Mercer Bears at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
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60 - 65
60 - 65
Santa Barbara edges Mercer 65-60 in OT
Bryson also hit a 3-pointer in the extra session to give the Gauchos (3-2) a 60-54 lead and finished with 17 points.
The Bears (3-3) had rallied from 10 down in the second half behind Phillip Leonard (17 points), Ike Nwamu (16), T.J. Hallis (16) and Darius Moten (11). Moten's dunk capped a 23-8 run for a 45-40 lead with 5:42 to play.
UCSB had a 45-31 rebounding advantage, which helped off-set 19 turnovers. By hitting 7 of 8 free throws in overtime, the Gauchos, who led 25-20 at the half, finished 19 of 24 from the line.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:00 | T.J. Hallice missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Phillip Leonard Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 65 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Ike Nwamu missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 65 |
Statistics
 MER |
 UCSB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-59 | FG | 21-56 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 17-23 | FT | 19-24 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Alaska Airlines Center
Location: Anchorage, AK
Attendance: 3,224 | Capacity:
Location: Anchorage, AK
Attendance: 3,224 | 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 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |