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 |
| 42.3 | Field Goal % | 51.6 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 2-9 |
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 22.2 |
| 19-23 | FT | 10-15 |
| 82.6 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 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:
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 |