Mercer Bears at Furman Paladins

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Mercer Bears

5-9, 0-7 Away

<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 71

Furman Paladins

13-2, 8-0 Home

Rafferty's double-double helps Furman beat Mercer 71-58

Rafferty, who finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, came in needing just three points to become the 44th Furman player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Noah Gurley and Jordan Lyons had 11 points each and Alex Hunter scored 10 for the Paladins (13-2, 2-1 Southern Conference).

Stair and Djordje Dimitrijevic had 15 points apiece for Mercer (5-9, 0-2).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00	End of Game	58 - 71
2nd 0:03	CJ Williamson Defensive Rebound.	58 - 71
2nd 0:03	Tre Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	58 - 71
2nd 0:33	Furman Timeout	58 - 71
2nd 0:33	Matt Rafferty Steal.	58 - 71

Statistics

MER		FUR
21-58	FG	25-54
36	Field Goal %	46
4-19	3PT	10-28
21	Three Point %	36
12-21	FT	11-17
57	Free Throw %	65
36	Rebounds	37
14	Offensive Rebounds	10
22	Defensive Rebounds	27
7	Assists	16
11	Steals	8
3	Blocks	3
14	Turnovers	15
1	Team Turnovers	0
14	Total Turnovers	15
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
16	Points Off Turnovers	16
8	Fast Break Points	17
24	Points in Paint	28
18	Fouls	15
0	Largest Lead	19

Game Information

Venue: Timmons Arena

Location: Greenville, SC
Attendance: 1,753 | 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