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Mercer Bears at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
Mercer Bears
19-14, 3-10 Away
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65 - 81
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
22-10, 13-2 Home

East Tennessee State beats Mercer 81-65 in SoCon quarters

T.J Cromer added 17 points and Deuce Bello had 10 for ETSU (22-10), which stretched its lead to 72-56 with 4:02 left after Guyn and Petey McClain's back-to-back 3-pointers. Mercer (19-14) got no closer than within 13 from there.

East Tennessee State will face No. 3 seed Furman on Sunday night.

The Buccaneers had a two-point lead at halftime and pulled away to a 52-43 lead early in the second with an 8-0 run powered by Cromer's back-to-back 3-pointers.

Phillip Leonard had 22 points, Demetre Rivers scored 11 and Ethan Stair 10 for the Bears. Mercer led for a 7:30 stretch in the first half and closed within 44-43 early in the second.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 81
2nd 0:03 T.J. Cromer Defensive Rebound. 65 - 81
2nd 0:05 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper. 65 - 81
2nd 0:08 Mercer Defensive Rebound. 65 - 81
2nd 0:08 Deuce Bello missed Dunk. 65 - 81

Statistics

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20-53 FG 23-53
38 Field Goal % 43
6-17 3PT 11-25
35 Three Point % 44
19-27 FT 24-27
70 Free Throw % 89
34 Rebounds 31
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
23 Defensive Rebounds 24
7 Assists 13
6 Steals 12
3 Blocks 8
18 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Off Turnovers 19
8 Fast Break Points 24
22 Points in Paint 22
22 Fouls 20
6 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
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