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Western Carolina Catamounts at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
4-14, 1-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 84
Mercer Bears
6-10, 6-1 Home

Cummings scores 36, lifts Mercer over Western Carolina 84-80

Cummings hit 12 of 19 shots, including 7 of 11 from 3-point range, as the Bears (6-10, 1/3 Southern Conference) shot 56 percent from the floor and 45 percent from beyond the arc. Ethan Stair had 14 points and Jaylen Stowe added 12 points and seven rebounds.

The Catamounts (4-14, 1-4) had their highest scoring first half of the season and took a 46-41 lead into intermission. Cummings tallied seven points as the Bears scored 17 unanswered points to open the second half and never trailed again.

Carlos Dotson, Marc Gosselin, Matt Halvorsen and Marcus Thomas all scored 14 for the Catamounts with Dotson and Gosselin grabbing nine rebounds apiece. Halvorsen had four of Western Carolina's 12 3-pointers.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 80 - 84
2nd 0:00 Mercer Defensive Rebound. 80 - 84
2nd 0:00 Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. 80 - 84
2nd 0:04 Marcus Thomas Offensive Rebound. 80 - 84
2nd 0:04 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper. 80 - 84

Statistics

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27-55 FG 31-55
49 Field Goal % 56
12-29 3PT 9-20
41 Three Point % 45
14-23 FT 13-19
61 Free Throw % 68
37 Rebounds 27
15 Offensive Rebounds 6
22 Defensive Rebounds 21
17 Assists 11
3 Steals 10
3 Blocks 3
17 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 21
0 Fast Break Points 13
28 Points in Paint 47
20 Fouls 20
9 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 2,521 | 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