Bears Split Their Series with Samford

Wednesday, January 26

Birmingham, Ala.

8:00 PM

Mercer University

12-9,5-3SoCon

Samford

12-8,2-6SoCon

Mercer

Samford

Photo by: James Thomas

1/26/2022 10:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Mercer falls short to Samford, 75-61.

By: Jake List

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– The Bears faced their first defeat in nineteen matchups with the Samford Bulldogs, 75-61, in Birmingham. Mercer moves to 5-3 in conference gameplay and 3-7 in away games this season.

Mercer (12-9, 5-3 SoCon) had Jalen Johnson tally 13 points while also going 100% from the free throw line with four rebounds as well. Kamar Robertson was the second highest scorer for Mercer with 11. Robertson had 27 minutes of seen action in the match. Felipe Haase notched 10 points against the Bulldogs. Haase brought down 12 boards, recording his fourth double-double on the season. Jordan Jones and Johnson recorded nine rebounds for the Orange & Black. Jones finished 100% from the charity stripe. A total of nine different Bears saw the court today, as Mercer splits its series with Samford.

Samford (12-9, 2-6 SoCon) had Ques Glover lead the Bulldogs with 20 points. Glover went 8-of-15 from the field on the night and shot 100% at the line (3-3). Wesley Cardet and Jaden Campbell shared points and minutes as they both added 14 points apiece in a combined 52 minutes of shared gameplay split evenly. Logan Dye had 11 points shooting 0-3 from behind the arc. Samford finished shooting 31.6% from downtown. The Bulldogs move to 2-6 in the SoCon.

NOTABLES:
- Johnson led the Bears in scoring with 13.
- Haase was the only Bear to play over 30+ minutes.
- Four Bears finished 2-2 from the FT line.

HIGHLIGHTS:
- Walker Jr. Put Back
- Johnson's Three
- Robertson's Drive

FINAL GRAPHIC:

2H | Final in Birmingham pic.twitter.com/pz1JyVzHUU
— Mercer Men's Basketball (@MercerMBB) January 27, 2022

UP NEXT:
Mercer will host Furman in Macon as they face the Paladins on Jan. 29 in Hawkins Arena. Tip-off is slated for 6:00 p.m. in a doubleheader shared with Mercer WBB. The matchup on Saturday can be viewed on CBS Sports Network and can be heard on the Mercer Sports Network (100.9 The Creek, SportsMic) with Rick Cameron on the call.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW | ALUMNI 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. 29 against Furman at 6:00 p.m. Tickets for this game can be purchased here.

Saturday's game is Mercer's "Alumni Night", Alumni get in for free using this link: https://bit.ly/3ABc9T9

HOW TO FOLLOW THE BEARS:
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