Mercer Bears at Georgia Southern Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 98
88 - 98
McCadden’s 28 pts leads Georgia Southern past Mercer 98-88
Ike Smith added 20 points for the Eagles (3-2) and Simeon Carter scored 19 off the bench.
Georgia Southern led 48-46 at halftime. Quan Jackson's layup broke a 57-all tie and the Eagles led for the remainder. Jackson's layup started a 13-1 run to put the Eagles in control. Ross Cummings' jumper with 6:13 left brought the Bears (3-2) within 82-74 but they couldn't get closer.
The Eagles finished 37-of-64 shooting (57.8%) which included 12-of-29 shooting from behind the 3-point arc.
Ethan Stair scored a career-high 28 points with six 3s for Mercer. Cummings and Djordje Dimitrijevic each scored 16, Maciej Bender added 14 and James Glisson III 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Djordje Dimitrijevic made Free Throw. | 88 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Djordje Dimitrijevic made Free Throw. | 87 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Ike Smith. | 86 - 98 |
Statistics
 MER |
 GASO |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-59 | FG | 37-64 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 12-29 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 17-22 | FT | 12-18 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Hanner Fieldhouse
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 1,421 | Capacity:
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 1,421 | 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 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |