NCAAB

Samford Bulldogs at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Samford Bulldogs
17-14, 8-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 88
Mercer Bears
15-16, 8-7 Home

Strawberry's 32 points sends Mercer past Samford 88-79

Strawberry's 3-pointer with 2:47 to play before halftime tied the score at 29, and he followed with a 3-point play 37 seconds later and the Bears took a 35-33 lead at the break.

Mercer (15-16, 9-9 Southern Conference) never trailed in the second half. The Bears were 25 for 29 from the foul line (86 percent). Stephon Jelks had 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting and made all six of his free throws and grabbed seven boards. Demetre Rivers scored 16 points.

Demetrius Denzel-Dyson led Samford (17-14, 8-10) with 24 points shooting 8 for 12 including 5 for 6 from 3-point range. Triston Chambers scored 14, Alex Thompson had 12 and Wyatt Walker 11.

Mercer had a 41-24 rebounding edge.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 88
2nd 0:04 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. 79 - 88
2nd 0:04 Wyatt Walker missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 88
2nd 0:10 Stephon Jelks made Free Throw. 79 - 88
2nd 0:10 Stephon Jelks made Free Throw. 79 - 87

Statistics

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27-55 FG 27-61
49 Field Goal % 44
13-23 3PT 9-27
57 Three Point % 33
12-15 FT 25-29
80 Free Throw % 86
24 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 18
17 Defensive Rebounds 23
17 Assists 20
3 Steals 4
0 Blocks 7
9 Turnovers 5
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 5
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
2 Points Off Turnovers 16
4 Fast Break Points 3
18 Points in Paint 20
23 Fouls 12
5 Largest Lead 13

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