Mercer Drops Game On Road To Davidson, 88-76 - Mercer University Athletics

Saturday, November 7

Davidson, N.C.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

1-2,0-0SoCon

Davidson

2-0,0-0Atlantic 10

Team	1	2	F
Mercer	33	43	76
Davidson	34	54	88

11/7/2026 10:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Quinton Perkins led the Bears with a career high 29 points

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Despite a career high 29 points and seven assists from Quinton Perkins, the Mercer men's basketball team fell on the road to Davidson, 88-76 Saturday night from Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina.

Perkins scored 29 points while shooting better than 50% from the field. He went 9-for-17 (52.9%) from the floor and made 5-of-10 three-pointers. Derek Goodman and Karon Boyd were the other Bears to score in double figures as Goodman had 15 points and Boyd 13 points to go with eight rebounds.

Mercer shot 27-for-62 (43.6%) from the field and made 10-of-25 (40.0%) of its three-point attempts. On the other side, Davidson shot better than 50% from the floor, going 36-for-70 (51.4%) of its field goal attempts and went just 8-for-22 (36.4%) from deep. Davidson did most of its work in the paint, outscoring the Bears 44-26 in points in the paint. The Wildcats also outscored the Bears 15-0 in points off turnovers despite the Bears having fewer than 10 turnovers (9) for the first time this season.

Neither team had much of an advantage on the glass as Davidson slightly outrebounded Mercer, 39-35. Davidson's starters scored 80 of their 80 points while the Bears got 18 points from their bench.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Davidson 88, Mercer 76
RECORDS: Davidson (2-0, 0-0 A-10), Mercer (1-2, 0-0 SoCon)
LOCATION: Davidson, N.C. (Belk Arena)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Perkins and Goodman each scored five of Mercer's first 10 points of the game and the Bears led 10-6, four minutes into the game. Trailing 17-16, Mercer would go on a 12-4 run to take its largest lead of the game at 28-21 with more than six minutes to play in the first half.

However, the Wildcats would respond by going on an 11-1 run to take a three-point lead at 32-29. Boyd scored on a tip-in off a Mercer missed shot for the last basket of the half as just one-point separated the two sides with Davidson holding a 34-33 lead.

2ND HALF
Perkins connected on a three-pointer and scored Mercer's first five points of the second half to tie the game at 38. Davidson would then go on a 9-2 run to take a 47-40 lead. Back-to-back layups from Makoi and Cherry brought Mercer within eight after Davidson briefly stretched its lead to 10. Davidson would once again go on a run to take a 60-46 lead with under 12 minutes to go, forcing a Mercer timeout.

A Perkins three, followed by a jumper from Boyd brought Mercer within nine at 68-59 with over eight minutes to play. Perkins made his fourth three of the game with more than five minutes to play, bringing the score to 75-68, Davidson. Once more, the Wildcats would go on a run, this time a 10-2 scoring run to go back up by 15 points at 85-70 with 2:14 to play to put the game out of reach for the Bears with just two minutes to play. Perkins and Goodman each made a three-pointer over the last two minutes as the game finished, 88-76.

NOTABLES
+ Quinton Perkins scored a career high 29 points on 9-for-17 shooting. He also had a career high seven assists.
+ Mercer had 18 bench points to just eight for Davidson.
+ Karon Boyd had a season high 13 points and eight rebounds.
+ Boyd, Shoulders, and Makoi each led the Bears with eight rebounds.
+ Mercer had a season low nine turnovers.

NEXT UP
Mercer will continue its road trip next Tuesday by visiting in-state rival Georgia Southern on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. from Statesboro, Georgia.

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