of the way, missing their final eight field goal attempts and committing three turnovers in the final 4:28.

A layup and a jumper by Collins tied the game with 2:41 left and Justin Gordon's 3-pointer with 1:09 to go gave Wofford (18-5, 9-1), which won its fifth in a row, a 49-46 lead.

Mercer, which led by as many as eight and took a 26-20 lead into halftime, missed three potential tying 3's in the final 16 seconds. Ike Nwamu led the Bears, who made just 8 of 26 (30.8 percent) second-half field goals, with 10 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 46 - 49
2nd 0:00 Karl Cochran Defensive Rebound. 46 - 49
2nd 0:00 Jibri Bryan missed Three Point Jumper. 46 - 49
2nd 0:07 Mercer Timeout 46 - 49
2nd 0:07 Foul on Spencer Collins. 46 - 49

Statistics

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18-50 FG 20-56
36 Field Goal % 36
4-17 3PT 4-17
24 Three Point % 24
6-8 FT 5-8
75 Free Throw % 63
36 Rebounds 36
13 Offensive Rebounds 16
23 Defensive Rebounds 20
9 Assists 10
4 Steals 6
3 Blocks 3
9 Turnovers 4
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 4
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 10
2 Fast Break Points 4
16 Points in Paint 28
15 Fouls 11

Game Information

Venue: Benjamin Johnson Arena

Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 3,036 | 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