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Mercer Bears at St. John's Red Storm

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
0-1, 0-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 109
St. John's Red Storm
1-0, 1-0 Home

Heron scores 25 to carry St. John's past Mercer 109-79

Heron shot 4 for 6 on 3-pointers for his 21st career 20-plus game. Anderson was named the 21st head coach in program history in April.

LJ Figueroa had 18 points for St. John's in the season opener for both teams. Marcellus Earlington added 17 points. Nick Rutherford had 14 points with eight assists and only one turnover.

St. John's led 59-38 at halftime after forcing 15 turnovers.

Ethan Stair scored a career-high 23 points and had 10 rebounds for the Bears. Luke Hamilton added 10 points. Djordje Dimitrijevic had 10 points.

St. John's plays Central Connecticut at home on Saturday. Mercer plays Columbia International at home on Friday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 109
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 79 - 109
2nd 0:27 Daniel Love made Free Throw. 79 - 109
2nd 0:27 Daniel Love made Free Throw. 78 - 109
2nd 0:27 Foul on Greg Williams Jr.. 77 - 109

Statistics

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26-66 FG 38-76
39 Field Goal % 50
12-28 3PT 8-19
43 Three Point % 42
15-24 FT 25-31
63 Free Throw % 81
41 Rebounds 42
19 Offensive Rebounds 16
22 Defensive Rebounds 26
16 Assists 16
4 Steals 11
2 Blocks 7
24 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
24 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 30
4 Fast Break Points 40
24 Points in Paint 52
28 Fouls 21
0 Largest Lead 34

Game Information

Venue: Carnesecca Arena

Location: Queens, NY
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

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 30-7
UConn 17-3 1 34-6
Villanova 15-5 3 24-9
Seton Hall 10-10 8 21-12
Creighton 9-11 9 16-18
DePaul 8-12 10 16-16
Butler 7-13 11 16-16
Providence 7-13 11 15-18
Marquette 7-13 11 12-20
Georgetown 6-14 12 16-18
Xavier 6-14 12 15-18
Full Standings