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Furman Paladins at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Furman Paladins
9-9, 1-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 69
Mercer Bears
13-4, 7-0 Home

Mercer holds on to beat Furman 69-65

Furman's Geoff Beans hit a trey and Stephen Croone made a layup to close to 67-65 with 43 seconds left. Croone drove for another layup with six seconds remaining, but could not get it to fall.

The Bears (13-4, 3-1) had a strong first half, taking a 39-23 lead into the break. Croone, who finished with 27 points, nailed four straight 3-point shots to start the second half as Furman (9-9, 3-2) dominated the final period, 42-30 but never had the lead.

Jelks made 5 of 10 from the floor for 13 points, and Lewis hit 3 of 7 from long range for 13. Phillip Leonard added 11 points and Ethan Stair chipped in 10 for Mercer.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 69
2nd 0:01 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. 65 - 69
2nd 0:01 Devin Sibley missed Three Point Jumper. 65 - 69
2nd 0:06 Ethan Stair made Free Throw. 65 - 69
2nd 0:06 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. 65 - 68

Statistics

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24-53 FG 24-52
45 Field Goal % 46
11-27 3PT 8-17
41 Three Point % 47
6-12 FT 13-20
50 Free Throw % 65
31 Rebounds 31
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 21
13 Assists 15
3 Steals 6
4 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 26
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
17 Fouls 16
0 Largest Lead 19

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