Men's Basketball Hosts Furman On Wednesday

Wednesday, February 7

Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

Furman

Tickets

2/6/2024 2:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By: Makenzie Jones, jones_m@mercer.edu

MACON – The Mercer men's basketball team (10-13, 3-7) will meet Furman (12-11, 6-4) for the first time this season. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. in Hawkins Arena and will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Bears are fresh off of a big home win over VMI where Jalyn McCreary put up 30 points. The Paladins narrowly lost to UNC Greensboro, led by Marcus Foster with 26 points and JP Pegues with 25. Mercer has only beaten Furman once since Head Coach Bob Richey took the reins in Greenville, but last year's MU squad came within three points of doing so. Then-freshman Jah Quinones tallied 12 points in the game, including a clutch layup in the final minute of play.

GAMEDAY INFO

Mercer (10-13, 3-7 SoCon) vs. Furman (12-11, 6-4 SoCon)
Wednesday, February 7 | 7 p.m. EST
Macon, Ga. | Hawkins Arena
LIVE STATS
TV: ESPN+ | Radio: SportsMic

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS

Senior Jalyn McCreary tied his career-high of 30 points and junior Alex Holt tallied his first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the team to a 90-69 victory over visiting VMI on Saturday afternoon in Hawkins Arena. Caleb Hunter also scored a season-high 12 points and added five rebounds and three assists. The win snapped a three-game losing streak at home.

SCOUTING REPORT

Furman is 6-4 in conference play and 3-7 on the road this season. The Paladins went into overtime at the Citadel on Wednesday. The Bulldogs had a 14-point lead at halftime, but the Paladins fought back to single digits and sent the game to overtime on a last-second 3-pointer by JP Pegues. FU took the lead with 2:48 left in OT and held it to the end. In Sunday's ESPNU feature game, Furman fell to UNC Greensboro by two points. Marcus Foster led the Dins with 26 points but missed potential game-tying free throws at the end. JP Pegues was right behind him, chipping in 25 points, including five 3-pointers.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Bears will be on the road for the first time in two weeks on Saturday at Western Carolina at 4 p.m. in Cullowhee.

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