Western Carolina Catamounts at Mercer Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballAlvarez carries Mercer over W. Carolina 78-76
Leon Ayers III had 17 points for Mercer (8-4, 1/3 Southern Conference). Felipe Haase added nine rebounds.
Mason Faulkner had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Catamounts (7-4, 0-2). Xavier Cork added 13 points. Matt Halvorsen had 12 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Western Carolina Timeout | 76 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Mason Faulkner made Layup. | 76 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Patrick Urey made Free Throw. | 74 - 78 |
Statistics
WCU |
MER |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-51 | FG | 26-55 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 30-36 | FT | 23-30 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 29 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Hawkins Arena
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 1,027 | Capacity:
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 1,027 | 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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