Saturday, February 23
Macon, Ga.
4 p.m.
Mercer University
(10-17, 6-10)
74
vs
69
Chattanooga
(12-17, 7-9)
1
2
F
Chattanooga
42
27
69
Mercer
34
40
74
Team Stats
UTC
MER
FG%
.473
.448
3FG%
.385
.450
FT%
.583
.684
RB
25
41
TO
6
8
STL
3
3
Game Leaders
Pts
37
FGM
12
3FGM
8
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
F
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Cummings’ Career High Leads Mercer Past Mocs
2/23/2019 6:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MACON, Ga. – Ross Cummings scored a career-high 37 points to lead Mercer to a come from behind 74-69 victory over Chattanooga Saturday afternoon at Hawkins Arena.
Cummings connected on 12 of 22 field goals, including eight of 14 three pointers, and was five of seven from the free throw line. He eclipsed his previous career high of 36 points that he tallied against Western Carolina on Jan. 10. His 37-point outburst is the most points scored by a Mercer player since Jakob Gollon scored 37 against Valparaiso in 2013. It was just two points shy of the Hawkins Arena single game scoring record of 39 held by Mercer's all-time leading scorer James Florence.
Freshman post man Fardaws Aimaq scored nine points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Ethan Stair, battling a sore ankle, contributed nine points and had seven boards. UTC was led by Jerry Johnson Jr. who had 17 points while David Jean-Baptiste had 15.
Mercer outscored the Moccasins 40-27 in the second half and ended the game on a 24-13 run.
Mercer led by as many as seven points in the first half before Chattanooga came back to take the lead at 22-21 with 8:51 remaining on a three pointer by Donovann Toatley. The Mocs remained in control the rest of the opening half, leading by as many as 12 points and took a 42-34 lead into the locker room.
UTC continued to be in front as the second half opened. Trailing 56-50 at the nine minute mark, Mercer caught fire and went on a 19-5 run to take a 69-61 lead. Cummings' scoring ignited the run and allowed the Bears to jump ahead and get control of the game. The 6-3 junior from Dickson, Tenn., scored 17 points the final seven minutes of the game to lead Mercer to the victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ross Cummings scored a career-high 37 points on 12 of 22 shooting from the field. He connected on eight of 14 three point attempts and was five of seven from the free throw line.
NOTABLES
Coach Bob Hoffman – "That guy right there (Ross Cummings) was amazing. Our guys did a great job screening for him and he got going and he hit some deep threes from the corner that really got us going. We weren't guarding very well in the first half. In the second half we started scrambling some on defense and I think it upset Chattanooga some. Right now we just need to keep getting better and finding things that work for us. I told our guys they really persevered and there was a lot more basketball to play."
RECORDS UPDATE
Mercer makes its final regular season road trip of the season by traveling to Lexington, Va., to take on the VMI Keydets Thursday, Feb. 28. Start time at Cameron Hall 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.
Cummings connected on 12 of 22 field goals, including eight of 14 three pointers, and was five of seven from the free throw line. He eclipsed his previous career high of 36 points that he tallied against Western Carolina on Jan. 10. His 37-point outburst is the most points scored by a Mercer player since Jakob Gollon scored 37 against Valparaiso in 2013. It was just two points shy of the Hawkins Arena single game scoring record of 39 held by Mercer's all-time leading scorer James Florence.
Freshman post man Fardaws Aimaq scored nine points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Ethan Stair, battling a sore ankle, contributed nine points and had seven boards. UTC was led by Jerry Johnson Jr. who had 17 points while David Jean-Baptiste had 15.
Mercer outscored the Moccasins 40-27 in the second half and ended the game on a 24-13 run.
Mercer led by as many as seven points in the first half before Chattanooga came back to take the lead at 22-21 with 8:51 remaining on a three pointer by Donovann Toatley. The Mocs remained in control the rest of the opening half, leading by as many as 12 points and took a 42-34 lead into the locker room.
UTC continued to be in front as the second half opened. Trailing 56-50 at the nine minute mark, Mercer caught fire and went on a 19-5 run to take a 69-61 lead. Cummings' scoring ignited the run and allowed the Bears to jump ahead and get control of the game. The 6-3 junior from Dickson, Tenn., scored 17 points the final seven minutes of the game to lead Mercer to the victory.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ross Cummings scored a career-high 37 points on 12 of 22 shooting from the field. He connected on eight of 14 three point attempts and was five of seven from the free throw line.
NOTABLES
- Freshman post man Fardaws Aimaq scored nine points, including a big tip in with 52 seconds remaining, and also collected a game-high 11 rebounds.
- Despite battling a sore ankle, Ethan Stair scored nine points and pulled down seven rebounds.
- Freshman guard Daniel Love dished out a team-high five assists.
- Mercer outrebounded UTC 41-25.
Coach Bob Hoffman – "That guy right there (Ross Cummings) was amazing. Our guys did a great job screening for him and he got going and he hit some deep threes from the corner that really got us going. We weren't guarding very well in the first half. In the second half we started scrambling some on defense and I think it upset Chattanooga some. Right now we just need to keep getting better and finding things that work for us. I told our guys they really persevered and there was a lot more basketball to play."
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: (11-17, 6-10 SoCon)
- Chattanooga : (12-17, 7-9 SoCon)
Mercer makes its final regular season road trip of the season by traveling to Lexington, Va., to take on the VMI Keydets Thursday, Feb. 28. Start time at Cameron Hall 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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