NCAAB

Mercer Bears at Furman Paladins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
18-9, 3-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 85
Furman Paladins
17-11, 13-1 Home

Furman rallies to beat Mercer 85-74 behind Croone's 31

Trailing by three at halftime, Croone tied it at 42 with a 3-pointer, then hit back-to-back 3s and Furman led 56-49 with 13:26 left. Croone scored five points amid a 15-2 run and the Paladins pulled away 80-61 with 4:08 to play.

Mercer finished with a 13-5 run in which Jaylen Stowe scored seven points but couldn't catch up.

Kris Acox scored 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting, Devin Sibley added 12 points with four assists and the Paladins (17-11, 11-4 Southern Conference) made 9 of 27 3-pointers and 24 of 31 free throws.

Stephon Jelks scored 17 points, Jordan Strawberry added 15 and Cory Kilby had a career-high 13 for Mercer (18-9, 8-6), which has lost three straight.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 85
2nd 0:16 Cory Kilby made Layup. 74 - 85
2nd 0:20 Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound. 72 - 85
2nd 0:20 Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper. 72 - 85
2nd 0:30 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound. 72 - 85

Statistics

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28-57 FG 26-55
49 Field Goal % 47
5-15 3PT 9-27
33 Three Point % 33
13-17 FT 24-31
76 Free Throw % 77
33 Rebounds 33
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 22
10 Assists 16
4 Steals 5
0 Blocks 10
7 Turnovers 4
1 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 4
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 15
0 Fast Break Points 4
36 Points in Paint 28
20 Fouls 14
9 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: Timmons Arena

Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 2,368 | 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