Mercer Downs Chicago State At Home, 75-63

Sunday, December 15

Macon, Ga.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

6-4,0-0SoCon

Chicago State

0-12,0-0NEC

Chicago State

Mercer

12/15/2024 5:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Ahmad Robinson led Mercer with 25 points

MACON, Ga. – Ahmad Robinson scored 25 points to lead all scorers as the Mercer Bears led Chicago State nearly wire-to-wire in a 75-63 win over the Cougars Sunday afternoon from Hawkins Arena.

The Bears were in control of the game most of the way, leading for more than 36 minutes of game action, but Chicago State wouldn't go away as the Bears never led by more than 12 points at any point in the game. Mercer shot 29-of-66 (44%) from the field and Chicago State went 24-of-65 (37%) from the field. A big difference in the game was points in the paint which Mercer held a 46-26 advantage in.

Robinson's 25 points matched his season high set against Jacksonville on Nov. 25. He had an efficient day shooting as well, going 9-of-16 (56.3%) from the field and 7-of-8 (87.5%) from the free throw line.

Marcus Overstreet had a solid game down low for the Bears. Overstreet scored 10 points on 5-of-6 (83.3%) shooting and pulled down seven rebounds. Freshman Brady Shoulders did a bit of everything for Mercer, scoring seven points to go with three assists, while grabbing a career high 12 rebounds.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Mercer 75, Chicago State 63
RECORDS: Mercer 6-4 (0-0 SoCon); Chicago State, 0-12 (NEC)
LOCATION: Macon, GA (Hawkins Arena)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Robinson and Cam Bryant combined to score 10 of Mercer's 14 points of the game as the Bears took an early 14-8 lead. A three-pointer from Chicago State tied the game at 20 with seven minutes to play in the first half. The Bears would then go on a 13-2 run to take a 33-22 lead. During the scoring run, the Bears mad six field goals, each made by a different player.

Robinson would make two layups in the final two minutes of the half for Mercer's only points in the last two minutes and the Bears took a 37-30 lead into halftime.

2ND HALF
Chicago State got within three points at 46-43 just five minutes into the second half. However, the Bears would go on a quick 7-2 run highlighted by a three-pointer from Tyler Johnson to take a 53-45 lead.

Mercer couldn't put together a long scoring run to put the game out of reach in the second half as the Cougars kept hanging around and the Bears led somewhere between seven and 10 points for most of the second half. A dunk from Overstreet put Mercer up 69-59 with just over five minutes to play. The Bears didn't make a field goal over the final five minutes of game time but made six free throws and strung together stops defensively to earn the 75-63 win.

NOTABLES
+ Mercer improves to 4-0 at home this season.
+ Ahmad Robinson's 25 points tied his season high set against Jacksonville. He scored 25 points without making a three-pointer.
+ Defensively, the Bears did a good job of not fouling and keeping Chicago State off the free throw line. The Cougars attempted just eight free throws all game.
+ Mercer committed just nine turnovers; the third consecutive game with less than 10 turnovers for the Bears.
+ Points in the paint were 46-26 in favor of Mercer.
+ Brady Shoulders had a career high 12 rebounds after just previously setting his career high with 10 rebounds the game before.

UP NEXT
Mercer heads back on the road to play Queens in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.

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