Mercer University
Western Carolina
Mercer Looks To Continue Win Streak Wednesday At Home Against Western Carolina
1/20/2026 3:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip-Off is at 7 p.m. inside Hawkins Arena
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| ABOUT THE GAME | |
| Date: Wednesday, Jan. 21 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Macon, Ga I Hawkins Arena TV: ESPN+ Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB |
LAST TIME OUT
Armani Mighty posted his 10th double-double of the season as Mercer rolled to its fourth consecutive win, 102-92 over UNCG last Saturday from First Horizon Coliseum.
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday's game will be the 23rd all-time meeting between Mercer and Western Carolina. Western Carolina leads the all-time series 17-15 The two teams split their two regular season meetings last year, before meeting in the First Round of the SoCon Tournament where Mercer won, 67-66
NEED TO KNOW
Western Carolina and Mercer rank second and third in the conference in rebounding as the Catamounts rank second with 39.5 rebounds per game and the Bears rank third with 39.2 rebounds per game.
SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA
Western Carolina enters Wednesday's game with a 6-11 overall record and 2-4 record in conference play. The Catamounts were picked to finish seventh in the Preseason SoCon Coaches Poll. Western Carolina is coming off a 90-82 home loss toÂ
Chattanooga. Western Carolina is just 1-9 on the road this year, although it's lone win on the road is one of its best wins of the season when the Catamounts went to Greenville, South Carolina and beat Furman in overtime.
In conference play, Western Carolina ranks tied for sixth in the conference in scoring at 77.0 points per game and seventh in scoring defense as they allow 79.2 points per game. Western Carolina is one of two teams (The Citadel) without a player in the top 10 in scoring in the conference. Redshirt juniors Marcus Kell and Cord Stansberry are tied for the team lead in scoring at 13.6 points per game.
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