NCAAB

Mercer Bears at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
11-11, 5-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 55
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
18-4, 11-1 Home

Stair has double-double, Mercer pulls away from ETSU 71-55

Djordje Dimitrijevic led the Bears (11-11, 5-4 Southern Conference), who won their fifth straight, with 18 points, Maciej Bender added 14 and Victor Bafutto 10 points.

Dimitrijevic had a 3-pointers and a 3-point play on consecutive possessions to give Mercer an 11-point lead with just under eight minutes to go in the first half. The Buccaneers scored the last six points of the half to pull within 36-34.

Mercer went 12 of 18 from the field in the second half and outrebounded ETSU 25-11 to pull away.

Bo Hodges had 12 points for the Buccaneers (18-4, 7-2), whose five-game winning streak was snapped. Lucas N'Guessan added 11 points and Daivien Williamson 10.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 55
2nd 0:05 Bo Hodges made Layup. 71 - 55
2nd 0:19 Djordje Dimitrijevic Turnover. 71 - 53
2nd 0:48 Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound. 71 - 53

Statistics

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27-42 FG 22-60
64 Field Goal % 37
4-11 3PT 3-22
36 Three Point % 14
13-21 FT 8-18
62 Free Throw % 44
37 Rebounds 25
5 Offensive Rebounds 12
32 Defensive Rebounds 13
14 Assists 12
3 Steals 6
4 Blocks 1
20 Turnovers 11
3 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 17
6 Fast Break Points 8
36 Points in Paint 36
20 Fouls 18
18 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Freedom Hall (TN)

Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 4,608 | 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