Mercer Bears at The Citadel Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballAyers scores 23 to lead Mercer over The Citadel 83-63
Maciej Bender had 15 points and three blocks for Mercer (9-4, 2/3 Southern Conference). Neftali Alvarez added 13 points and seven assists, and Ross Cummings also scored 13 points.
Hayden Brown had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-4, 1-4), who have now lost four consecutive games. Kaiden Rice added 16 points and seven rebounds, and Brady Spence had 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Foul on Brent Davis. | 83 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:22 | John Treanor Steal. | 83 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Owen Spencer Turnover. | 83 - 63 |
Statistics
MER |
CIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 36-67 | FG | 21-63 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 3-6 | FT | 13-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 26 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: McAlister Field House
Location: Charleston, SC
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Location: Charleston, SC
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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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