Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Mercer Bears
· Wolfpack Classic
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
42 - 80
42 - 80
Mercer dominates 1st half, beats Md.-Eastern Shore 80-42
The win gave coach Bob Hoffman his 600th career victory.
Ross Cummings chipped in 10 points and Fardaws Aimaq grabbed 10 rebounds while scoring nine points.
Mercer (3-2) led 15-2 with 12:12 left in the first half. The Bears continued the damage, taking a 43-14 lead into the break.
AJ Cheeseman and Montraz Oliver had consecutive layups to start the second half as the Hawks opened with an 11-0 run to close to 45-25. Peavy nailed a 3 to halt the attack as Mercer answered with a 19-6 run to go up 64-31 with 6:49 remaining in the game and cruised to the win.
Oliver had 13 points and Bryan Urrutia added 12 points with four steals for the UMES (0-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 42 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:21 | AJ Cheeseman made Jumper. Assisted by Montraz Oliver. | 42 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:38 | DJ Peavy made Three Point Jumper. | 40 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Fardaws Aimaq Defensive Rebound. | 40 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:47 | AJ Cheeseman missed Jumper. | 40 - 77 |
Statistics
 UMES |
 MER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-47 | FG | 30-57 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 9-11 | FT | 10-13 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 4 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 40 |
Game Information
Venue: Hawkins Arena
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 2,589 | Capacity:
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 2,589 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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 |