Mercer (61) vs W Carolina (85) · Feb 27, 2021 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 27, 2021

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...

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	30	31	61
WCU	45	40	85

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%	9-9100.0%	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

Scores Only

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.
(15:53) Official TV Timeout
+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.
(10:42) Official TV Timeout
+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.
(7:35) Official TV Timeout
+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.
(3:41) Official TV Timeout
+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
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

WCU

61Points85

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

4-16(25%)3-Point(%)13-26(50%)

9-9(100%)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

spread: MER -5

over/under: 148