Mercer Bears vs. Western Carolina Catamounts

Feb 27, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	30	31	61
WCU	45	40	85

Game Recap

Hightower carries W. Carolina past Mercer 85-61. 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...

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23James Glisson III	22	5-6	0-0	1-1	4	1	0	2	2	0	11
22Felipe Haase	13	1-5	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	1	1	3	4
2Neftali Alvarez	24	6-11	1-3	3-3	3	3	3	0	4	1	16
3Jeffrey Gary	27	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	2	1	2
20Ross Cummings	30	1-6	1-5	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	2	3
14Victor Bafutto	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	4
15John Treanor	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
35Patrick Urey	10	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
10Shannon Grant	6	4-6	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8
31Jacksen Greco	12	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
0Leon Ayers III	17	0-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
30Diego Rivera	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	3
1Kamar Robertson	14	1-5	0-1	1-1	1	1	2	0	1	1	3
12Mitch Prendergast	4	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	24-5642.9%	4-1625.0%	9-9100%	23	12	11	3	15	10	61

WESTERN CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Xavier Cork	25	7-8	0-0	0-0	10	2	0	1	3	2	14
12Cory Hightower	31	6-14	3-6	1-2	4	7	3	1	2	1	16
21Marcus Thomas	10	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
2Matt Halvorsen	35	5-8	4-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	14
11Mason Faulkner	23	5-7	1-1	1-1	5	9	2	0	5	3	12
20Daniel Ransom	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
25Ahmir Langlais	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Tyler Harris	15	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	1	4
5Josh Massey	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24Tyler McGhie	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
22Brad Halvorsen	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
0Sin'Cere McMahon	22	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	2	3
14Kameron Gibson	23	5-7	3-5	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2	13
10Douglas Elks	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	35-5860.3%	13-2650.0%	2-366.7%	27	23	6	4	14	13	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERWCU

