NCAAB

Mercer Bears at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
Mercer Bears
15-17, 6-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 73
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
25-7, 13-2 Home

ETSU advances to semis beating Mercer 73-66

T.J. Cromer added 10 points for third seed East Tennessee State (25-7), which advanced to play No. 7-seed Samford in the semifinals Sunday. The Bulldogs upended No. 2 seed Furman with a 67-63 win on Saturday.

Bradford's 3-point play with the score tied at 45 at just a little more than 11 minutes left put the Buccaneers on top for good. Bradford finished an 11-0 run with a dunk and the Buccaneers controlled from there.

East Tennessee State controlled the interior and outscored the Bears 38-22. The Buccaneers also blocked 11 shots.

Demetre Rivers led Mercer (15-17) with 18 points, Jordan Strawberry 16 and Ria'n Holland 14. Mercer shot 22 for 61 (36 percent) and made all 14 of its free throws.

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  • TV Channel: Mercer at East Tennessee State 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 73
2nd 0:05 Rashad Lewis made Free Throw. 66 - 73
2nd 0:05 Rashad Lewis made Free Throw. 65 - 73
2nd 0:05 Foul on T.J. Cromer. 64 - 73
2nd 0:08 T.J. Cromer made Layup. 64 - 73

Statistics

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22-61 FG 25-54
36 Field Goal % 46
8-23 3PT 4-13
35 Three Point % 31
14-14 FT 19-28
100 Free Throw % 68
34 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
25 Defensive Rebounds 28
10 Assists 11
4 Steals 4
4 Blocks 11
7 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 7
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 6
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
21 Fouls 19
13 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 5,127 | 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
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