Davidson Wildcats at Mercer Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 57
78 - 57
Gibbs has 33 points, leads Davidson to 78-57 win over Mercer
Peyton Aldridge added 18 points and Will Magarity chipped in 10 and had three blocks for Davidson (5-1), which won its fourth straight. Rusty Reigel dished out six assists and added seven points.
Davidson jumped out to a 21-9 lead, pushed that to 41-27 at the break and was up 66-39 midway of the second period.
The Wildcats, who nailed 39 percent from long range, made 29 of 64 from the floor while holding Mercer (4-3) to 21-of-56 shooting. Davidson also won the rebound battle 43-30 and forced 18 turnovers.
Ryan Johnson led Mercer with 10 points. Ria'n Holland added nine and JJ N'Ganga chipped in eight points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Nathan Ekwu Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Rashad Lewis missed Jumper. | 78 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Andrew Fishler Steal. | 78 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Dusan Kovacevic Turnover. | 78 - 57 |
Statistics
 DAV |
 MER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-64 | FG | 21-56 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 14-36 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 6-7 | FT | 11-13 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Hawkins Arena
Location: Macon, GA
Capacity:
Location: Macon, GA
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2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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 |