Bears head to Mexico to continue Cancun Challenge

CANCUN, Mexico. – The Mercer Bears will play their second game of the 2021 Cancun Challenge, as they are set to face the Bison in Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. This will be the 13th year of the men's Cancun Challenge. It's the ninth time the event has been played at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. Since its inception in 2008, the tournament has hosted 80-plus D-I teams from 28 conferences, while playing over 100 games in Mexico.

BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 | 3 p.m. ET
Matchup: Mercer (1-3) at Bucknell (1-3)
Location: Cancun, MX. | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya
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LAST TIME OUT/NEXT UP
The Bears are coming off a 58-75 loss against Saint Louis in Chaifetz Arena on Saturday night. Three players reached double-digits in scoring with Johnson (16), Alvarez (15), and Haase (13). The Bears were quick on defense, recording nine steals. Johnson found himself back at the line again and shot 7-for-9 from the charity stripe and made three from deep. Felipe Haase is averaging 18 points per game and has gone 14-for-23 from 3-point range on top of that. Mercer is 1-0 against Bucknell.

SERIES HISTORY
The Bears and Bison are set at 1-0 in the series with Mercer on top. Back on Nov 13, 2009, Mercer won 89-80 in the neutral setting of Providence. R.I.

SCOUTING THE BISON
The Bison are led by Nathan Davis and are also 1-3 on the season so far. Bucknell is coming off a 100-105 loss in OT against Illinois State. Bucknell has won eight Patriot League regular-season titles in a nine-year span from 2011-19, and the Bison went to the NCAA Tournament in 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2018 during that stretch. This year Bucknell is trying to rebound from its back-to-back sub-.500 seasons.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Purchase your 2021-22 season tickets here to watch the Bears in action at Hawkins Arena. The cost for the cushioned seating is $175 and $150 for reserved seating. Single game tickets are here.

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