Mercer Bears at Tulane Green Wave
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71 - 61
71 - 61
Mercer gets past Tulane in 71-61 win
Ethan Stair added 12 points and Jestin Lewis had 11, while Desmond Ringer and Stephon Jelks pumped in 10 apiece for the Bears (4-1).
Mercer shot 52 percent from the field on 48 attempts and controlled the boards 38-23. Jelks also had 10 rebounds.
Trailing by a point midway through the first half, Mercer took control with a 19-2 run that included a 3-pointer from Jelks and stretched across both sides of the break to make it 35-19 with 17:51 left to play. The Bears hung on to the lead the rest of the way.
Tulane (2-3) was led by Louis Dabney's 16 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Dylan Osetkowski added 13 points and Cameron Reynolds had 11 for the Green Wave.
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Statistics
 MER |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-48 | FG | 21-57 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-20 | FT | 11-12 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Municipal Auditorium (TN)
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 350 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 350 | 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 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |