Tuesday, November 10
Statesboro, Ga.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
at
Georgia Southern
11/9/2026 7:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip Off is set for 7 p.m. ET
MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's basketball team will make the short trip in-state to Statesboro on Tuesday to take on Georgia Southern. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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SERIES HISTORY
Tuesday's game will be the 117th all-time meeting between Mercer and Georgia Southern. Georgia Southern leads the series, 73-43, however the Bears have won the last two meetings with the most recent one coming back in December 2021.
NEED TO KNOW
Georgia Southern will be the first of two Division I opponents from the state of Georgia that the Mercer Bears will play this season. Mercer will visit Georgia State on December 1.
BEARS BY THE NUMBERS
SCOUTING GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Georgia Southern returned four players from the 2025-26 squad which won 21 games. Second Team Preseason All-Sun Belt recipient, Dallas Gardner, enters his second season with the Eagles, but the first in which he will be on the court after being sidelined all of last season due to injury.
Georgia Southern is 1-1 on the season. The Eagles defeated Ball State 67-55 in the season opener at home. Most recently, the Eagles lost on the road to Georgia Tech, 95-83. Through two games, Georgia Southern is averaging 75.0 points per game and also allowing 75.0 points per game. The Eagles are shooting just 38.1% from the field and 27.3% from three. Georgia Southern will take a lot of three-point attempts as they are averaging 22.5 three-point attempts per game.
Junior forward Eltramon Smith leads the team in scoring at 22.0 points per game. Smith scored 24 points in the season opener at Ball State and then scored 20 points on an efficient 8-of-13 shooting against Georgia Tech on Friday.
STAY CONNECTED
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| ABOUT THE GAME | |
| Date: Tuesday, November 10 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Statesboro, Ga. I Hill Convocation Center TV: ESPN+ Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB |
SERIES HISTORY
Tuesday's game will be the 117th all-time meeting between Mercer and Georgia Southern. Georgia Southern leads the series, 73-43, however the Bears have won the last two meetings with the most recent one coming back in December 2021.
NEED TO KNOW
Georgia Southern will be the first of two Division I opponents from the state of Georgia that the Mercer Bears will play this season. Mercer will visit Georgia State on December 1.
BEARS BY THE NUMBERS
- 29 - Quinton Perkins scored a career high 29 points in the loss at Davidson on Saturday. Perkins also had a career high seven assists.
- 9Â - After averaging 16.5 turnovers per game through the first two games of the season, Mercer limited its turnovers to just nine against Davidson.
- 60.0Â - In the second half against Davidson, Mercer shot 60% from three-point range making six of its 10 three-point attempts in the half.
SCOUTING GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Georgia Southern returned four players from the 2025-26 squad which won 21 games. Second Team Preseason All-Sun Belt recipient, Dallas Gardner, enters his second season with the Eagles, but the first in which he will be on the court after being sidelined all of last season due to injury.
Georgia Southern is 1-1 on the season. The Eagles defeated Ball State 67-55 in the season opener at home. Most recently, the Eagles lost on the road to Georgia Tech, 95-83. Through two games, Georgia Southern is averaging 75.0 points per game and also allowing 75.0 points per game. The Eagles are shooting just 38.1% from the field and 27.3% from three. Georgia Southern will take a lot of three-point attempts as they are averaging 22.5 three-point attempts per game.
Junior forward Eltramon Smith leads the team in scoring at 22.0 points per game. Smith scored 24 points in the season opener at Ball State and then scored 20 points on an efficient 8-of-13 shooting against Georgia Tech on Friday.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Mercer Basketball on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook.
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