Monday, January 2
Greenville, S.C.
7:00 PM ET
Mercer University
6-9, 0-2SoCon
69
at
71
Furman
9-6, 2-0SoCon
1
2
F
Mercer
32
37
69
Furman
30
41
71
Team Stats
MER
FUR
FG%
.403
.375
3FG%
.296
.292
FT%
.636
.688
RB
42
41
TO
6
7
STL
1
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Bears Clipped at Furman, 71-69
1/2/2017 9:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Jordan Strawberry led Mercer with 23 points and Stephon Jelks added 10 rebounds but the host Paladins rallied to defeat Mercer, 71-69, Monday night at Timmons Arena in Greenville.
Furman made five of six free throws in the last 34 seconds as part of 22 points from the charity stripe. Devin Sibley led the Paladins (9-6, 2-0 Southern) with 23 points.
Jordan Strawberry led Mercer (6-9, 0-2) with 23 points and twice pulled the Bears within a point late in the game - hitting a jumper to make it 63-62 and a 3-pointer making it 66-65 with 51 seconds left. The total was one off his career best.
Strawberry played despite learning of his maternal grandfather's death earlier Monday.
Andrew Fishler scored nine and Desmond Ringer eight for Mercer.
The win was Furman's 11th straight Southern Conference home victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jordan Strawberry scored 23 points with four 3-pointers in the game while also adding four assists to his line in 31 minutes played. The junior was 9 of 19 from the field including 4-for-9 from beyond the arc and hit his only free throw attempt.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer hit six more field goals – 27 to 21 – than Furman but the Paladins took advantage of 21 more free throw opportunities and hit 22 free throws to Mercer's seven. The difference in free throw attempts came on only a difference of four fouls between the two teams (24-20).
RECORDS UPDATE
How to Follow the Bears:
For complete coverage of Mercer Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerMBB (Twitter), /MercerBasketball (Facebook) and @Mercer_MBB (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Furman made five of six free throws in the last 34 seconds as part of 22 points from the charity stripe. Devin Sibley led the Paladins (9-6, 2-0 Southern) with 23 points.
Jordan Strawberry led Mercer (6-9, 0-2) with 23 points and twice pulled the Bears within a point late in the game - hitting a jumper to make it 63-62 and a 3-pointer making it 66-65 with 51 seconds left. The total was one off his career best.
Strawberry played despite learning of his maternal grandfather's death earlier Monday.
Andrew Fishler scored nine and Desmond Ringer eight for Mercer.
The win was Furman's 11th straight Southern Conference home victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jordan Strawberry scored 23 points with four 3-pointers in the game while also adding four assists to his line in 31 minutes played. The junior was 9 of 19 from the field including 4-for-9 from beyond the arc and hit his only free throw attempt.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer hit six more field goals – 27 to 21 – than Furman but the Paladins took advantage of 21 more free throw opportunities and hit 22 free throws to Mercer's seven. The difference in free throw attempts came on only a difference of four fouls between the two teams (24-20).
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 6-9 (0-2 SoCon)
- Furman: 9-6 (2-0 SoCon)
- Mercer: hosts VMI on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN3
- Furman: at Samford on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on ESPN3
How to Follow the Bears:
For complete coverage of Mercer Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerMBB (Twitter), /MercerBasketball (Facebook) and @Mercer_MBB (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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