NCAAB

Mercer Bears at VMI Keydets

· SoCon Championship - Semifinal
Mercer Bears
18-10, 6-6 Away
Final
73 - 59
VMI Keydets
13-12, 11-1 Home

Alvarez helps Mercer defeat VMI, gain 1st SoCon title game

After upsetting second-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals, Mercer (18-10) will meet top-seeded UNC Greensboro in Monday's championship game. The Bears have reached the semifinals once before in 2015, but never the title game.

Alvarez scored from inside as well as from the arc, showcasing a variety of spin moves and drives to finish 9-for-19. Felipe Haase added 15 points and 11 rebounds while Leon Ayers III scored 14.

VMI (13-12) had not appeared in the SoCon semifinals since 2003 and edged Furman in overtime to get there Sunday. Myles Lewis led the Keydets with 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting and also pulled down 14 rebounds. Greg Parham added 12 points with five assists.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 59
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 73 - 59
2nd 0:31 Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound. 73 - 59
2nd 0:35 Sean Conway missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 59
2nd 0:41 Myles Lewis Defensive Rebound. 73 - 59

Statistics

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29-68 FG 24-59
43 Field Goal % 41
11-31 3PT 4-25
35 Three Point % 16
4-6 FT 7-13
67 Free Throw % 54
46 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 6
34 Defensive Rebounds 29
13 Assists 10
2 Steals 1
0 Blocks 1
5 Turnovers 5
1 Team Turnovers 1
5 Total Turnovers 5
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 7
4 Fast Break Points 2
34 Points in Paint 34
13 Fouls 9
17 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 516 | 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