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Western Carolina Catamounts at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
64 - 52
8-9, 5-3 Home

Woolbright 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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Recent Plays

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

Venue: Hawkins Arena

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
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