Mercer Outlasted By Wofford At Home, 77-66

Saturday, February 8

Macon, Ga.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

11-14,4-8SoCon

Wofford

13-12,7-5SoCon

Wofford

Mercer

2/8/2025 6:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Ahmad Robinson led Mercer with 16 points

MACON, Ga. – Ahmad Robinson led led Mercer with 16 points, but the Mercer Bears fell at home to Wofford, 77-66 Saturday afternoon from Hawkins Arena.

Both teams shot 40 percent from the field, but the Terriers shot 35.3 percent from deep, making 12 three-pointers to just five made threes for the Bears who shot 22.7 percent from behind the arc. Neither team had a decisive advantage on the glass in what was a matchup of two of the top three rebounding teams in the SoCon. Wofford had 44 rebounds to Mercer's 40.

Wofford shot it better from three-point range, but the Bears won the battle in the paint as paint points were, 34-26 in favor of the Bears.

In addition to Robinson's 16 points, Tyler Johnson finished right behind him with 15 points and five rebounds. Marcus Overstreet picked up his third double-double in his last four games with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Wofford 77, Mercer 66
RECORDS: Mercer 11-14, 4-8 (SoCon); Wofford 13-12, 7-5 (SoCon)
LOCATION: Macon, Ga. (Hawkins Arena)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Back-to-back layups from Alex Holt gave Mercer an early 9-5 lead. Then, a layup from Wofford's Corey Tripp gave Wofford a 5-point lead at 17-12 with 10 minutes still to play in the first half.

Both offenses went a little cold from the field in the middle part of the first half, but Wofford led 26-19 with just under six minutes left in the first half. The Terriers closed the half on a 9-2 run and would take a 38-27 lead into halftime.

2ND HALF
Trailing 42-30, the Bears went on a 10-0 run to make it a one-possession game at 42-40. Six of Mercer's 10 points during the run were second-chance points off offensive rebounds. However, Wofford was able to respond with an 8-0 run to go back up by double figures at 50-40.

The Terriers slowly stretched their lead to 16 points at 61-45 with nine minutes remaining. An offensive rebounds and putback from Holt got the Bears within seven at 64-57 with more than five minutes to play. However, Mercer wasn't able to get enough defensive stops down the stretch as Wofford kept Mercer from making a late run to hold on for the 77-66 win.

NOTABLES
+ Mercer had 13 offensive rebounds; the Bears have had at least 10 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
+ Tyler Johnson went 3-for-7 from three-point range. He has made at least three three's in five of his last six games.
+ Marcus Overstreet recorded 11 points and 13 rebounds for his third double-double in his last four games.
+ Brady Shoulders had a career high six steals.
+ Second chance points were 16-10 in favor of Mercer.

UP NEXT
Mercer heads back on the road to play at Furman on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Greenville, South Carolina.

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