Mercer Bears at La Salle Explorers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
85 - 95
85 - 95
La Salle rides 1st-half burst to defeat Mercer 95-85
La Salle (6-6) made 16 of 29 3-pointers (55 percent) and were two made 3s away from the school record set on three occasions. The Explorers finished shooting 54 percent (31 of 57) overall.
Isiah Deas made back-to-back 3s, Johnnie Schuler added a 3 and Johnson scored the next seven points with a 3 and four free throws as the Explorers built an early 24-13 lead.
Ria'n Holland countered with back-to-back 3s and Stephon Jelks added one to reduce Mercer's deficit to 27-22, but La Salle broke it open with a 22-7 run to close the half and never looked back.
Johnnie Shuler scored 13 points and Saul Phiri and Isiah Deas each scored 11 for La Salle. Amar Stukes had 10 assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Jordan Strawberry made Jumper. | 85 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Saul Phiri made Free Throw. | 83 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Saul Phiri made Free Throw. | 83 - 94 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Stephon Jelks. | 83 - 93 |
Statistics
 MER |
 LAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-61 | FG | 31-57 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 10-19 | 3PT | 16-29 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 17-20 | FT | 17-24 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Tom Gola Arena
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1,251 | Capacity:
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1,251 | 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 |
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 |