
The Citadel Bulldogs at Mercer Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballMcCreary leads with 25, Mercer defeats The Citadel 87-78

McCreary was 11 of 17 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Bears (13-15, 6-9 Southern Conference). Alex Holt scored 23 points, shooting 11 of 11 from the field and 1 for 4 from the line. Jalen Cobb was 6 of 9 shooting (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points.
Elijah Morgan led the Bulldogs (10-18, 2-13) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. AJ Smith added 17 points for The Citadel. In addition, Madison Durr had 15 points and four assists.
Mercer led 41-38 at the half, with Cobb (13 points) its high scorer before the break. Holt scored 16 points in the second half to help lead Mercer to the nine-point victory.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 87 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 87 |
2nd 0:00 | Caleb Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 87 |
2nd 0:05 | Jah Quinones Block. | 78 - 87 |
2nd 0:05 | Madison Durr missed Layup. | 78 - 87 |
Statistics
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31-59 | FG | 36-57 |
52.5 | Field Goal % | 63.2 |
8-21 | 3PT | 4-8 |
38.1 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
8-14 | FT | 11-16 |
57.1 | Free Throw % | 68.8 |
26 | Rebounds | 29 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
17 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
15 | Assists | 19 |
6 | Steals | 4 |
4 | Blocks | 4 |
9 | Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
8 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
38 | Points in Paint | 46 |
13 | Fouls | 14 |
5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Hawkins Arena
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 1,514 | Capacity:
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 1,514 | 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 |