Mercer Bears at Samford Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballSamford takes down Mercer 69-49
Booth shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 14 for 14 from the line for the Bulldogs (13-12, 6-6 Southern Conference). Dylan Faulkner added 16 points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Campbell-Finch had eight points and shot 4 of 6 from the field.
Baraka Okojie led the Bears (15-10, 7-5) in scoring, finishing with 25 points. Mercer also got 11 points and nine rebounds from Armani Mighty. Zaire Williams also had eight points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 49 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Braeden Carlsen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 49 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Braeden Carlsen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 48 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Foul on Kam Martin. | 47 - 69 |
Statistics
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SAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-59 | FG | 24-50 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 13-17 | FT | 15-20 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Assists | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 23 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Venue: Pete Hanna Center
Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 1,521 | Capacity:
Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 1,521 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 10-2 | - | 18-7 |
| Wofford | 9-3 | 1 | 17-8 |
| Furman | 7-5 | 3 | 16-9 |
| Mercer | 7-5 | 3 | 15-10 |
| Samford | 6-6 | 4 | 13-12 |
| UNC Greensboro | 6-6 | 4 | 10-15 |
| The Citadel | 6-6 | 4 | 9-16 |
| Chattanooga | 4-8 | 6 | 10-15 |
| Western Carolina | 4-8 | 6 | 8-15 |
| VMI | 1-11 | 9 | 6-19 |


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