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Averett Cougars at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Averett Cougars
, Away
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59 - 107
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
1-0, 1-0 Home

Eastern Tennessee State beats D-III Averett 107-59

Five players reached double figures for the Buccaneers in their opener with A.J. Merriweather adding 17, Deuce Bello 16 and Desonta Bradford 11. Eastern Tennessee hit 35 of 65 shots (53.8 percent) and outrebounded the Cougars 49-33. Merriweather grabbed 10 rebounds, eight off the defensive boards, and had five of the Bucs' nine steals.

Averett, the defending USA South Atlantic Conference champ, is the preseason No. 1 pick in a coaches' conference poll.

Austin DeLucia led the Cougars with 13 points with James Contreras Jr. adding 11 and Trevor West and Bradley Robinson 10 each.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 105
2nd 0:11 Desonta Bradford made Jumper. 59 - 107
2nd 0:11 Cameron May missed Three Point Jumper. 59 - 105
2nd 0:19 Abednego Lufile made Layup. 59 - 105
2nd 0:22 Abednego Lufile Offensive Rebound. 59 - 103

Statistics

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20-63 FG 35-65
32 Field Goal % 54
6-29 3PT 5-22
21 Three Point % 23
13-21 FT 32-39
62 Free Throw % 82
33 Rebounds 50
12 Offensive Rebounds 14
21 Defensive Rebounds 36
12 Assists 14
3 Steals 9
0 Blocks 9
21 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 29
4 Fast Break Points 0
22 Points in Paint 0
30 Fouls 23
0 Largest Lead 46

Game Information

Venue: Freedom Hall (TN)

Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 2,167 | 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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