Furman Paladins at Mercer Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
McCreary scores 28 as Mercer defeats Furman 78-69
McCreary added eight rebounds for the Bears (11-13, 4-7 Southern Conference). Caleb Hunter scored 14 points, going 5 of 8 and 4 of 5 from the free throw line. David Thomas had nine points and went 4 of 10 from the field.
Marcus Foster led the way for the Paladins (12-12, 6-5) with 19 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Alex Williams added 15 points for Furman. Tyrese Hughey also had 10 points and two blocks.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Marcus Foster made Free Throw. | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Furman Offensive Rebound. | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Marcus Foster missed Free Throw. | 68 - 78 |
Statistics
 FUR |
 MER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-52 | FG | 33-64 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 2-9 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 19-23 | FT | 10-15 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Hawkins Arena
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 1,989 | Capacity:
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 1,989 | 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 |