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Mercer Bears at Winthrop Eagles

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mercer Bears
0-2, 0-2 Away
Final
85 - 88
Winthrop Eagles
2-0, 2-0 Home

Hightower 3 lifts Winthrop past Mercer 88-85 in OT

Hightower had 17 points for Winthrop (2-0). D.J. Burns Jr. added 16 points and eight rebounds. Russell Jones Jr. had 15 points.

Felipe Haase scored a career-high 41 points and had 10 rebounds for the Bears (0-2). Neftali Alvarez scored a career-high 28 points plus eight rebounds and six assists. James Glisson III had eight rebounds.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 88
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 85 - 88
3rd 0:01 Micheal Anumba Defensive Rebound. 85 - 88
3rd 0:02 Neftali Alvarez missed Free Throw. 85 - 88
3rd 0:02 Mercer Offensive Rebound. 85 - 88

Statistics

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32-64 FG 33-64
50 Field Goal % 52
9-23 3PT 14-30
39 Three Point % 47
12-22 FT 8-17
55 Free Throw % 47
41 Rebounds 35
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
31 Defensive Rebounds 29
16 Assists 17
8 Steals 9
2 Blocks 7
17 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 27
12 Fast Break Points 23
44 Points in Paint 36
17 Fouls 19
15 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Winthrop Coliseum

Location: Rock Hill, SC
Attendance: 1,778 | 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 Big South Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
High Point 15-1 - 30-4
Winthrop 13-3 2 23-11
Radford 9-7 6 16-16
Longwood 8-8 7 16-16
UNC Asheville 8-8 7 15-17
Presbyterian 7-9 8 15-18
Charleston Southern 6-10 9 15-17
South Carolina Upstate 5-11 10 13-19
Gardner-Webb 1-15 14 4-29
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