Friday, November 9
Macon, Ga.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
0-1, 0-0
105
vs
52
Piedmont College
0-0, 0-0
1
2
F
Piedmont College
24
28
52
Mercer
55
50
105
Team Stats
PCM
MER
FG%
.308
.524
3FG%
.308
.500
FT%
.500
.675
RB
34
51
TO
20
8
STL
4
14
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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Mercer Rolls To 105-52 Home-Opening Win Over Piedmont
11/9/2018 10:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Seven Bears Hit For Double Figures In Victory
MACON, GA – Freshman DJ Peavy scored 16 points to lead seven Mercer players that tallied in double figures as the Bears defeated Piedmont College 105-52 in the home opener Friday night at Hawkins Arena.
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Peavy, a 6-3 guard from San Antonio, Tex., connected on five of nine field goals, with all of his baskets three-pointers, to pace the Bears' offensive attack. Peavy also handed out a game-high five assists and grabbed four rebounds. Junior guard Ross Cummings scored 14 on four of five shooting. Junior Ethan Stair went for 12 points while Cory Kilby, Jaylen Stowe, Djordje Dimitrijevic, and Fardaws Aimaq scored 10 apiece.
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Mercer ran out to an early 10 point lead at 25-15 before going on a 17-0 run to gain control of the game at 42-15. The Bears led 55-24 at halftime. It was all Mercer in the second half as Coach Bob Hoffman was able to get 12 players into the game. For the night, Mercer shot 52.4% from the floor (33-63), including 50% from three point range (12-24). The Bears dished out 17 assists and outrebounded Piedmont 52-33. For Piedmont, freshman guard Will Richter was the leading scorer with 11 points.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
NOTABLES
Coach Bob Hoffman – "We had a lot of guys make some plays. Our first group set the tone by playing good defense at the beginning. We will need to be connected on all of the possessions like we were tonight. Some of our young guys came through tonight. We have a lot of guys that can score the ball. We're trying to focus on team defense. Early on, we started out playing really well on the defensive end. I was on our guys earlier today because I've been on the opposite ends of games like this. I'm pleased we came out and executed the way we needed to and now we need to get ready to play a tough game Tuesday night at Georgia State."
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer travels north up I-75 to square off against Georgia State Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Atlanta. Tipoff time at GSU Sports Arena is 7 p.m. (ET).
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's 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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Peavy, a 6-3 guard from San Antonio, Tex., connected on five of nine field goals, with all of his baskets three-pointers, to pace the Bears' offensive attack. Peavy also handed out a game-high five assists and grabbed four rebounds. Junior guard Ross Cummings scored 14 on four of five shooting. Junior Ethan Stair went for 12 points while Cory Kilby, Jaylen Stowe, Djordje Dimitrijevic, and Fardaws Aimaq scored 10 apiece.
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Mercer ran out to an early 10 point lead at 25-15 before going on a 17-0 run to gain control of the game at 42-15. The Bears led 55-24 at halftime. It was all Mercer in the second half as Coach Bob Hoffman was able to get 12 players into the game. For the night, Mercer shot 52.4% from the floor (33-63), including 50% from three point range (12-24). The Bears dished out 17 assists and outrebounded Piedmont 52-33. For Piedmont, freshman guard Will Richter was the leading scorer with 11 points.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
- Freshman guard DJ Peavy tallied a game-high 16 points on five of nine shooting from the floor. All five of Peavy's baskets came from behind the three-point arc. Peavy also dished out a game-high five assists and grabbed four rebounds in 25 minutes of action.
NOTABLES
- Through two games, Peavy is shooting a red-hot 66.7% from the floor (8-12) and is hitting 77.8% of his three point attempts (7-9).
- Cummings displayed his shooting marksmanship this evening after undergoing a tough season opener earlier this week vs. UAB. The "Mamba" connected on four of five field goals vs. Piedmont and hit five of six free throws for 14 points. In the opener vs. UAB, Cummings was held to just two points on one of seven shooting from the floor.
- Newcomer Djordje Dimitrijevic continued his solid play for the Bears. The junior college transfer from Serbia, who led Mercer with 19 points against UAB, scored 10 points and pulled down seven rebounds vs. Piedmont.
- Freshman postman Fardaws Aimaq turned in a strong performance, scoring 10 points and pulling down a game-high nine rebounds.
- Vic Bafutto, a sophomore center from Brazil, had some impressive moments, scoring nine points in just 12 minutes of action.
Coach Bob Hoffman – "We had a lot of guys make some plays. Our first group set the tone by playing good defense at the beginning. We will need to be connected on all of the possessions like we were tonight. Some of our young guys came through tonight. We have a lot of guys that can score the ball. We're trying to focus on team defense. Early on, we started out playing really well on the defensive end. I was on our guys earlier today because I've been on the opposite ends of games like this. I'm pleased we came out and executed the way we needed to and now we need to get ready to play a tough game Tuesday night at Georgia State."
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer:Â (1-1, 0-0 SoCon)
- Piedmont:Â (0-1, 0-0 USA South)
Mercer travels north up I-75 to square off against Georgia State Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Atlanta. Tipoff time at GSU Sports Arena is 7 p.m. (ET).
Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's 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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