NCAAB

Mercer Bears at Furman Paladins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
7-8, 1-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 74
Furman Paladins
12-4, 8-1 Home

Fowler gets hot late to help Furman beat Mercer 74-71

Furman (12-4, 3-0) was up 37-36 at the break but the Bears started strong in the second period to go ahead 59-50 at the 8:43 mark. The Paladins tied it at 59-59 following Fowler's 3 with 6:18 remaining. Fowler followed with two free throws, a dunk and another 3-pointer for a 66-63 advantage with 2:53 left. Fowler and Jordan Lyons made six free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Lyons and Matt Fafferty had 12 points apiece with Devin Sibley adding 11 and John Davis III chipping in 10 for Furman, which has won eight of the last nine games.

Desmond Ringer led Mercer (7-8, 0-2) with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 74
2nd 0:00 Marcus Cohen made Dunk. 71 - 74
2nd 0:05 Daniel Fowler made Free Throw. 69 - 74
2nd 0:05 Daniel Fowler made Free Throw. 69 - 73
2nd 0:05 Foul on Ria'n Holland. 69 - 72

Statistics

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27-53 FG 25-52
51 Field Goal % 48
3-17 3PT 8-28
18 Three Point % 29
14-17 FT 16-25
82 Free Throw % 64
37 Rebounds 24
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
25 Defensive Rebounds 16
10 Assists 15
2 Steals 10
1 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 14
12 Fast Break Points 4
40 Points in Paint 26
21 Fouls 15
9 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Timmons Arena

Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 2,002 | 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