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Western Carolina Catamounts at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
7-16, 2-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
47 - 62
Mercer Bears
11-12, 7-4 Home

Mercer beats Western Carolina for 3rd straight win

Mercer now sits at 5-5 in league play after a 2-5 start.

Jordan Strawberry added nine points and four assists for the Bears (11-12, 5-5), who shot 48.9 percent and won the rebounding battle by six (33-27).

Adam Sledd was the only Catamount to finish in double-figures, scoring 10 points. Western Carolina (7-16, 2-8) shot just 33.3 percent overall and 19 percent from deep. It is the sixth time the Catamounts have been held below 50 points this season.

Mercer led 23-22 at halftime, but opened the second on a 19-4 stretch to take a 42-27 lead. A Strawberry 3-pointer with 9:01 left extended the lead beyond 20 and the Bears cruised down the stretch.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 47 - 62
2nd 0:14 Ashley Williams made Free Throw. 47 - 62
2nd 0:14 Ashley Williams made Free Throw. 46 - 62
2nd 0:14 Foul on Rashad Lewis. 45 - 62
2nd 0:25 Western Carolina Defensive Rebound. 45 - 62

Statistics

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17-51 FG 23-47
33 Field Goal % 49
4-21 3PT 4-15
19 Three Point % 27
9-11 FT 12-16
82 Free Throw % 75
27 Rebounds 33
8 Offensive Rebounds 6
19 Defensive Rebounds 27
14 Assists 14
5 Steals 4
3 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 5
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
16 Fouls 13
2 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