Bears Come Up Short Against ETSU, 72-64.

Wednesday, January 19

Johnson City, Tenn.

7:00 PM

Mercer University

11-8,4-2SoCon

ETSU

12-8,4-3SoCon

Mercer

ETSU

Photo by: Jake List

1/19/2022 10:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ETSU Defeats Mercer in Freedom Hall

By: Jake List

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Mercer comes up short in Johnson City as ETSU defeats the Bears, 72-64. Mercer moves to 4-2 in conference gameplay, 4-2 in January, and 3-6 in away games this season.

Mercer (11-8, 4-2 SoCon) had James Glisson III and Felipe Haase both tally 17 points while Haase also went 100% from the free throw line. Haase and Glisson combined for 12 rebounds on the night. Jalen Johnson was the third highest scoring Bear with 14 points and three rebounds along with two blocks. Jordan Jones notched six points on the night, both in clutch moments at the time with a key "And-One" and a go ahead three with 3:27 left in the game. However, it wasn't enough to earn the win in Johnson City. Kamar Robertson and Shannon Grant combined for 8 points.

East Tennessee State (12-8, 4-3 SoCon) had David Sloan lead the Bucs with 23 points. Sloan went 10-of-17 from the field on the night. Ledarrius Brewer added 18 points in 35 minutes of gameplay on a 6-for-14 shooting performance from the field. Ledarrius' brother, Ty Brewer, had 14 points shooting 50% from the field. ETSU shot 30.77% from downtown in the second half. Jordan King was the fourth and final Buc to finish in double digit scoring with 12.

NOTABLES:
- Glisson III & Haase led the Bears in scoring with 17.
- Johnson and Jones combine for 20 points.
- Johnson went 5-5 from the FT line.
- Jones steps up in major ways when needed.

FINAL GRAPHIC:

2H | Final in Johnson City. #LetsRoar x #BearNation pic.twitter.com/Ggg1qEwpdu
— Mercer Men's Basketball (@MercerMBB) January 20, 2022

UP NEXT:
Mercer will travel back to Macon to face Western Carolina on Jan. 22 in Hawkins Arena to face off in the second game of a double header with Mercer WBB. Tip-off is slated for 5:00 p.m. The matchup on Saturday can be viewed on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Mercer Sports Network (100.9 The Creek, SportsMic) with Rick Cameron on the call.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW | EDUCATION GAME!
Purchase your 2021-22 season tickets here to watch the Bears in action at Hawkins Arena. The Bears next home game is on Saturday, Jan. 22 against WCU at 5:00 p.m. Tickets for this game can be purchased here.

Saturday's game is Mercer's "Education Game", students get in for free using this link: http://bit.ly/3IeXSOn

HOW TO FOLLOW THE BEARS:
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.