Wednesday, February 22
Macon, Ga.
7:00 PM ET
Mercer University
13-16, 7-9SoCon
66
vs
72
UNCG
21-8, 12-4SoCon
1
2
F
UNCG
34
38
72
Mercer
36
30
66
Team Stats
UNCG
MER
FG%
.436
.415
3FG%
.476
.250
FT%
.824
.783
RB
37
29
TO
8
2
STL
1
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballMercer Falls to Hot-Shooting UNCG, 72-66
2/22/2017 9:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MACON, Ga. – Desmond Ringer scored a season-high 18 points and three Bears were in double figures but Mercer was unable to stop a UNCG team that shot 47.6 percent from beyond the arc in a 72-66 loss Wednesday night at Hawkins Arena.
Francis Alonso made four 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead UNCG. James Dickey added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Spartans (21-8, 12-4), who won their fifth straight. UNCG made 10 of 21 from the arc and outrebounded the Bears, 37-29.
Mercer led by five early in the second half. The game was tied at 56 with six minutes to go when Diante Baldwin hit a 3-pointer to start a 13-6 run to lead 69-62 with 1:48 left after a dunk by Dickey. Ringer made a pair of free throws but Dickey completed a 3-point play with 28 seconds remaining and Mercer managed only two free throws after that.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Desmond Ringer gets the nod after scoring 18 points and bringing down six rebounds. The redshirt junior was 6-for-7 from the free throw line while hitting six of his nine field goal attempts.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer committed a season-low two turnovers in the game while dishing out 11 assists.
COACH HOFFMAN'S COMMENTS
"I really thought our guys had energy and played with a lot of pop. Greensboro is a tremendous team and they are well-coached. We just need to make one or two plays and we weren't able to get it done. We went two or three minutes and had some empty possessions. When guys are hitting threes, you have to match it and we weren't able to do it tonight."
RECORDS UPDATE
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.
Francis Alonso made four 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead UNCG. James Dickey added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Spartans (21-8, 12-4), who won their fifth straight. UNCG made 10 of 21 from the arc and outrebounded the Bears, 37-29.
Mercer led by five early in the second half. The game was tied at 56 with six minutes to go when Diante Baldwin hit a 3-pointer to start a 13-6 run to lead 69-62 with 1:48 left after a dunk by Dickey. Ringer made a pair of free throws but Dickey completed a 3-point play with 28 seconds remaining and Mercer managed only two free throws after that.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Desmond Ringer gets the nod after scoring 18 points and bringing down six rebounds. The redshirt junior was 6-for-7 from the free throw line while hitting six of his nine field goal attempts.
STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer committed a season-low two turnovers in the game while dishing out 11 assists.
COACH HOFFMAN'S COMMENTS
"I really thought our guys had energy and played with a lot of pop. Greensboro is a tremendous team and they are well-coached. We just need to make one or two plays and we weren't able to get it done. We went two or three minutes and had some empty possessions. When guys are hitting threes, you have to match it and we weren't able to do it tonight."
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 13-16 (7-9 SoCon)
- UNCG: 21-8 (12-4 SoCon)
- Mercer: at Chattanooga on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. (ESPN3)
- UNCG: hosts VMI on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. (ESPN3)
- The Orange and Black fall to 6-3 all-time against UNCG. The Spartans have won three consecutive games in the series.
- Wednesday's game marked UNCG's first-ever win in Macon.
- Mercer committed a season-low two turnovers in the game.
- The five blocked shots registered by Mercer is the most in any SoCon game for the Bears this season and the most overall since blocking five shots at Clemson on Dec. 10, 2016.
- The 18 points scored by Desmond Ringer marked a season-high.
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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