NCAAB

Mercer Bears at VMI Keydets

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
10-9, 2-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 56
VMI Keydets
5-12, 4-4 Home

Mercer holds off VMI 62-56 for 3rd straight win

Holland hit 4 of 7 from deep, making 6 of 11 field goal attempts. Demetre Rivers added 13 points and Desmond Ringer grabbed 11 rebounds for Mercer (10-9, 3-3).

Coach Bob Hoffman picked up his 500th career victory, 189 of which have come at Mercer.

The Bears took the lead for good when Jordan Strawberry nailed a 3 with 6:58 left in the first half. VMI stayed within striking distance but never regained the lead.

VMI's Keith Smith drilled a 3-pointer to close to 59-56 with 43 seconds left. Strawberry made three free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Bubba Parham had 18 points and Smith added 17 for VMI (5-12, 0-6).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 56
2nd 0:07 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound. 62 - 56
2nd 0:07 Bubba Parham missed Three Point Jumper. 62 - 56
2nd 0:11 Foul on Jordan Strawberry. 62 - 56
2nd 0:15 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 62 - 56

Statistics

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23-63 FG 19-54
37 Field Goal % 35
8-25 3PT 12-30
32 Three Point % 40
8-13 FT 6-10
62 Free Throw % 60
50 Rebounds 31
20 Offensive Rebounds 8
30 Defensive Rebounds 23
12 Assists 13
2 Steals 5
2 Blocks 4
7 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 8
2 Fast Break Points 2
22 Points in Paint 12
12 Fouls 15
10 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Venue: Cameron Hall

Location: Lexington, VA
Attendance: 961 | 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