
Western Carolina Catamounts at Mercer Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballWoolbright scores 14, Western Carolina takes down Mercer 64-52
Woolbright had 15 rebounds for the Catamounts (15-2, 4-0 Southern Conference). Russell Jones scored 14 points, shooting 6 for 10, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc. Tre Jackson was 3-of-11 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the foul line to finish with 10 points. The Catamounts extended their winning streak to nine games.
David Thomas led the way for the Bears (8-9, 1-3) with 12 points and four assists. Jalyn McCreary added 11 points for Mercer. In addition, Jah Quinones had eight points and four assists.
Western Carolina took the lead with 4:14 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 29-25 at halftime, with Woolbright racking up nine points. Western Carolina pulled away with a 14-2 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Mercer by eight points in the final half, as Jackson led the way with a team-high 10 second-half points.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 52 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 52 |
2nd 0:15 | Russell Jones Jr. Turnover. | 64 - 52 |
2nd 0:31 | Charles Lampten Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 52 |
2nd 0:38 | Russell Jones Jr. Block. | 64 - 52 |
Statistics
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23-62 | FG | 19-60 |
37.1 | Field Goal % | 31.7 |
5-14 | 3PT | 7-14 |
35.7 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
13-21 | FT | 7-12 |
61.9 | Free Throw % | 58.3 |
51 | Rebounds | 37 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
36 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
6 | Assists | 10 |
4 | Steals | 3 |
4 | Blocks | 2 |
8 | Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
6 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
13 | Fouls | 18 |
18 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 3,227 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Chattanooga | 15-3 | - | 29-9 |
UNC Greensboro | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
Samford | 12-6 | 3 | 22-11 |
East Tennessee State | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
Furman | 11-7 | 4 | 25-10 |
Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 19-16 |
VMI | 7-11 | 8 | 15-19 |
Mercer | 6-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
Western Carolina | 4-14 | 11 | 8-22 |
The Citadel | 0-18 | 15 | 5-25 |