Mercer Bears @ Western Carolina Catamounts

11-14, 4-8 SoCon

Final

	1	2	T
Mercer MER	19	27	46
W Carolina WCU	33	46	79

Western Carolina CatamountsW CarolinaWCU

18-7, 7-5 SoCon

Game Information

Cullowhee, NC

Referee:Billy Dunlap

Referee:Davis Maxwell

Referee:Garrett Nestor

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

Men's College Basketball News

Men's NCAA basketball 2026-27 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings

Eligibility questions abound for the top 25 teams, which include new faces Texas Tech and BYU this month.

Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

We're tracking all the player movement across key programs ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Michigan 5-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. (knee) to miss season

Michigan five-star freshman Brandon McCoy Jr. will miss the 2026-27 season with a right ACL injury, the school announced.

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