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The Citadel Bulldogs at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
The Citadel Bulldogs
6-15, 3-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 76
Mercer Bears
12-11, 7-4 Home

Mercer downs The Citadel 76-71 behind Love, Robertson

The Citadel's Kaiden Rice tied it at 54 with a 3-pointer with 6:15 left to play, but Diego Rivera's go-ahead 3 sparked an 11-1 run and the Bears pulled ahead for good.

Rivera scored 13 points off the bench for the Bears (12-11, 6-4 Southern Conference), who won the rebound battle 31-24. Jeffrey Gary added 12 points and Ethan Stair had 10 with five rebounds.

Rice hit four of eight 3-pointers and scored 17 points for the Bulldogs (6-15, 0-10), who have lost 10 straight. Stephen Clark scored 14 points and Kaelon Harris and Fletcher Abee added 12 apiece.

Mercer (12-11, 6-4) will seek its seventh straight win on Wednesday when the team visits Furman. The Citadel matches up against UNC Greensboro on the road on Wednesday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 76
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 76
2nd 0:06 The Citadel Timeout 71 - 76
2nd 0:06 Kaelon Harris made Three Point Jumper. 71 - 76
2nd 0:15 Kamar Robertson made Free Throw. 68 - 76

Statistics

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26-48 FG 28-55
54 Field Goal % 51
9-22 3PT 8-19
41 Three Point % 42
10-20 FT 12-14
50 Free Throw % 86
24 Rebounds 31
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
18 Defensive Rebounds 21
15 Assists 14
11 Steals 10
1 Blocks 1
18 Turnovers 16
2 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Off Turnovers 30
8 Fast Break Points 24
32 Points in Paint 34
14 Fouls 16
9 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 4,072 | 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