Samford Bulldogs at Mercer Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballMercer earns 88-84 victory against Samford
McCreary had three steals for the Bears (12-15, 5-9 Southern Conference). David Thomas scored 19 points and added seven assists. Alex Holt shot 7 of 10 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 16 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Achor Achor finished with 20 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (23-4, 12-2). Rylan Jones added 19 points for Samford. A.J. Staton-McCray also put up 14 points. The Bulldogs ended a six-game winning streak with the loss.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 84 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:09 | A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jah Quinones missed Free Throw. | 84 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jah Quinones made Free Throw. | 84 - 88 |
Statistics
SAM |
MER |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 34-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 28-36 | FT | 16-26 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fouls | 29 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Hawkins Arena
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 2,901 | Capacity:
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 2,901 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| East Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Mercer | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Samford | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Chattanooga | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| VMI | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Western Carolina | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| UNC Greensboro | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| The Citadel | 0-0 | - | 3-10 |


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