Mercer Bears vs. Western Carolina Catamounts

Jan 11, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	30	41	71
WCU	36	43	79

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	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Maciej Bender	33	3-10	0-0	2-2	13	1	0	3	4	4	8
1Kamar Robertson	21	3-8	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	5	6
5Djordje Dimitrijevic	37	10-19	2-8	12-14	4	0	4	0	1	3	34
3Jeffrey Gary	36	2-10	0-5	4-4	3	2	1	0	1	0	8
22Ethan Stair	24	3-7	0-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	5	6
14Victor Bafutto	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
23James Glisson III	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
35Patrick Urey	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
10Daniel Love	22	2-6	0-0	3-4	5	0	2	0	0	4	7

TOTAL	-	24-6338.1%	2-1910.5%	21-2487.5%	35	4	10	4	12	25	71

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Carlos Dotson	14	4-5	0-0	4-8	3	0	0	0	2	1	12
33Onno Steger	27	3-6	2-4	0-2	4	3	0	0	3	4	8
14Kameron Gibson	27	1-6	1-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	1	3
2Matt Halvorsen	32	3-5	3-4	7-7	2	0	0	0	0	3	16
11Mason Faulkner	28	3-12	2-4	10-12	6	2	1	0	3	3	18
13Xavier Cork	21	4-6	0-0	0-0	8	2	3	1	3	0	8
44Adam Sledd	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
4Tyler Harris	13	0-3	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	2	4
1Travion McCray	16	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	2	1	1	1	2	3
21Marcus Thomas	17	2-6	0-2	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	1	5
TOTAL	-	22-5143.1%	9-1850.0%	26-3574.3%	35	12	5	2	16	17	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERWCU

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

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

WCU

71Points79

24-63(38.1%)Field Goal(%)22-51(43.1%)

2-19(10.5%)3-Point(%)9-18(50.0%)

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%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WCU -7

over/under: 153.5