NCAAB

Samford Bulldogs at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Samford Bulldogs
6-9, 2-5 Away
Final
82 - 89
Mercer Bears
11-7, 7-2 Home

Cummings carries Mercer over Samford 89-82 in 2OT

Samford's Jacob Tryon hit a fade away jumper as time ran out at the end of regulation, tying the game at 59. Neftali Alvarez made three free throws with 1.6 second left in the first overtime to tie the game at 72.

Cummings hit 6 of 9 3-pointers, the last tying the game at 80 with 1:34 left in the second overtime. Samford missed three straight shots and had a turnover, allowing Mercer to make 5 of 6 free throws to go with a James Glisson dunk to take control.

Alvarez had 15 points, six assists and five steals for Mercer (11-7, 4-6 Southern Conference). Leon Ayers III added 15 points. Jeff Gary had 14 points and six steals.

The Bears forced a season-high 27 turnovers.

Jaron Rillie had 18 points for the Bulldogs (6-9, 2-6). Preston Parks added 17 points. Jalen Dupree had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 82 - 89
4th 0:00 End of 2nd overtime 82 - 87
4th 0:00 James Glisson III made Free Throw. 82 - 89
4th 0:00 James Glisson III made Free Throw. 82 - 88
4th 0:00 Foul on Jacob Tryon. 82 - 87

Statistics

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30-69 FG 29-68
43 Field Goal % 43
3-20 3PT 13-31
15 Three Point % 42
19-23 FT 18-28
83 Free Throw % 64
49 Rebounds 34
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
37 Defensive Rebounds 27
8 Assists 18
7 Steals 18
3 Blocks 4
27 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 2
27 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 28
17 Fast Break Points 19
50 Points in Paint 26
25 Fouls 19
3 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 617 | 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