Robinson's Career Night Guides Mercer To Comeback Win, 79-78 At UNCG

Wednesday, January 22

Greensboro, N.C.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

10-10,3-4SoCon

UNC Greensboro

12-8,5-2SoCon

Mercer

UNC Greensboro

Robinson's Career Night Guides Mercer To Comeback Win, 79-78 At UNCG

1/22/2025 10:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Mercer erased a 23-point first half deficit in the win

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Ahmad Robinson scored 33 points including two clutch free throws with 7.5 seconds to play to help guide Mercer to a 79-78 win over UNCG Wednesday night from First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Bears and Mercer becomes the first team to hand UNCG a loss on its home court this season as the Spartans entered the game 7-0 on their home court this season.

After trailing by 13 points at halftime, Mercer outscored UNCG 44-30 in the second half. The Bears had their way in the paint where they outscored the Spartans 38-16.

Robinson scored a career high 33 points on 10-of-19 shooting along with six assists, five rebounds, and five steals. Tyler Johnson had 17 points and seven rebounds. Marcus Overstreet had a huge second half for the Bears scoring all 13 of his points in the second frame and he also pulled down five rebounds.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Mercer 79, UNCG 78
RECORDS: Mercer 10-10, 3-4 (SoCon); UNCG 12-8, 5-2 (SoCon)
LOCATION: Greensboro, N.C. (First Horizon Coliseum)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Back-to-back layups from Alex Holt and Brady Shoulders gave Mercer an early 13-6 lead. A layup from Angel Montas Jr. put the Bears up 17-14. Then, UNCG found its rhythm offensively and went on a 22-0 run to take a 36-17 lead. A jumper from Johnson made it 44-25 with just under three minutes to go in the first half.

The Bears closed the half on a 14-4 run and found themselves down 48-35 at halftime. Johnson finished the half leading the Bears with 14 points.

2ND HALF
Johnson knocked down a mid-range jump shot to get the Bears within single digits at 50-41. UNCG went back up by 14 points after a three-pointer from Kenyon Giles to make it a 63-49 game.

Mercer trailed 67-54 heading to the under-8 media timeout. Overstreet then asserted himself on the offensive end, scoring eight straight points for the Bears. Then a pair of free throws from Robinson brought Mercer within four at 69-65 with four minutes to play. The Spartans' Ronald Polite III made a three-pointer to put UNCG up 76-70 with two minutes to play.

Robinson connected on a three-pointer with 37 seconds left to bring Mercer within one at 78-77. The Bears forced a UNCG turnover on the following possession and Robinson got fouled driving to the basket with 7.5 seconds to play. He made both free throws to give Mercer a 79-78 lead. UNCG advanced the ball to the frontcourt and called timeout with 4.3 seconds to play. The Spartans missed two shots before the final buzzer as Mercer completed the 23-point comeback to earn the road win.

NOTABLES
+ Mercer handed UNCG its first home loss of the season. The Spartans were 7-0 at home entering Wednesday.
+ The win was Mercer's second of the season when trailing at halftime.
+ Ahmad Robinson scored a career high 33 points. He scored the last nine points of the game for the Bears in less than two minutes of game time.
+ Mercer held UNCG to just 7-of-30 (23.3%) shooting from the field in the second half.
+ Marcus Overstreet equaled his season high of 13 points.
+ Paint points were 38-16 in favor of the Bears.
+ Mercer had 11 steals which were tied for the most in a conference game this season for the Bears.
+ Tyler Johnson's seven rebounds tied his season high.

UP NEXT
Mercer returns home to Macon to welcome Furman to Hawkins Arena on Saturday, Jan. 25. Tip-off is at 4:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the women's game scheduled for 2 p.m.

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