NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Samford Bulldogs 59
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Mercer Bears 87
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Match Report

Mercer beats Samford 87-59 in SoCon tourney

— Leon Ayers III, Felipe Haase and Ross Cummings scored 17 points apiece as No. 7 seeded Mercer romped past No. 10 seed Samford 87-59 in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament on Friday night.

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Team Stats

SAM MER
20-66
FG
31-66
30
Field Goal %
47
7-27
3PT
12-26
26
Three Point %
46
12-17
FT
13-17
71
Free Throw %
76
43
Rebounds
43
13
Offensive Rebounds
8
30
Defensive Rebounds
35
8
Assists
21
6
Steals
11
4
Blocks
2
15
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
1
15
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
4
Points Off Turnovers
19
3
Fast Break Points
18
24
Points in Paint
30
18
Fouls
14
1
Largest Lead
34

Top Performers

SAM

  • Preston Parks G MIN 29 · PTS 10 · FG 4-12
  • Logan Dye F MIN 20 · PTS 12 · FG 3-12
  • AJ Staton-McCray G MIN 26 · PTS 5 · FG 2-11
  • Jaron Rillie G MIN 28 · PTS 2 · FG 1-5

MER

  • Ross Cummings G MIN 28 · PTS 17 · FG 4-10
  • Leon Ayers III G MIN 27 · PTS 17 · FG 7-12
  • Felipe Haase F MIN 21 · PTS 17 · FG 6-9
  • Jeffrey Gary G MIN 30 · PTS 8 · FG 2-5

Play by Play

  1. JumpShot 0:27 59-87

    Jacksen Greco made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diego Rivera.

    4703818 2nd Half
  2. JumpShot 0:37 59-84

    Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Smith.

    4067190 2nd Half
  3. DunkShot 0:50 56-84

    Victor Bafutto made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Prendergast.

    4280036 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 1:01 56-82

    Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Champion.

    4067190 2nd Half
  5. LayUpShot 1:33 53-82

    John Treanor made Layup. Assisted by Jacksen Greco.

    4703817 2nd Half
  6. DunkShot 1:43 53-80

    Jalen Dupree made Dunk.

    4067190 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 3:42 51-80

    Jacksen Greco made Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Urey.

    4703818 2nd Half
  8. MadeFreeThrow 3:52 51-78

    Bryan Smith made Free Throw.

    4593697 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 3:52 50-78

    Bryan Smith made Free Throw.

    4593697 2nd Half
  10. PersonalFoul 3:52 49-78

    Foul on Patrick Urey.

    4398231 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 4:02 49-78

    Patrick Urey made Free Throw.

    4398231 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 4:02 49-77

    Foul on Quinn Richey.

    4432096 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 4:43 49-77

    Logan Dye made Free Throw.

    4398246 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 4:43 48-77

    Logan Dye made Free Throw.

    4398246 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 4:43 47-77

    Foul on Kamar Robertson.

    4593674 2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 5:14 47-77

    Quinn Richey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.

    4432096 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 5:42 44-77

    Stanley Henderson Jr. made Free Throw.

    4398247 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 5:42 43-77

    Foul on Kamar Robertson.

    4593674 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 6:02 43-77

    Felipe Haase made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.

    4278110 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 6:43 43-74

    Jeffrey Gary made Layup. Assisted by Felipe Haase.

    4279215 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 7:19 43-72

    Foul on Jeffrey Gary.

    4279215 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 7:52 43-72

    Leon Ayers III made Layup. Assisted by Jeffrey Gary.

    4703813 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 8:23 43-70

    Felipe Haase made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.

    4278110 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 8:34 43-67

    Foul on Marcellus Vail.

    4585616 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 8:44 43-67

    Jaron Rillie made Jumper.

    4703836 2nd Half
  26. LayUpShot 8:55 41-67

    Felipe Haase made Layup. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.

    4278110 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 9:11 41-65

    Foul on Felipe Haase.

    4278110 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 9:28 41-65

    Leon Ayers III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Gary.

    4703813 2nd Half
  29. LayUpShot 9:54 41-62

    Neftali Alvarez made Layup.

    4398075 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 10:41 41-60

    Foul on Marcellus Vail.

    4585616 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 10:57 41-60

    A.J. Staton-McCray made Free Throw.

    4703837 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 10:57 40-60

    Foul on Leon Ayers III.

    4703813 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 11:05 40-60

    Foul on Kamar Robertson.

    4593674 2nd Half
  34. LayUpShot 11:24 40-60

    James Glisson III made Layup. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.

    4593676 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 12:08 40-58

    Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.

    4703837 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 12:31 40-58

    Foul on Marcellus Vail.

    4585616 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 12:43 40-58

    Preston Parks made Jumper.

    4067281 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 13:10 38-58

    Marcellus Vail made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Triston Chambers.

    4585616 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 13:38 35-58

    James Glisson III made Layup. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.

    4593676 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 14:17 35-56

    James Glisson III made Jumper.

    4593676 2nd Half
  41. MadeFreeThrow 14:36 35-54

    Preston Parks made Free Throw.

    4067281 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 14:36 34-54

    Foul on Leon Ayers III.

    4703813 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 14:36 34-54

    Preston Parks made Layup.

    4067281 2nd Half
  44. JumpShot 15:11 32-54

    Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper.

    4067720 2nd Half
  45. LayUpShot 16:51 32-51

    Preston Parks made Layup.

