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FINAL
Mar 5, 2021

Game Recap

Mercer beats Samford 87-59 in SoCon tourney. Leon Ayers III, Felipe Haase and Ross Cummings scored 17 points apiece as No. 7 seeded Mercer romped past No. 10 seed Samford 87-59 in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
SAM223759
MER394887
Samford Bulldogs logoSAMFORDFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Logan Dye3-120-26-680001412
34Jacob Tryon2-61-30-24001305
5A.J. Staton-McCray2-110-41-26221325
3Jaron Rillie1-50-30-05310322
10Preston Parks4-120-22-380202210
31Bryan Smith0-10-02-22100002
21Luke Champion0-20-20-02100000
35Stanley Henderson Jr.0-10-01-21000111
24Jalen Dupree3-62-30-01011118
11Marcellus Vail3-52-30-01001148
13Quinn Richey1-31-30-02000013
0Triston Chambers1-21-20-01100013
TOTAL20-6630.3%7-2725.9%12-1770.6%41864151859
Mercer Bears logoMERCERFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23James Glisson III5-70-02-210101012
22Felipe Haase6-95-80-082010317
2Neftali Alvarez2-70-10-14340314
3Jeffrey Gary2-51-33-44320028
20Ross Cummings4-103-76-753101117
14Victor Bafutto1-10-00-00001102
15John Treanor1-20-00-02000002
35Patrick Urey0-00-01-25100021
10Shannon Grant0-40-00-01000100
31Jacksen Greco2-21-10-01100005
0Leon Ayers III7-122-41-145201217
30Diego Rivera0-10-00-01110000
1Kamar Robertson1-50-10-03100032
12Mitch Prendergast0-10-10-00100000
TOTAL31-6647%12-2646.2%13-1776.5%392111281487

