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Mercer Bears at UNC Greensboro Spartans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
10-10, 2-7 Away
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66 - 70
UNC Greensboro Spartans
14-5, 10-1 Home

Troy helps UNC Greensboro upend Mercer 70-66 in OT

After Troy made it 60-55 with a 3-pointer, the Spartans (14-5, 5-1 Southern Conference) made 10 of 16 free throws in the last 96 seconds. The misses allowed the Bears to get back into the game until Marvin Smith made a free throw with 4.7 seconds left to restore the two-possession difference.

Mercer (10-10, 3-4) didn't score in the extra period until Ross Cummings made a pair of free throws with 53.1 seconds left. Then the Bears, who missed their first seven shots in overtime made their last two plus four more free throws.

Francis Alonso led UNCG with 17 points and Smith had 15.

Stephon Jelks had 11 points and 11 boards for Mercer, including the 3-pointer that tied it with 17.8 seconds left in regulation. Alonso dribbled the clock down but missed a contested shot in the lane at the buzzer.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 70
3rd 0:01 Jordan Strawberry Turnover. 66 - 70
3rd 0:04 Marvin Smith made Free Throw. 66 - 70
3rd 0:04 UNC Greensboro Deadball Team Rebound. 66 - 69
3rd 0:04 Marvin Smith missed Free Throw. 66 - 69

Statistics

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20-50 FG 22-57
40 Field Goal % 39
10-19 3PT 8-28
53 Three Point % 29
16-20 FT 18-28
80 Free Throw % 64
35 Rebounds 32
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
26 Defensive Rebounds 21
10 Assists 11
7 Steals 7
3 Blocks 4
18 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 12
0 Fast Break Points 5
18 Points in Paint 24
26 Fouls 20
7 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: First Horizon Coliseum

Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,874 | 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