+3 (19:44) Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper.
30
(19:23) Xavier Cork Turnover.
+2 (19:02) Jeffrey Gary made Jumper. Assisted by James Glisson III.
50
(18:45) Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:41) James Glisson III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:29) Felipe Haase made Layup. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.
70
+3 (18:05) Cory Hightower made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
73
(17:45) Jeffrey Gary Turnover.
+3 (17:29) Cory Hightower made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
76
(17:09) Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:06) Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:58) Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Cork.
78
(16:58) Foul on Felipe Haase.
(16:58) Cory Hightower missed Free Throw.
(16:57) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) Jeffrey Gary Turnover.
(16:05) Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:03) Neftali Alvarez Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Felipe Haase missed Layup.
(15:57) Cory Hightower Block.
(15:53) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:37) Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
710
(15:16) Neftali Alvarez Turnover.
(15:16) Mason Faulkner Steal.
+2 (15:12) Cory Hightower made Layup. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
712
+2 (14:48) James Glisson III made Dunk. Assisted by Kamar Robertson.
912
+2 (14:35) Daniel Ransom made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
914
(14:17) Kamar Robertson missed Jumper.
(14:13) Daniel Ransom Defensive Rebound.
(13:56) Kameron Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:53) Neftali Alvarez Defensive Rebound.
(13:42) Neftali Alvarez Turnover.
(13:42) Cory Hightower Steal.
(13:32) Sin'Cere McMahon missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:29) Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Neftali Alvarez missed Jumper.
(13:21) Leon Ayers III Offensive Rebound.
(13:21) Foul on Kameron Gibson.
+1 (13:21) Felipe Haase made Free Throw.
1014
+1 (13:21) Felipe Haase made Free Throw.
1114
(13:01) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
(13:01) Jeffrey Gary Steal.
(12:56) Kamar Robertson missed Layup.
(12:53) Kamar Robertson Offensive Rebound.
(12:43) Felipe Haase Turnover.
(12:43) Matt Halvorsen Steal.
+2 (12:37) Cory Hightower made Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
1116
(12:37) Foul on Felipe Haase.
+1 (12:37) Cory Hightower made Free Throw.
1117
(12:13) Leon Ayers III missed Layup.
(12:13) Xavier Cork Block.
(12:08) Sin'Cere McMahon Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:03) Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.
1120
(11:37) Leon Ayers III missed Jumper.
(11:33) Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:07) James Glisson III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:53) James Glisson III made Layup.
1320
(10:42) Foul on Xavier Cork.
(10:42) Xavier Cork Turnover.
+2 (10:21) James Glisson III made Jumper. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.
1520
(9:57) Tyler Harris Turnover.
(9:57) Kamar Robertson Steal.
(9:49) Jacksen Greco missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:46) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Foul on Jeffrey Gary.
+2 (9:22) Mason Faulkner made Jumper.
1522
(9:02) Kamar Robertson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:58) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Cory Hightower missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:34) Jacksen Greco Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:29) Neftali Alvarez made Three Point Jumper.
1822
+3 (8:05) Kameron Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
1825
(7:49) Neftali Alvarez missed Jumper.
(7:45) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Cory Hightower missed Layup.
(7:37) James Glisson III Block.
(7:36) Neftali Alvarez Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
+2 (7:06) Neftali Alvarez made Jumper.
2025
(6:37) Sin'Cere McMahon Turnover.
(6:37) Neftali Alvarez Steal.
(6:33) Neftali Alvarez Turnover.
(6:33) Mason Faulkner Steal.
+2 (6:28) Mason Faulkner made Layup.
2027
(6:11) Neftali Alvarez Turnover.
(5:56) Cory Hightower Turnover.
(5:56) Patrick Urey Steal.
(5:49) Leon Ayers III missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:46) Patrick Urey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:32) Neftali Alvarez made Jumper.
2227
+2 (5:20) Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
2229
(5:09) Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:06) Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:54) Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
2232
(4:38) Jeffrey Gary missed Jumper.
(4:35) Xavier Cork Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:16) Mason Faulkner made Three Point Jumper.
2235
+2 (3:41) Kamar Robertson made Layup. Assisted by Jeffrey Gary.
2435
(3:41) Foul on Mason Faulkner.
+1 (3:41) Kamar Robertson made Free Throw.
2535
(3:31) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
(3:31) Kamar Robertson Steal.
(3:18) James Glisson III missed Jumper.
(3:14) Cory Hightower Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Mason Faulkner Turnover.
(3:01) Neftali Alvarez Steal.
(2:54) Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:52) Mason Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:49) Xavier Cork made Layup. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
2537
+2 (2:28) James Glisson III made Layup.
2737
(2:28) Foul on Matt Halvorsen.
+1 (2:28) James Glisson III made Free Throw.
2837
+3 (2:04) Kameron Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sin'Cere McMahon.
2840
(1:36) James Glisson III Turnover.
+3 (1:07) Sin'Cere McMahon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Cork.
2843
(0:56) Foul on Kameron Gibson.
(0:46) Leon Ayers III missed Jumper.
(0:43) Sin'Cere McMahon Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Western Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:24) Xavier Cork made Dunk. Assisted by Cory Hightower.
2845
(0:01) Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Xavier Cork.
+1 (0:00) Patrick Urey made Free Throw.
2945
+1 (0:00) Patrick Urey made Free Throw.
3045

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

WCU

61Points85

24-56(42.9%)Field Goal(%)35-58(60.3%)

4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)13-26(50.0%)

9-9(100.0%)Free Throw(%)2-3(66.7%)

25(5)Rebounds(Offensive)31(4)

12Assists23

11Steals6

3Blocks4

16Turnovers14

10(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

4Largest Lead29

Game Details

Saturday, February 27, 2021 · 1:00 PM

Ramsey Regional Activity Center · Cullowhee, NC

capacity: 7,826

tv: ESPN+

spread: MER -5

over/under: 148