Mercer Bears at Tennessee State Tigers
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Mercer knocks off Tennessee State 60-59
Carmody was 5 of 9 shooting (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Bears (2-3). Amanze Ngumezi added 12 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 3 for 6 from the line, and he also had eight rebounds and three blocks. Jake Davis was 4 of 9 shooting (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.
Jaylen Jones finished with 18 points for the Tigers (4-2). Kinyon Hodges added 17 points, six rebounds and five steals for Tennessee State. In addition, Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. finished with nine points.
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Mercer next plays Friday against Georgia on the road, and Tennessee State will visit Alabama A&M on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Robby Carmody missed Free Throw. | 60 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Knute Wood. | 60 - 59 |
Statistics
 MER |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 19-52 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 7-13 | FT | 16-18 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Raider Arena
Location: Destin, FL
Attendance: 100 | Capacity:
Location: Destin, FL
Attendance: 100 | 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 |
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |