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Furman Paladins at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Furman Paladins
11-3, 4-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 62
Mercer Bears
5-7, 3-2 Home

Lyons hits winner, scores 25 as Furman edges Mercer 64-62

It was the first Southern Conference matchup of the season for both teams.

Clay Mounce had 12 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season for the Paladins (11-3), who picked up their fourth straight win.

Maciej Bender had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Bears (5-7). It was Bender's second double-double of the season. Jeff Gary added 13 points, while Ross Cummings scored 12. Djordje Dimitrijevic, the Bears' second leading scorer heading into the matchup at 16 points per game, made just 1 of 8 shots..

A jumper by Ethan Stair gave Mercer a 55-51 lead with 5:27 left to play. Gary's 3-pointer with 1:13 remaining knotted the score at 62.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 62
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 64 - 62
2nd 0:00 Clay Mounce Turnover. 64 - 62
2nd 0:01 Furman Timeout 64 - 62
2nd 0:01 Foul on Jeffrey Gary. 64 - 62

Statistics

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26-60 FG 25-54
43 Field Goal % 46
8-25 3PT 8-22
32 Three Point % 36
4-9 FT 4-6
44 Free Throw % 67
28 Rebounds 32
8 Offensive Rebounds 7
20 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 18
7 Steals 4
1 Blocks 6
9 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 4
8 Fast Break Points 4
36 Points in Paint 24
12 Fouls 11
7 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 3,172 | 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