Samford Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears
Samford Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 39 | 15 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | 6 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | 17 | 6-17 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
66 | 24-66 | 4-21 | 14-17 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 11 | |
36% | 19% | 82% |
Mercer Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | 21 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | 32 | 12-16 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | 21 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
106 | 44-72 | 14-27 | 4-8 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | |
61% | 52% | 50% |
Game Information
Macon, GA
Referee:Billy Dunlap
Referee:Olandis Poole
Referee:Landon Brandes
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southern ConferenceSouthern 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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