Wednesday, January 3
Johnson City, Tenn.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
at
East Tennessee State
Men's Basketball Opens Conference Play at ETSU
1/2/2024 12:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MACON – The Mercer men's basketball team (7-6) will play its first Southern Conference game of the season in Johnson City vs. East Tennessee State (8-5). The Bears won both games between the two teams last season.
Wednesday's game is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.The Bears will stay on the road this weekend to play VMI on Saturday in Lexington, Va.
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Wednesday's game is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.The Bears will stay on the road this weekend to play VMI on Saturday in Lexington, Va.
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| GAMEDAY INFO |
| Mercer (7-6, 0-0 SoCon) vs. East Tennessee State (8-5, 0-0 SoCon) Wednesday, January 3 | 7 p.m. EST Johnson City, Tenn. |Â Freedom Hall LIVE STATS TV:Â ESPN+Â | Radio: SportsMic |
| LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS |
| Mercer defeated Talladega 74-50 in another high-percentage shooting night led by Jalyn McCreary who scored 24 points. Bench points (43) accounted for more than half of Mercer's total, and points off turnovers (19) were both too much for the Tornadoes to handle, as Mercer kept the lead the entire game. The Bears snapped a nine-game winning streak for Talladega. Mercer has now won five-straight games – its longest winning streak since stringing together five-straight wins from Nov. 27-Dec. 11, 2021. |
| SCOUTING REPORT |
| ETSU has an 8-5 overall record and is undefeated at home this season. Most recently, the Bucs defeated East Carolina by 16 in Greenville. Two ETSU players scored over 20 points and two more reached double digits. ETSU finished sixth in the Southern Conference preseason media poll and seventh in the coaches poll, which flip-flops with Mercer's preseason rankings. No Bucs players were preseason All-Conference selections, but three average double-digit scoring, and two average at least seven rebounds per game. |
| LOOKING AHEAD |
| The Bears will travel to Lexington, Va. to play VMI Saturday, Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. |
| STAY CONNECTED |
| Follow Mercer Men's Basketball on Twitter and Instagram and "Like" Mercer Men's Basketball on Facebook. |
| SUPPORT THE BEARS |
| Fans can help support the Mercer athletics department by making a gift to the Mercer Athletic Foundation. To find out more information about the Mercer Athletic Foundation, visit SupportMAF.com or email maf@mercer.edu. |
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