NCAAB

East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
10-4, 4-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 55
Mercer Bears
7-7, 5-1 Home

McCloud helps ETSU defeat Mercer 74-55 in SoCon opener

ETSU (10-4) shot 57 percent from the floor (29-for-51) and made 10 of 18 from 3-point range (57 percent). Desonta Bradford and Bo Hodges each scored 12 for the Buccaneers.

It was the fourth-straight win for ETSU against Mercer (7-7, 0-1), having swept the Bears in conference play last season and winning a SoCon quarterfinal.

ETSU broke open a 49-44 game with 12:31 left to play, with David Burrell scoring from 3 to launch a 14-4 run over the next nine minutes, ending with a Peter Jurkin layup.

Jurkin finished with eight points, Burrell seven.

Ria'n Holland scored 12 for Mercer and Desmond Ringer added 10. The Bears shot 39 percent (20-for-51) and made six 3-pointers.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 55
2nd 0:03 Bo Hodges Defensive Rebound. 74 - 55
2nd 0:03 Jaylen Stowe missed Two Point Tip Shot. 74 - 55
2nd 0:05 Jaylen Stowe Offensive Rebound. 74 - 55
2nd 0:05 Ryan Johnson missed Layup. 74 - 55

Statistics

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29-51 FG 20-51
57 Field Goal % 39
10-18 3PT 6-15
56 Three Point % 40
6-9 FT 9-15
67 Free Throw % 60
26 Rebounds 32
7 Offensive Rebounds 15
19 Defensive Rebounds 17
18 Assists 9
10 Steals 6
4 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Off Turnovers 20
14 Fast Break Points 0
28 Points in Paint 24
17 Fouls 13
20 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 3,069 | 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