Western Carolina Catamounts at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Western Carolina Catamounts

12-6, 5-5 Away

<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 85

Mercer Bears

9-11, 6-4 Home

Dimitrijevic, Gary lead Mercer past W. Carolina 85-79

Mercer was 18-for-20 from the foul line, picking up eight more points than the Catamounts (12-6, 4-3) in a game that was nearly statistically equal otherwise,

Mason Faulkner scored 23 points for Western Carolina, Carlos Dotson scored a season-high 22 points plus 10 rebounds and six assists. Travion McCray had 13 points.

Mercer takes on VMI on the road on Saturday. Western Carolina faces Wofford at home on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00	End of Game	79 - 85
2nd 0:00	End of 2nd half	79 - 83
2nd 0:01	Ethan Stair made Free Throw.	79 - 85
2nd 0:01	Ethan Stair made Free Throw.	79 - 84
2nd 0:01	Foul on Matt Halvorsen.	79 - 83

Statistics

WCU		MER
29-58	FG	29-60
50	Field Goal %	48
11-30	3PT	9-22
37	Three Point %	41
10-14	FT	18-20
71	Free Throw %	90
31	Rebounds	33
7	Offensive Rebounds	8
24	Defensive Rebounds	25
15	Assists	15
4	Steals	6
2	Blocks	4
11	Turnovers	10
0	Team Turnovers	1
11	Total Turnovers	10
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
13	Points Off Turnovers	13
6	Fast Break Points	16
36	Points in Paint	30
16	Fouls	15
5	Largest Lead	13

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 2,572 | 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

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