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Furman Paladins at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Furman Paladins
18-5, 8-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 63
Mercer Bears
8-15, 7-4 Home

Lyons scores 24, Furman beats Mercer 7th time in row

Lyons was 10-of-17 shooting with four 3-pointers. Clay Mounce added 16 points, going 6 of 8, including 4 of 5 from the arc. Matt Rafferty added 12 points, eight rebounds and a steal, leaving him one theft short of the single-season school record of 64 set by Guilherme Da Luz (2002). Furman shot 58 percent and made 12 of 24 from the arc.

The Paladins (18-5, 7-4 Southern) beat the Bears (8-15, 3-8) for the seventh time in a row, including a 71-58 win on Jan. 3.

Lyons scored 11 points in the first half when Furman took a 34-27 lead. Andrew Brown's 3-pointer began a 10-0 run capped by a Lyons' 3 for a 66-49 lead with 4:46 remaining. The lead remained in double figures.

Ross Cummings scored 16 points and Ethan Stair and Djordje Dimitrijevic added 10 each for Mercer.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 63
2nd 0:02 Furman Turnover. 74 - 63
2nd 0:32 Ethan Stair made Layup. 74 - 63
2nd 0:41 Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound. 74 - 61
2nd 0:41 Luke Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper. 74 - 61

Statistics

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26-45 FG 24-69
58 Field Goal % 35
12-24 3PT 5-24
50 Three Point % 21
10-15 FT 10-13
67 Free Throw % 77
32 Rebounds 39
4 Offensive Rebounds 20
28 Defensive Rebounds 19
16 Assists 12
6 Steals 4
6 Blocks 0
15 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 11
8 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 34
20 Fouls 17
17 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 3,027 | 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