Bears Claim Dominant 80-46 Win Over The Citadel

Wednesday, January 29

Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

11-11,4-5SoCon

The Citadel

5-15,0-9SoCon

The Citadel

Mercer

Bears Claim Dominant 80-46 Win Over The Citadel

1/29/2025 10:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Bears allow second fewest points in a game all season

MACON, Ga. – Marcus Overstreet recorded a double-double off the bench and Mercer rolled to a dominant 80-46 win at home over The Citadel Wednesday night from Hawkins Arena.

The 46 points allowed by the Bears were the second fewest allowed in a game this season (43 vs Trinity Baptist). Mercer dominated points in the paint on the night, 42-20. Offensively, Mercer was balanced getting 28 points from its bench with nine different players making a field goal. The Bears also won the battle on the glass, outrebounding the Bulldogs, 44-34.

Johnson led all players with 18 points on 8-of-17 shooting (47.1%) and had a season high four steals defensively to lead the Bears. Marcus Overstreet had one of his best games as a Bear, recording a double-double and finishing one point shy of his season high with 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting with 10 rebounds.

Ahmad Robinson finished with 16 points and a game high seven assists. Brady Shoulders and Cam Bryant each had seven points for the Bears.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Mercer 80, The Citadel 46
RECORDS: Mercer 11-11, 4-5 (SoCon); The Citadel 5-15, 0-9 (SoCon)
LOCATION: Macon, Ga. (Hawkins Arena)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
A short jump shot from Overstreet gave Mercer an early 9-5 lead. The Bulldogs battled for much of the opening 12 minutes of the game as they trailed by just one point at 15-14. However, Mercer closed the half on a 19-4 run over the final eight minutes of game action to take a 34-18 lead into the half. The long scoring run to close the half included a quick 10-0 run that was finished by a fastbreak dunk by Bryant and a tip-in from Overstreet.

2ND HALF
Another fastbreak dunk by Bryant extended Mercer's lead to 20 points at 45-25. A jumper, followed by a top of the key three-pointer from Robinson gave Mercer a 58-35 lead with nine minutes to play.

Then, Overstreet and Johnson combined to score 13 of Mercer's next 16 points as the Bears continued to stretch their lead to 74-40 with just under four minutes to play. The Bears closed out the home win with back-to-back three-pointers from TJ Grant and Angel Montas Jr.

NOTABLES
+ Mercer's 46 points allowed were its second fewest allowed in a game this season (43 vs Trinity Baptist). They were the fewest points allowed to a conference opponent since allowing just 41 points to The Citadel in the 2023 SoCon Tournament.
+ Marcus Overstreet recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
+ Mercer led in bench points, 28-11 and points in the paint 42-20.
+ Mercer shot 33-for-67 (49.3%) from the floor, its best field goal percentage in a conference game this season.
+ As a team, the Bears had a season high eight blocks led by Overstreet and Holt with three each.
+ Robinson went 6-for-11 (54.5%) from the field, his third consecutive game shooting better than 50 percent from the floor.

UP NEXT
Mercer heads back on the road to play Chattanooga on Saturday, Feb. 1. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. from McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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