NCAAB

Mercer Bears at UNC Greensboro Spartans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
18-13, 3-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 69
UNC Greensboro Spartans
14-17, 11-4 Home

Lamont makes key FTs, helps UNC Greensboro beat Mercer 69-65

With the victory, UNC Greensboro (14-17, 10-8 Southern) clinched the No. 6 seed and will face third-seeded Furman in the conference tournament. Mercer (18-12, 8-10) is the No. 7 seed and will play 10th-seeded The Citadel.

Francis Alonso scored 15 points to lead the Spartans. Kayle Locke, Jr. and RJ White, Jr. added 12 points apiece, and Lamot finished with 10.

Demetre Rivers had 19 points for Mercer (18-13, 8-10).

Phillip Leonard split a pair of free throws to pull the Bears to 66-65 before Lamont made two to stretch the Spartans' lead to 68-65. On Mercer's next possession, Jordan Strawberry stepped out of bounds on a dribble exchange with 6.9 seconds left, and Diante Baldwin added a free throw to seal it.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 69
2nd 0:00 UNC Greensboro Defensive Rebound. 65 - 69
2nd 0:00 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper. 65 - 69
2nd 0:06 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. 65 - 69
2nd 0:06 Diante Baldwin missed Free Throw. 65 - 69

Statistics

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21-58 FG 25-57
36 Field Goal % 44
11-23 3PT 12-28
48 Three Point % 43
12-16 FT 7-12
75 Free Throw % 58
40 Rebounds 33
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
28 Defensive Rebounds 26
13 Assists 16
3 Steals 8
3 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 14
0 Fast Break Points 12
14 Points in Paint 26
14 Fouls 11
13 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: First Horizon Coliseum

Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 3,156 | 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