East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Mercer Bears
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
19-14, 8-10 SoCon
65
19-14, 8-10 SoCon
22-10, 14-4 SoCon
81
22-10, 14-4 SoCon
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | 22 | 7-14 | 1-1 | 7-11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
65 | 20-53 | 6-17 | 19-27 | 34 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 22 | |
38% | 35% | 70% |
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | 17 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 25 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | 23 | 5-14 | 4-7 | 9-9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
81 | 23-53 | 11-25 | 24-27 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 20 | |
43% | 44% | 89% |
Game Information
Asheville, NC
Referee:Barry Mathis
Referee:Brent Hampton
Referee:Jonathan Sterling
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Purdue men's basketball lands top-10 7-foot junior Isaiah Hill
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