Mercer Bears vs Western Carolina Catamounts
SoCon Championship - 1st Round
8-22, 4-14 SoCon
66
8-22, 4-14 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WCU | 29 | 37 | 66 |
MER | 29 | 38 | 67 |
14-18, 6-12 SoCon
67
14-18, 6-12 SoCon
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Laurynas Vaistaras missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
- Laurynas Vaistaras made Layup.
- Bernard Pelote missed Layup.
- Cam Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cam Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Kell made Layup. Assisted by Vernon Collins.
- Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
- Alex Holt missed Layup.
- Chase McKey made Layup. Assisted by Bernard Pelote.
- Ahmad Robinson made Jumper.
- Chase McKey made Layup.
- Chase McKey made Free Throw.
- Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cord Stansberry missed Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson made Layup.
- Chase McKey made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.
- Marcus Overstreet missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Overstreet made Free Throw.
- Fischer Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
- Chase McKey missed Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson made Three Point Jumper.
- Vernon Collins made Layup.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Morgan missed Layup.
- Tyler Johnson missed Jumper.
- Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson made Layup.
- Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson missed Layup.
- Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jah Quinones missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Brady Shoulders.
- Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Jumper.
- Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.
- Cord Stansberry missed Free Throw.
- Cord Stansberry made Free Throw.
- Laurynas Vaistaras made Jumper.
- Ice Emery missed Layup.
- Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex Holt made Dunk. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex Holt missed Free Throw.
- Alex Holt made Free Throw.
- Bernard Pelote made Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson made Layup.
- Vernon Collins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex Holt missed Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Alex Holt.
- Fischer Brown made Layup. Assisted by CJ Hyland.
- Laurynas Vaistaras made Free Throw.
- Laurynas Vaistaras made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Jumper.
- Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cord Stansberry.
- Alex Holt made Free Throw.
- Alex Holt made Free Throw.
- Chase McKey made Layup. Assisted by Vernon Collins.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Jumper.
- Ice Emery missed Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Laurynas Vaistaras missed Three Point Jumper.
- Laurynas Vaistaras missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brady Shoulders made Free Throw.
- Brady Shoulders made Free Throw.
- Cord Stansberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland.
- Marcus Overstreet missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Kell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Kell made Free Throw.
- Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.
- Ahmad Robinson made Jumper.
- Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Marcus Kell made Layup.
- Cam Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex Holt made Dunk. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Ice Emery missed Layup.
- Vernon Collins made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Tyler Johnson missed Layup.
- Alex Holt made Free Throw.
- Alex Holt made Free Throw.
- Marcus Kell missed Jumper.
- Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Kell.
- Marcus Kell missed Layup.
- Laurynas Vaistaras missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson made Layup.
- Cord Stansberry missed Layup.
- Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Johnson.
- CJ Hyland made Jumper.
- Jah Quinones missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bernard Pelote made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Hyland.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vernon Collins.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Fischer Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson missed Jumper.
- Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.
- Bernard Pelote missed Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson made Layup.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Cord Stansberry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Bernard Pelote missed Jumper.
- Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
- Ice Emery made Jumper.
- Ice Emery made Free Throw.
- Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper.
- Vernon Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Morgan.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Brandon Morgan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Johnson.
- Alex Holt made Free Throw.
- Ice Emery made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vernon Collins.
- Alex Holt missed Layup.
- Bernard Pelote made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vernon Collins.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Kell made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Jumper.
- Bernard Pelote made Jumper.
- Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Marcus Kell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex Holt missed Jumper.
- Ice Emery missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bernard Pelote missed Jumper.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson made Free Throw.
- CJ Hyland missed Layup.
- Bernard Pelote missed Jumper.
- Tyler Johnson missed Jumper.
- Bernard Pelote missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Ice Emery made Jumper.
- Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Kell made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.
- Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.
- Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
- Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.
- Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
- Ice Emery missed Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: MER, 78.0
Win %: MER, 77.2
Win %: MER, 78.8
Win %: MER, 78.7
Win %: MER, 78.7
Win %: MER, 77.4
Win %: MER, 76.9
Win %: MER, 78.2
Win %: MER, 78.6
Win %: MER, 80.2
Win %: MER, 81.6
Win %: MER, 82.1
Win %: MER, 80.7
Win %: MER, 80.2
Win %: MER, 81.6
Win %: MER, 82.1
Win %: MER, 80.7
Win %: MER, 80.2
Win %: MER, 81.1
Win %: MER, 81.5
Win %: MER, 80.0
Win %: MER, 79.4
Win %: MER, 77.6
Win %: MER, 75.7
Win %: MER, 75.5
WCU vs MER Videos
Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Mercer Bears: Game Highlights
Alex Holt fights off defender for and-1
Ice Emery with the and-1 bucket
Game Information
Asheville, NC
Referee:Mike Terry
Referee:R.B. Clyburn
Referee:Anthony Eades
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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