NCAAB

VMI Keydets at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
VMI Keydets
3-10, 0-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 68
Mercer Bears
7-9, 5-2 Home

Balanced Mercer defeats VMI 68-50 in SoCon

Desmond Ringer chipped in nine points while Stephon Jelks and Ryan Johnson added eight each in the balanced attack by Mercer (7-9, 1-2), picking up its first Southern Conference win. Ten players scored for Mercer, which made 28 of 60 field-goal attempts for 47 percent and never trailed.

The Bears outrebounded VMI 44-27, outscored the Keydets 34-24 on points in the paint and 15-8 on points off turnovers.

QJ Peterson scored 18 points to lead the Keydets (3-10, 0-2), his 13th game scoring in double figures. Trey Chapman added 12 points with nine rebounds.

A layup by Jelks sparked an 11-2 run early in the first half that put the Bears ahead 17-6 with 9:21 remaining before the break. Mercer added a 17-0 run after halftime as VMI was scoreless for more than six minutes.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 50 - 68
2nd 0:00 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound. 50 - 68
2nd 0:00 Keith Smith missed Three Point Jumper. 50 - 68
2nd 0:03 Tyler Creammer Offensive Rebound. 50 - 68
2nd 0:04 Andrew Fishler Block. 50 - 68

Statistics

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18-54 FG 28-60
33 Field Goal % 47
4-26 3PT 5-28
15 Three Point % 18
10-17 FT 7-10
59 Free Throw % 70
27 Rebounds 44
8 Offensive Rebounds 13
19 Defensive Rebounds 31
10 Assists 20
6 Steals 6
5 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 15
8 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 34
14 Fouls 16
0 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
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