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    East Tennessee State Buccaneers @ Mercer Bears

    ETSU
    East Tennessee State BuccaneersETSUETSU
    10-4, 1-0 SoCon
    74
    10-4, 1-0 SoCon
    Final
    1234T
    ETSU
    ETSU
    363874
    Mercer
    MER
    302555
    MER
    Mercer BearsMercerMER
    7-7, 0-1 SoCon
    55
    7-7, 0-1 SoCon
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    Game Leaders

    ETSUMER
    Jalan McCloud
    22
    J. McCloud#12
    8/12 FG, 2/2 FT
    22
    Points
    Ria'n Holland
    12
    R. Holland#10
    5/12 FG, 1/4 FT
    12
    Peter Jurkin
    6
    P. Jurkin#5
    5 DREB, 1 OREB
    6
    Rebounds
    Desmond Ringer
    12
    D. Ringer#0
    5 DREB, 7 OREB
    12
    Jalan McCloud
    6
    J. McCloud#12
    3 TO, 29 MIN
    6
    Assists
    Marcus Cohen
    4
    M. Cohen#3
    3 TO, 19 MIN
    4
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    ETSU
    MER

    57% (29-51)

    Field Goal %

    39% (20-51)

    56% (10-18)

    Three Point %

    40% (6-15)

    67% (6-9)

    Free Throw %

    60% (9-15)

    14

    Turnovers

    18

    26

    Rebounds

    32

    20

    Largest Lead

    7

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Macon, GA

    Referee:Frankie Bordeaux

    Referee:Antinio Petty

    Referee:Gary Maxwell

    McCloud helps ETSU defeat Mercer 74-55 in SoCon opener

    Jalan McCloud scored 22 points with four 3-pointers and East Tennessee State ran away from Mercer 74-55 on Sunday to open defense of its Southern Conference championship.
    Jan 1, 2019, 06:16 am - Associated Press

    Probabilities & Game Flow

    100%
    --ETSU
    0%
    --MER

    According to ESPN Analytics

    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Southern ConferenceSouthern ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    East Tennessee State13-5-23-11
    Mercer11-7219-13
    Wofford11-7219-13
    Samford11-7218-14
    Furman10-8322-13
    Western Carolina10-8315-16
    UNC Greensboro9-9415-19
    Chattanooga7-11613-19
    The Citadel7-11611-22
    VMI1-17126-26
    Full Standings

    Men's College Basketball News

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    NCAA discusses implementation of age-based eligibility model

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    1d

    Ex-Wisconsin guard John Blackwell withdraws from NBA draft, heads to Duke

    Ex-Wisconsin guard John Blackwell withdraws from NBA draft, heads to Duke

    Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will play at Duke next season.

    2d

    CEO of NIL enforcement reminds schools: These are your rules

    CEO of NIL enforcement reminds schools: These are your rules

    Bryan Seeley, the CEO of the 11-month-old College Sports Commission, has a simple reminder to schools frustrated by NIL: These are the rules you wrote.

    3d

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