Alvarez helps Mercer defeat VMI, gain 1st SoCon title game
— Neftali Alvarez scored 23 points, making a trio of 3-pointers, and seventh-seeded Mercer defeated Southern Conference tournament upstart VMI 73-59 in the semifinal round on Sunday night.
— Neftali Alvarez scored 23 points, making a trio of 3-pointers, and seventh-seeded Mercer defeated Southern Conference tournament upstart VMI 73-59 in the semifinal round on Sunday night.
— Leon Ayers III came off the bench to tally 16 points to lead Mercer to a 62-61 win over Wofford in the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Saturday.
— Leon Ayers III, Felipe Haase and Ross Cummings scored 17 points apiece as No. 7 seeded Mercer romped past No. 10 seed Samford 87-59 in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament on Friday night.
— Cory Hightower had 16 points to lead five Western Carolina players in double figures as the Catamounts easily defeated Mercer 85-61 on Saturday. Xavier Cork and Matt Halvorsen added 14 points apiece for the Catamounts. Kameron Gibson chipped in 13...
— Kamar Robertson had a career-high 28 points, Neftali Alvarez had seven of his 11 in the last 1:25 of overtime and Mercer narrowly defeated Chattanooga 81-77 on Wednesday night.
— Felipe Haase recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds to carry Mercer to an 88-52 win over The Citadel on Monday night.
— Noah Gurley had a season-high 24 points plus 10 rebounds as Furman topped Mercer 70-60 on Saturday.
— Angelo Allegri had 16 points and seven rebounds as UNC Greensboro edged past Mercer 77-74 on Saturday.
— Neftali Alvarez had 23 points as Mercer topped Samford 77-70 in overtime on Wednesday night.
— Ross Cummings had a season-high 25 points as Mercer beat Samford 89-82 in double overtime on Monday night in a game that featured a pair of last-second heroics before the Bears broke away in the last 90 seconds.
— Tray Hollowell scored a career-high 22 points and Ryan Larson made four straight free throws as Wofford held off Mercer 72-69 on Saturday.
— Isaiah Miller had 22 points as UNC Greensboro defeated Mercer 81-68 on Wednesday night.
— Felipe Haase had a career-high 23 points as Mercer narrowly beat VMI 83-80 on Saturday. Ross Cummings added 22 points for the Bears.
— Leon Ayers III had a season-high 23 points as Mercer easily defeated The Citadel 83-63 on Wednesday.
— Neftali Alvarez had a career-high 24 points as Mercer edged past Western Carolina 78-76 on Saturday. Maciej Bender added 22 points for the Bears. Bender also had seven rebounds.
— Stefan Kenic scored a career-high 27 points as Chattanooga edged Mercer 83-80 on Wednesday night.
— Clay Mounce had a career-high 27 points as Furman narrowly beat Mercer 83-80 on Saturday. Noah Gurley added 23 points for the Paladins.
— Storm Murphy posted 16 points as Wofford defeated Mercer 78-65 on Tuesday night in a Southern Conference opener for both teams.
— Maciej Bender had a career-high 21 points and Mercer beat Kennesaw State 81-71 on Tuesday.
— Justin Roberts had 17 points as Georgia State beat Mercer 88-81 on Wednesday night.
— Ross Cummings had 22 points as Mercer narrowly defeated Georgia Southern 77-75 on Sunday night.
— Leon Ayers III and Felipe Haase scored 17 points apiece as Mercer topped Georgia State 86-69 on Monday night.
— Felipe Haase and Neftali Alvarez scored 17 points apiece, Ross Cummings added 16 points, and Mercer beat Georgia Tech 83-73 on Friday night at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
The NCAA cleared a path for the 2020-21 college basketball season to begin with last week's announcement. Now comes the tough part.
Mason Faulkner had 22 points as fifth-seeded Western Carolina defeated fourth-seeded Mercer 70-56 in the Southern Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UNC Greensboro | 13-5 | - | 21-8 |
Wofford | 12-5 | 0.5 | 15-9 |
Furman | 10-5 | 1.5 | 16-9 |
Chattanooga | 9-7 | 3 | 18-8 |
East Tennessee State | 8-7 | 3.5 | 13-12 |
VMI | 7-7 | 4 | 13-12 |
Mercer | 8-9 | 4.5 | 18-11 |
The Citadel | 5-11 | 7 | 13-12 |
Western Carolina | 4-13 | 8.5 | 11-16 |
Samford | 2-9 | 7.5 | 6-13 |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 1-3 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 3 |