NCAAB

Mercer Bears at Western Carolina Catamounts

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
9-16, 2-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 65
Western Carolina Catamounts
6-21, 3-7 Home

Cummings scores 18 to lift Mercer over W. Carolina 74-65

Victor Bafutto had 13 points for Mercer (9-16, 4-9 Southern Conference), which broke its four-game losing streak.

Kameron Gibson had 16 points for the Catamounts (6-21, 3-11), who have now lost four games in a row. Carlos Dotson added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Thomas had 11 points.

The Bears improve to 2-0 against the Catamounts this season. Mercer defeated Western Carolina 84-80 on Jan. 10. Mercer matches up against East Tennessee State on the road on Saturday. Western Carolina plays The Citadel at home on Saturday.

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Statistics

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29-57 FG 22-49
51 Field Goal % 45
3-18 3PT 7-30
17 Three Point % 23
13-17 FT 14-23
76 Free Throw % 61
31 Rebounds 31
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
23 Defensive Rebounds 22
13 Assists 7
8 Steals 3
2 Blocks 0
12 Turnovers 19
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
24 Fouls 18

Game Information

Venue: Ramsey Center

Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 1,203 | 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