Mercer University
Samford
Mercer Visits Samford Saturday
2/6/2026 1:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip-Off is at 6 p.m. ET inside Pete Hanna Center
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| ABOUT THE GAME | |
| Date: Saturday, Feb. 7 Time: 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT Location: Birmingham, Ala. I Pete Hanna Center TV: ESPN+ Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB |
LAST TIME OUT
The Mercer men's basketball team dropped a tough 79-75 game on the road to Chattanooga Thursday night from McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's game will be the 117th all-time meeting between Mercer and Samford. Mercer leads the all-time series 68-48. This is the first game between the two teams this season.
NEED TO KNOW
Saturday's game features two of the top scorers and rebounders in the SoCon in Samford's Jadin Booth (20.4 ppg) and Dylan Faulkner (7.9 rpg) and Mercer's Baraka Okojie (18.8 ppg) and Armani Mighty (10.5 rpg).
SCOUTING SAMFORD
Samford enters Saturday's game with a 12-12 overall record and 5-6 record in conference play. The Bulldogs are currently tied for fifth place in the SoCon standings.Â
Saturday's game will be the first meeting of the season between Mercer and Samford.
Samford has won 3 of its last four games. The Bulldogs are coming off a 78-64 win at home over The Citadel on Thursday. Samford is 7-3 at home this season.
In conference play, Samford ranks fifth in the SoCon in scoring at 78.3 points per game. Defensively, the Bulldogs are allowing 75.7 points per game which is third best in the conference.
Samford's Jadin Booth leads the SoCon in scoring at 20.4 points per game. Booth leads the country in three-pointers made per game at 4.0 made three's per game. Forward Dylan Faulkner ranks sixth in the conference in scoring at 17.4 points per game. He is fourth in the Socon in rebounding at 7.9 rebounds per game.
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