Men's Basketball Falls At Mercer

Wednesday, February 19

Macon, Ga.

6:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

9-20,3-12SoCon

106

Mercer

14-14,8-7SoCon

Team	1	2	F
Samford	32	34	66
Mercer	47	59	106

Jalen Dupree had 17 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night at Mercer.

2.19.20 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

MACON, Ga. – The Samford men's basketball team dropped a 106-66 decision at Mercer Wednesday night in Southern Conference action at Hawkins Arena.

With the loss, Samford falls to 9-20 overall and 3-12 in Southern Conference play. Mercer improves to 14-14 overall and 8-7 in league games.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Jalen Dupree had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Samford.
Josh Sharkey scored 17 points and dished out six assists.
Robert Allen added 15 points for Samford.
Mercer was led by Jeff Gary with 32 points.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford took an early 15-12 lead with 12:23 left in the first half after a layup by Sharkey.
Mercer fought back to take a 22-19 lead with 8:22 left in the half after a layup by Djordje Dimitrijevic.
Samford then went on a 9-2 run to take a 28-24 lead with 5:04 to go in the half after a layup by Sharkey.
Mercer answered with a 7-0 run of its own to take a 31-28 lead with 4:20 left in the first half after a three-pointer by Gary.
With Mercer leading, 31-30, the Bears closed the first half with a 16-2 run to take a 47-32 lead into the locker room at halftime.
In the second half, Mercer led by as many as 42 points, and the Bears finished with the 106-66 win.

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