Play-by-Play

1st halfsammer
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:43) Neftali Alvarez missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:43) Jacob Tryon Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:39) Felipe Haase Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:36) James Glisson III missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:34) Jacob Tryon Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:12) Jaron Rillie Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:12) Jeffrey Gary Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:02) James Glisson III Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:02) Preston Parks Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (18:54) Preston Parks made Layup.
    20
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (18:23) Jeffrey Gary made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings.
    23
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:10) Jaron Rillie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:03) Jacob Tryon Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:50) Logan Dye missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:46) James Glisson III Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:37) Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:35) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:29) Jacob Tryon Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:18) Foul on Preston Parks.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:08) Jeffrey Gary missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:05) Preston Parks Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:59) Preston Parks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:55) Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:39) Ross Cummings missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:39) A.J. Staton-McCray Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:35) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:29) Bryan Smith missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:25) Stanley Henderson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:25) Stanley Henderson Jr. Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:25) Leon Ayers III Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:19) Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:16) Preston Parks Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:04) A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.
    43
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:35) Neftali Alvarez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:33) Preston Parks Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:28) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:25) Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (15:20) Felipe Haase made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings.
    46
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:46) Stanley Henderson Jr. missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (14:43) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:41) Foul on Preston Parks.
  • (14:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (14:41) Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
    47
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (14:41) Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
    48
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (14:23) Jacob Tryon made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    68
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (14:02) Jeffrey Gary missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:00) Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (14:00) Foul on Patrick Urey.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:36) Jaron Rillie Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:36) Leon Ayers III Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (13:31) James Glisson III made Layup. Assisted by Leon Ayers III.
    610
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:13) Jaron Rillie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:09) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:06) Logan Dye made Layup.
    810
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:59) Foul on Jaron Rillie.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:35) James Glisson III missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:32) Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:11) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:10) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:57) A.J. Staton-McCray Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:57) Neftali Alvarez Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:34) Foul on Jalen Dupree.
  • (11:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (11:34) Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
    811
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (11:34) Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
    812
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (11:34) Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
    813
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:17) Jalen Dupree missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:17) Felipe Haase Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:13) Kamar Robertson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (11:07) Ross Cummings made Layup. Assisted by Felipe Haase.
    815
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:57) A.J. Staton-McCray Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:57) Ross Cummings Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (10:50) Leon Ayers III made Layup. Assisted by Ross Cummings.
    817
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:50) Samford Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:35) Jacob Tryon missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:35) Jacob Tryon Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:35) Foul on Felipe Haase.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:33) Jacob Tryon missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:33) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:33) Jacob Tryon missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:32) Felipe Haase Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (10:03) Leon Ayers III made Layup.
    819
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:42) Logan Dye missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:40) Leon Ayers III Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:40) Foul on Logan Dye.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (9:19) Leon Ayers III made Three Point Jumper.
    822
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:05) Jacob Tryon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Rillie.
    1122
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:50) Foul on Marcellus Vail.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:39) Felipe Haase missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:37) Preston Parks Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:28) Marcellus Vail made Jumper.
    1322
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:55) Mercer Turnover.
  • (7:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:48) Preston Parks missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:46) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:46) Foul on Felipe Haase.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (7:46) Logan Dye made Free Throw.
    1422
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (7:46) Logan Dye made Free Throw.
    1522
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:33) Neftali Alvarez missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:31) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:25) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:23) A.J. Staton-McCray Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:23) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:23) Logan Dye Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:23) Foul on Neftali Alvarez.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (7:23) Logan Dye made Free Throw.
    1622
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (7:23) Logan Dye made Free Throw.
    1722
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:17) Foul on Logan Dye.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (7:17) James Glisson III made Free Throw.
    1723
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (7:17) James Glisson III made Free Throw.
    1724
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:55) Marcellus Vail missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:55) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:25) Neftali Alvarez missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:25) Marcellus Vail Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:25) Neftali Alvarez Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:25) Foul on Stanley Henderson Jr..
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:25) Neftali Alvarez missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:22) Jaron Rillie Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:01) Jacob Tryon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:58) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:42) Leon Ayers III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:39) Marcellus Vail Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:33) Marcellus Vail missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:29) Leon Ayers III Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (5:23) Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Neftali Alvarez.
    1727
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:02) Jacob Tryon Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:02) Neftali Alvarez Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (4:57) Leon Ayers III made Jumper.
    1729
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:50) Samford Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:30) Logan Dye missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:27) Leon Ayers III Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:18) Kamar Robertson missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:16) Logan Dye Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:09) Foul on Ross Cummings.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (4:03) Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
    2029
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (3:33) Kamar Robertson made Layup.
    2031
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:13) Logan Dye missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:10) Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (3:06) Leon Ayers III made Jumper.
    2033
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:06) Foul on Triston Chambers.
  • (3:06) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (3:06) Leon Ayers III made Free Throw.
    2034
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:47) Preston Parks missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:44) Patrick Urey Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (2:25) James Glisson III made Jumper. Assisted by Kamar Robertson.
    2036
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:16) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:12) Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:05) Ross Cummings Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:05) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:01) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (1:59) Jeffrey Gary Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:59) Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (1:59) Jeffrey Gary missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (1:59) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (1:59) Jeffrey Gary made Free Throw.
    2037
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:31) Jacob Tryon Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (1:31) James Glisson III Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (1:23) Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:19) Samford Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:57) Logan Dye made Jumper.
    2237
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:38) Neftali Alvarez Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:24) Jaron Rillie Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:24) Jeffrey Gary Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:24) Foul on Jaron Rillie.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (0:23) Jeffrey Gary made Free Throw.
    2238
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (0:23) Jeffrey Gary made Free Throw.
    2239
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:01) Jaron Rillie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:00) Patrick Urey Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

59Points87
20-66(30.3%)Field Goal(%)31-66(47%)
7-27(25.9%)3-Point(%)12-26(46.2%)
12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)
43(13)Rebounds(Offensive)43(8)
8Assists21
6Steals11
4Blocks2
15Turnovers9
18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
1Largest Lead34

Game Details

Friday, March 5, 2021 · 8:00 PM
Hawkins Arena · Macon, GA
attendance: 422 (12.1%)
spread: MER -7.5
over/under: 147.5