NCAAB

Mercer Bears at The Citadel Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
4-4, 0-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 79
The Citadel Bulldogs
6-2, 4-0 Home

Najdawi fills stat sheet; The Citadel beats Mercer 79-69

Lew Stallworth added 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Bulldogs (6-2, 1-0). Matt Frierson had 14 points and four steals and Connor Kern scored 13 points.

Mercer (4-4, 0-1) led 33-25 at the break before The Citadel outscored the Bears 19-11 in the first eight minutes of the second half to tie it at 44. Alex Reed and Najdawi made jump shots, Reed threw down a dunk and The Citadel never trailed again. Najdawi added back-to-back layups and The Citadel led 56-46 with 8:20 remaining. Frierson's 3-pointer with less than two minutes left extended the margin to 15.

Ross Cummings led Mercer with 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, Jaylen Stowe scored 15 with five rebounds and Ethan Stair scored 11 points with 14 boards.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 79
2nd 0:03 Jaylen Stowe made Free Throw. 69 - 79
2nd 0:03 Jaylen Stowe made Free Throw. 68 - 79
2nd 0:03 Foul on Quayson Williams. 67 - 79
2nd 0:09 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound. 67 - 79

Statistics

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25-69 FG 26-61
36 Field Goal % 43
7-35 3PT 12-33
20 Three Point % 36
12-17 FT 15-22
71 Free Throw % 68
41 Rebounds 42
16 Offensive Rebounds 12
25 Defensive Rebounds 30
11 Assists 14
6 Steals 10
1 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Off Turnovers 10
9 Fast Break Points 12
28 Points in Paint 28
18 Fouls 19
9 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: McAlister Field House

Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 765 | 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