    4067281 2nd Half
  46. JumpShot 17:11 30-51

    Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper.

    4067720 2nd Half
  47. JumpShot 17:18 30-48

    A.J. Staton-McCray made Jumper.

    4703837 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 17:35 28-48

    Felipe Haase made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Gary.

    4278110 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 18:09 28-45

    Foul on Logan Dye.

    4398246 2nd Half
  50. MadeFreeThrow 18:47 28-45

    Ross Cummings made Free Throw.

    4067720 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 18:47 28-44

    Foul on Logan Dye.

    4398246 2nd Half
  52. MadeFreeThrow 18:53 28-44

    Preston Parks made Free Throw.

    4067281 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 18:53 27-44

    Foul on Jeffrey Gary.

    4279215 2nd Half
  54. JumpShot 19:10 27-44

    Felipe Haase made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.

    4278110 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 19:27 27-41

    Marcellus Vail made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.

    4585616 2nd Half
  56. LayUpShot 19:41 24-41

    Neftali Alvarez made Layup.

    4398075 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 19:48 24-39

    Logan Dye made Jumper.

    4398246 2nd Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 22-39

    Jeffrey Gary made Free Throw.

    4279215 1st Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 22-38

    Jeffrey Gary made Free Throw.

    4279215 1st Half
  60. PersonalFoul 0:24 22-37

    Foul on Jaron Rillie.

    4703836 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 59-87

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 59-87

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Defensive Rebound 0:16 59-87

    Jacksen Greco Defensive Rebound.

    4703818 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:21 59-87

    Luke Champion missed Three Point Jumper.

    4585593 2nd Half
  5. JumpShot 0:27 59-87

    Jacksen Greco made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diego Rivera.

    4703818 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:37 59-84

    Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryan Smith.

    4067190 2nd Half
  7. DunkShot 0:50 56-84

    Victor Bafutto made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Prendergast.

    4280036 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 1:01 56-82

    Jalen Dupree made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Champion.

    4067190 2nd Half
  9. Defensive Rebound 1:04 53-82

    Luke Champion Defensive Rebound.

    4585593 2nd Half
  10. LayUpShot 1:08 53-82

    Diego Rivera missed Layup.

    4593675 2nd Half
  11. Defensive Rebound 1:11 53-82

    Diego Rivera Defensive Rebound.

    4593675 2nd Half
  12. JumpShot 1:15 53-82

    Preston Parks missed Jumper.

    4067281 2nd Half
  13. LayUpShot 1:33 53-82

    John Treanor made Layup. Assisted by Jacksen Greco.

    4703817 2nd Half
  14. DunkShot 1:43 53-80

    Jalen Dupree made Dunk.

    4067190 2nd Half
  15. Offensive Rebound 1:44 51-80

    Jalen Dupree Offensive Rebound.

    4067190 2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 1:47 51-80

    Preston Parks missed Jumper.

    4067281 2nd Half
  17. Offensive Rebound 1:51 51-80

    Bryan Smith Offensive Rebound.

    4593697 2nd Half
  18. Block Shot 1:55 51-80

    Victor Bafutto Block.

    4280036 2nd Half
  19. LayUpShot 1:55 51-80

    Preston Parks missed Layup.

    4067281 2nd Half
  20. Defensive Rebound 2:02 51-80

    Luke Champion Defensive Rebound.

    4585593 2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 2:06 51-80

    Mitch Prendergast missed Three Point Jumper.

    4280033 2nd Half
  22. Defensive Rebound 2:19 51-80

    John Treanor Defensive Rebound.

    4703817 2nd Half
  23. JumpShot 2:23 51-80

    Luke Champion missed Three Point Jumper.

    4585593 2nd Half
  24. Defensive Rebound 2:25 51-80

    Preston Parks Defensive Rebound.

    4067281 2nd Half
  25. Block Shot 2:28 51-80

    Jalen Dupree Block.

    4067190 2nd Half
  26. LayUpShot 2:28 51-80

    John Treanor missed Layup.

    4703817 2nd Half
  27. Defensive Rebound 2:34 51-80

    John Treanor Defensive Rebound.

    4703817 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 2:38 51-80

    Jalen Dupree missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067190 2nd Half
  29. Steal 2:44 51-80

    Jalen Dupree Steal.

    4067190 2nd Half
  30. Lost Ball Turnover 2:44 51-80

    Victor Bafutto Turnover.

    4280036 2nd Half
  31. Lost Ball Turnover 2:58 51-80

    Preston Parks Turnover.

    4067281 2nd Half
  32. Lost Ball Turnover 3:14 51-80

    Shannon Grant Turnover.

    4703815 2nd Half
  33. Steal 3:21 51-80

    Diego Rivera Steal.

    4593675 2nd Half
  34. Lost Ball Turnover 3:21 51-80

    Jalen Dupree Turnover.

    4067190 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 3:42 51-80

    Jacksen Greco made Jumper. Assisted by Patrick Urey.

    4703818 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 3:52 51-78

    Bryan Smith made Free Throw.

    4593697 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 3:52 50-78

    Bryan Smith made Free Throw.

    4593697 2nd Half
  38. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:52 49-78

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 3:52 49-78

    Foul on Patrick Urey.

    4398231 2nd Half
  40. Defensive Rebound 3:52 49-78

    Bryan Smith Defensive Rebound.

    4593697 2nd Half

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