Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Mercer Bears

Mar 7, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WCU	28	42	70
MER	29	27	56

Game Recap

Western Carolina upsets Mercer, 70-56; faces ETSU in semis. son Faulkner had 22 points as fifth-seeded Western Carolina defeated fourth-seeded Mercer 70-56 in the Southern Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday.

Player Stats

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Carlos Dotson	24	7-9	0-0	5-7	5	1	0	0	1	2	19
33Onno Steger	35	3-6	3-6	4-4	5	1	2	0	4	3	13
1Travion McCray	30	0-1	0-1	3-6	4	3	1	0	4	0	3
2Matt Halvorsen	35	1-6	1-5	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3
11Mason Faulkner	31	7-15	1-7	7-9	5	4	1	0	1	1	22
13Xavier Cork	11	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	2	0	2	2
44Adam Sledd	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
4Tyler Harris	24	2-2	2-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	3	6
23Malik McCrimmon	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Douglas Elks	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Jason McMillan	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-4252.4%	7-2231.8%	19-2867.9%	24	10	6	2	12	13	70

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Maciej Bender	14	0-1	0-0	2-6	6	2	0	1	3	2	2
1Kamar Robertson	29	7-10	3-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	4	4	17
5Djordje Dimitrijevic	31	4-12	1-4	2-2	4	4	1	0	1	4	11
3Jeffrey Gary	36	3-10	1-6	0-0	3	1	1	0	4	2	7
22Ethan Stair	37	3-8	1-3	0-0	9	1	1	0	1	3	7
14Victor Bafutto	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	2
23James Glisson III	20	4-8	0-0	1-1	3	1	1	0	0	2	9
35Patrick Urey	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Diego Rivera	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	0	1	3	1
10Daniel Love	20	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0

TOTAL	-	22-5540.0%	6-1735.3%	6-1154.5%	31	10	6	1	16	25	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWCUMER

(19:37) Foul on Carlos Dotson.
(19:37) Maciej Bender missed Free Throw.
(19:37) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:37) Maciej Bender missed Free Throw.
(19:36) Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.
(19:18) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:14) Carlos Dotson Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Foul on Jeffrey Gary.
+2 (18:52) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
20
(18:33) Jeffrey Gary missed Jumper.
(18:30) Carlos Dotson Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Foul on Ethan Stair.
+3 (18:10) Onno Steger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
50
(17:52) Maciej Bender Turnover.
(17:52) Onno Steger Steal.
(17:44) Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:42) Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Maciej Bender Turnover.
(17:27) Matt Halvorsen Steal.
+2 (17:22) Carlos Dotson made Layup.
70
+2 (17:05) Kamar Robertson made Jumper.
72
(16:49) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:44) Djordje Dimitrijevic Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Victor Bafutto missed Layup.
(16:36) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Layup.
(16:19) Victor Bafutto Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) Victor Bafutto made Layup.
74
(16:01) Onno Steger missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:59) Djordje Dimitrijevic Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Foul on Victor Bafutto.
(15:33) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:31) Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Ethan Stair made Layup.
76
(14:57) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:54) Victor Bafutto Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Victor Bafutto Turnover.
(14:25) Foul on Maciej Bender.
+1 (14:25) Carlos Dotson made Free Throw.
86
+1 (14:25) Carlos Dotson made Free Throw.
96
(14:10) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Jumper.
(14:07) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Tyler Harris Turnover.
(13:41) Maciej Bender Turnover.
(13:41) Travion McCray Steal.
+3 (13:32) Mason Faulkner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travion McCray.
126
+2 (13:06) Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Maciej Bender.
128
(12:52) Carlos Dotson Turnover.
(12:36) Foul on Xavier Cork.
(12:35) Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:32) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Mason Faulkner missed Jumper.
(12:20) Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.
(12:09) Ethan Stair Turnover.
(11:49) Travion McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:45) Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Jeffrey Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:41) Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:37) Kamar Robertson made Layup.
1210
(11:01) Douglas Elks missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:59) Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Foul on Djordje Dimitrijevic.
(10:56) Djordje Dimitrijevic Turnover.
+2 (10:41) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
1410
(10:27) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Jumper.
(10:24) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Foul on Victor Bafutto.
+3 (10:07) Onno Steger made Three Point Jumper.
1710
(9:40) Jeffrey Gary Turnover.
(9:40) Mason Faulkner Steal.
(9:35) Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:30) Daniel Love Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Djordje Dimitrijevic missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:24) Maciej Bender Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Foul on Carlos Dotson.
+2 (9:06) Djordje Dimitrijevic made Jumper. Assisted by Jeffrey Gary.
1712
(8:41) Onno Steger missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:36) Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:25) Jeffrey Gary made Jumper.
1714
(8:19) Foul on Djordje Dimitrijevic.
(8:18) Travion McCray missed Free Throw.
+1 (8:18) Travion McCray made Free Throw.
1814
(8:17) Maciej Bender Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Xavier Cork.
+1 (7:54) Maciej Bender made Free Throw.
1815
(7:54) Maciej Bender missed Free Throw.
(7:54) Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Foul on Maciej Bender.
+1 (7:32) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
1915
+1 (7:32) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
2015
(7:17) Jeffrey Gary Turnover.
+2 (6:58) Adam Sledd made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
2215
(6:38) Daniel Love Turnover.
(6:30) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:23) Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound.
(6:20) Kamar Robertson Turnover.
(6:03) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
(6:03) Kamar Robertson Steal.
+3 (5:55) Kamar Robertson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Stair.
2218
(5:18) Onno Steger missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:12) Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Foul on Tyler Harris.
+3 (4:48) Kamar Robertson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Glisson III.
2221
(4:19) Onno Steger Turnover.
(4:02) Kamar Robertson missed Layup.
(4:00) Travion McCray Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Foul on Daniel Love.
(3:58) Travion McCray missed Free Throw.
(3:58) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:58) Travion McCray made Free Throw.
2321
+2 (3:41) James Glisson III made Layup.
2323
(3:41) Foul on Adam Sledd.
+1 (3:41) James Glisson III made Free Throw.
2324
(3:26) Foul on Kamar Robertson.
(3:25) Mason Faulkner missed Free Throw.
+1 (3:25) Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
2424
(3:25) Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:12) Jeffrey Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:09) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:04) Jeffrey Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Robertson.
2427
(2:44) Travion McCray Turnover.
(2:44) Jeffrey Gary Steal.
(2:38) Daniel Love missed Layup.
(2:38) Kamar Robertson Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Xavier Cork Block.
(2:23) James Glisson III missed Jumper.
(2:17) James Glisson III Offensive Rebound.
(2:09) James Glisson III missed Jumper.
(2:04) Onno Steger Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Foul on Ethan Stair.
+1 (1:59) Onno Steger made Free Throw.
2527
+1 (1:59) Onno Steger made Free Throw.
2627
(1:35) Jeffrey Gary Turnover.
(1:20) Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:17) Kamar Robertson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Kamar Robertson made Layup.
2629
(0:56) Mason Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:49) Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Daniel Love missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:30) Onno Steger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:08) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
2829
(0:00) Kamar Robertson missed Layup.
(0:00) Xavier Cork Block.
(0:00) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WCU

MER

70Points56

22-42(52.4%)Field Goal(%)22-55(40.0%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)

19-28(67.9%)Free Throw(%)6-11(54.5%)

26(3)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

10Assists10

6Steals6

2Blocks1

13Turnovers16

13(0)Fouls(Technical)25(0)

18Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2020 · 2:30 PM

Hawkins Arena · Macon, GA

attendance: 5,573 (159.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WCU -1.5

over/under: 152