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FINAL
Jan 11, 2020

Box Score

12T
MER304171
WCU364379

Game Recap

Faulkner scores 18 to lift W. Carolina over Mercer 79-71. son Faulkner scored 18 points, making 6 of 8 free throws in the final 34 seconds, and Western Carolina ran its winning streak to five with a 79-71 win over Mercer on Saturday.

Player Stats

Mercer Bears logoMERCERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Maciej Bender333-100-02-213103448
1Kamar Robertson213-80-20-03111056
5Djordje Dimitrijevic3710-192-812-1440401334
3Jeffrey Gary362-100-54-43210108
22Ethan Stair243-70-40-04000256
14Victor Bafutto50-00-00-00000220
23James Glisson III71-20-00-01000112
35Patrick Urey150-10-00-02020110
10Daniel Love222-60-03-45020047
TOTAL-24-6338.1%2-1910.5%21-2487.5%354104122571
Western Carolina Catamounts logoWESTERN CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Carlos Dotson144-50-04-830002112
33Onno Steger273-62-40-24300348
14Kameron Gibson271-61-30-05200213
2Matt Halvorsen323-53-47-720000316
11Mason Faulkner283-122-410-1262103318
13Xavier Cork214-60-00-08231308
44Adam Sledd51-10-00-00000002
4Tyler Harris130-30-04-43000024
1Travion McCray161-11-10-02211123
21Marcus Thomas172-60-21-22100215
TOTAL-22-5143.1%9-1850.0%26-3574.3%351252161779

Play-by-Play

1st halfMERWCU
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:45) Maciej Bender missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:42) Carlos Dotson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:38) Foul on Kamar Robertson.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:26) Foul on Djordje Dimitrijevic.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:26) Carlos Dotson missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:26) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (19:26) Carlos Dotson made Free Throw.
    01
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:12) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (19:09) Carlos Dotson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (18:52) Carlos Dotson Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:52) Kamar Robertson Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (18:32) Maciej Bender made Layup.
    21
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (18:15) Xavier Cork made Layup.
    23
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (17:58) Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Maciej Bender.
    43
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:45) Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:41) Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:31) Jeffrey Gary missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:28) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:05) Onno Steger missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:01) Xavier Cork Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:01) Xavier Cork missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (17:01) Onno Steger Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (17:00) Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Onno Steger.
    46
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:35) Foul on Ethan Stair.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:35) Ethan Stair Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:15) Xavier Cork Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:04) Maciej Bender Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (16:04) Xavier Cork Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:56) Mason Faulkner missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:52) Xavier Cork Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (15:50) Xavier Cork made Layup.
    48
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:21) Maciej Bender missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:19) Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (15:10) Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:06) Daniel Love Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (14:55) Djordje Dimitrijevic made Layup.
    68
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (14:40) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
    610
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (14:23) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
  • (14:23) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (14:23) Maciej Bender made Free Throw.
    710
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (14:23) Maciej Bender made Free Throw.
    810
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (13:59) Tyler Harris missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:56) Djordje Dimitrijevic Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:34) Jeffrey Gary missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:30) Jeffrey Gary Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:26) Jeffrey Gary Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (13:13) Marcus Thomas made Layup.
    812
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:57) Victor Bafutto Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (12:36) Marcus Thomas Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:36) Patrick Urey Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (12:30) Djordje Dimitrijevic made Layup.
    1012
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (12:17) Adam Sledd made Layup. Assisted by Travion McCray.
    1014
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:57) Foul on Victor Bafutto.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:57) Victor Bafutto Turnover.
  • (11:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:37) Mason Faulkner missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:34) Patrick Urey Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:22) Ethan Stair Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (11:01) Travion McCray Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (10:31) Kameron Gibson made Three Point Jumper.
    1217
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (10:02) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:57) Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:54) Kameron Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:54) Kameron Gibson Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (9:43) Maciej Bender made Jumper.
    1417
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:30) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:26) Kamar Robertson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:17) Maciej Bender Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:17) Xavier Cork Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (9:05) Onno Steger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:01) Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:52) Foul on Matt Halvorsen.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (8:52) Jeffrey Gary made Free Throw.
    1517
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (8:52) Jeffrey Gary made Free Throw.
    1617
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:37) Onno Steger Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:37) Djordje Dimitrijevic Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:30) Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:28) Maciej Bender Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:26) Kamar Robertson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:22) Kameron Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:09) Foul on Maciej Bender.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (8:09) Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.
    1618
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (8:09) Marcus Thomas missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:05) Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:49) Kamar Robertson missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:45) Kamar Robertson Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:45) Kamar Robertson missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:44) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:30) Kameron Gibson missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:27) Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:21) Kamar Robertson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:18) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (7:07) Tyler Harris missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:07) Maciej Bender Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:01) Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:57) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:55) Marcus Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:41) Foul on Ethan Stair.
  • (6:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (6:41) Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
    1619
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (6:41) Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
    1620
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (6:25) Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:21) Foul on James Glisson III.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (6:21) Tyler Harris made Free Throw.
    1621
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (6:21) Tyler Harris made Free Throw.
    1622
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:05) James Glisson III Turnover.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:53) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:50) Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (5:24) Djordje Dimitrijevic made Layup.
    1822
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (5:11) Matt Halvorsen missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:11) Maciej Bender Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:07) Patrick Urey Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (5:05) Kamar Robertson made Layup. Assisted by Jeffrey Gary.
    2022
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:59) Foul on Kamar Robertson.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (4:59) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
    2023
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (4:59) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
    2024
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (4:36) Djordje Dimitrijevic made Layup.
    2224
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:17) Foul on Victor Bafutto.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:17) Onno Steger missed Free Throw.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:17) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:17) Onno Steger missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:14) Djordje Dimitrijevic Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (4:08) Foul on Travion McCray.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (4:07) Daniel Love made Free Throw.
    2324
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (4:07) Daniel Love made Free Throw.
    2424
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:56) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:56) Daniel Love Steal.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:56) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
  • (3:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:34) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (3:30) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (3:27) Marcus Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Travion McCray.
    2426
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:11) Daniel Love missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:03) Daniel Love Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (3:03) Daniel Love made Layup.
    2626
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:47) Foul on Patrick Urey.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (2:47) Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
    2627
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +1 (2:47) Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
    2628
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:27) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (2:23) Onno Steger Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (2:14) Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Thomas.
    2631
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (1:49) Jeffrey Gary made Jumper.
    2831
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:28) Onno Steger Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (1:28) Daniel Love Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (1:24) Daniel Love made Layup.
    3031
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (1:03) Marcus Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:57) Xavier Cork Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +2 (0:57) Xavier Cork made Layup.
    3033
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:38) Patrick Urey missed Layup.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:36) Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    +3 (0:25) Onno Steger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Cork.
    3036
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:17) Mercer Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:03) Jeffrey Gary missed Jumper.
  • Western Carolina Catamounts logo
    (0:00) Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

71Points79
24-63(38.1%)Field Goal(%)22-51(43.1%)
2-19(10.5%)3-Point(%)9-18(50%)
21-24(87.5%)Free Throw(%)26-35(74.3%)
35(13)Rebounds(Offensive)38(11)
4Assists12
10Steals5
4Blocks2
12Turnovers16
25(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
1Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, January 11, 2020 · 5:00 PM
Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC
attendance: 2,296 (29.3%)
spread: WCU -7
over/under: 153.5