Mercer Bears at Furman Paladins

· SOCON MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL

Mercer Bears

11-20, 2-12 Away

<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 85

Furman Paladins

25-6, 13-2 Home

Lyons scores 25; Furman tops Mercer 85-74 in SoCon tourney

Andrew Brown had 14 points and eight rebounds for Furman (25-6). Matt Rafferty added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Noah Gurley had 10 points.

Furman, the No. 3 seed, advances to meet No. 2 seed UNC-Greensboro in a semifinal-round game Sunday.

Furman posted a season-high 25 assists.

Jaylen Stowe had 16 points for the Bears (11-20). Ethan Stair added 13 points. Djordje Dimitrijevic had 13 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00	End of Game	74 - 85
2nd 0:15	Djordje Dimitrijevic made Layup.	74 - 85
2nd 0:23	Andrew Brown made Free Throw.	72 - 85
2nd 0:23	Andrew Brown made Free Throw.	72 - 84
2nd 0:23	Foul on Djordje Dimitrijevic.	72 - 83

Statistics

MER		FUR
28-55	FG	30-60
51	Field Goal %	50
4-16	3PT	15-38
25	Three Point %	39
14-18	FT	10-16
78	Free Throw %	63
28	Rebounds	33
8	Offensive Rebounds	13
20	Defensive Rebounds	20
11	Assists	25
10	Steals	8
0	Blocks	3
15	Turnovers	14
0	Team Turnovers	0
15	Total Turnovers	14
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
12	Points Off Turnovers	20
10	Fast Break Points	9
42	Points in Paint	28
18	Fouls	18
2	Largest Lead	15

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 2,916 | 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