Mercer Bears at Kennesaw State Owls
· NCAA Men's BasketballJohnson leads Mercer past Kennesaw State 73-71
Johnson shot 4 for 6 on 3-pointers. Haase also had eight rebounds. James Glisson made two free throws and Haase one in the last 18 seconds.
Glisson added 12 points, making 7 of 9 at the line, for Mercer (4-4). It was the first road win for coach Greg Gary.
Spencer Rodgers had 23 points for the Owls (3-5). Terrell Burden added 13 points. Chris Youngblood had 12 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Spencer Rodgers missed Layup. | 73 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Neftali Alvarez made Free Throw. | 73 - 71 |
Statistics
MER |
KENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-49 | FG | 27-63 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 15-19 | FT | 10-13 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: VyStar Arena
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,518 | Capacity:
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,518 | 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 | 22-12 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |


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