Men’s Basketball Defeats St. Andrews in Exhibition Contest

Tuesday, October 29

Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

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Photo by: Mitch Robinson

Men’s Basketball Defeats St. Andrews in Exhibition Contest

10/29/2019 10:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Mercer scored 86 points in the victory over St. Andrews

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – The Greg Gary era got underway on Tuesday night in Hawkins Arena. Mercer men's basketball hit the hardwood for an exhibition contest against St. Andrews. The Bears came away with an 86-55 victory over the Knights.

Four players for Mercer scored in double-figures, led by Ethan Stair's 23 points. Stair picked up a double-double in the contest as he had a game-high 11 rebounds. Mitch Prendergast hit a game-high five three-pointers in the win.

Over the first two and a half minutes of the contest, the Bears scored the first 11 points. St. Andrews continued to battle in the contest and trimmed the lead back to single-digits, 24-17 after an Isaac Clay three.

The Bears extended the lead back to double-figures midway through the first half. Prendergast hit back-to-back three-pointers putting the Bears ahead 33-17. Over the final ten minutes of the half, the Bears outscored the Knights, 17-10 and took a 50-27 lead into halftime.

In the second half, the Knights chipped the lead down to 15 points, 53-38. Mercer responded by going on a 17-3 run that was capped off by a Stair dunk putting the Bears ahead, 70-41. St. Andrews closed the gap to 23, 72-49, with seven minutes remaining in the contest.

Over the final seven minutes of the contest, Mercer held the lead of 25 or more points and came away with an 86-55 victory on Tuesday night at Hawkins Arena.

NOTABLES

Four different Bears scored in double-figures. Ethan Stair who had 23 points in the game led them.
The Bears hit 12 three-pointers against St. Andrews. Ten of the three-pointers for the Bears came in the first half.
Mitch Prendergast was 5-for-8 from behind the arc in the win.
Mercer outrebounded the Knights, 47-27. Stair recorded a game-high 11 rebounds.
Mercer assisted on 21 of 31 made field goals in the win.

UP NEXT
Mercer opens up the 2019-20 regular season on Wednesday, Nov. 6 when they travel to Queens, N.Y. to face St. John's. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. The matchup against St. John's will be aired on FS1.

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