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FINAL
Jan 20, 2024

Game Recap

Samford defeats Mercer 87-80 for 17th consecutive victory. A.J. Staton-McCray and Achor Achor scored 20 points each and Samford beat Mercer 87-80 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
MER334780
SAM464187
Mercer Bears logoMERCERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Jake Davis356-94-75-592015321
6Alex Holt305-90-10-260120010
1Anthony Benard220-20-10-01301530
0Jah Quinones243-40-01-33200357
11Robby Carmody152-41-20-02420215
14TJ Grant60-00-00-01000020
5Jalyn McCreary207-100-10-051012414
12David Thomas161-51-22-30200125
10Caleb Hunter131-41-24-42400037
3Jalen Cobb193-63-52-240104411
TOTAL28-5352.8%10-2147.6%14-1973.7%331845222780
Samford Bulldogs logoSAMFORDMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Achor Achor307-120-06-1150222520
12Dallas Graziani240-10-10-03430120
2Jaden Campbell212-41-38-942312313
5A.J. Staton-McCray307-163-53-353502220
21Rylan Jones263-91-55-624100212
25Nathan Johnson130-00-05-61010005
35Riley Allenspach101-30-10-02000002
1Josh Holloway125-70-00-110101110
0Lukas Walls41-10-00-00010002
3Chandler Leopard120-10-10-00010110
10Garrett Hicks181-41-20-03000003
TOTAL27-5846.6%6-1833.3%27-3675.0%261318391687

Play-by-Play

1st halfmersam
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (19:34) Achor Achor made Dunk.
    02
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:23) Mercer Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:16) Foul on Jah Quinones.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:02) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:57) Dallas Graziani Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:55) Jaden Campbell Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:55) Robby Carmody Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:24) Jah Quinones missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:20) Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (18:11) Rylan Jones made Layup.
    04
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:06) Jake Davis Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (17:50) Jaden Campbell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
    07
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:42) Mercer Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:22) Jake Davis Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:22) Dallas Graziani Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (17:17) Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallas Graziani.
    010
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (16:54) Jalen Cobb made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robby Carmody.
    310
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:48) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:45) Robby Carmody Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:29) Jalen Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:25) Anthony Benard Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:22) Robby Carmody Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:22) Achor Achor Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:12) Foul on Jake Davis.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:12) Achor Achor missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:12) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (16:12) Achor Achor made Free Throw.
    311
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:03) Jake Davis Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:03) Dallas Graziani Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:03) Foul on Jalyn McCreary.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:54) Chandler Leopard Turnover.
  • (15:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (15:21) Jalyn McCreary made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Benard.
    511
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:05) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:01) Jalyn McCreary Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (14:59) Alex Holt missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:56) Riley Allenspach Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (14:38) A.J. Staton-McCray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallas Graziani.
    514
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (14:10) Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Jah Quinones.
    714
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:02) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (14:02) Jalyn McCreary Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:56) Alex Holt Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (13:46) Alex Holt made Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Benard.
    914
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:34) Foul on Anthony Benard.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:27) Foul on Jah Quinones.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (13:27) Achor Achor made Free Throw.
    915
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (13:27) Achor Achor made Free Throw.
    916
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:22) Jah Quinones Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:22) Chandler Leopard Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:09) Josh Holloway made Layup.
    918
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:45) Jalyn McCreary missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:42) Josh Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:34) Achor Achor missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:32) Robby Carmody Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (12:19) Jalyn McCreary made Jumper.
    1118
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (12:03) Achor Achor made Layup.
    1120
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:54) Robby Carmody Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:54) Nathan Johnson Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:35) Foul on Robby Carmody.
  • (11:35) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (11:35) Nathan Johnson made Free Throw.
    1121
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (11:35) Nathan Johnson made Free Throw.
    1122
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:35) Foul on Jaden Campbell.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:22) Anthony Benard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:18) Jah Quinones Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:15) Jalen Cobb missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:13) Samford Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:50) Achor Achor Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:45) Jalen Cobb Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:45) Jaden Campbell Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:38) Jaden Campbell made Layup.
    1124
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:27) Foul on Achor Achor.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (10:27) Jake Davis made Free Throw.
    1224
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (10:27) Jake Davis made Free Throw.
    1324
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:16) Josh Holloway missed Dunk.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:12) Jalyn McCreary Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (10:05) Alex Holt made Layup.
    1524
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:48) Achor Achor missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:48) Alex Holt Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:44) Achor Achor Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:43) Achor Achor Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:43) Alex Holt Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:33) Jalen Cobb Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:33) Jaden Campbell Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:32) Foul on Jalen Cobb.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:32) Jaden Campbell missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:27) Alex Holt Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:22) Anthony Benard Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:22) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:06) Achor Achor missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:02) Jalen Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:01) Jalen Cobb Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:01) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:56) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:56) Anthony Benard Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:51) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:33) Foul on Jaden Campbell.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:33) Alex Holt missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:33) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:33) Alex Holt missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:32) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:29) A.J. Staton-McCray Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:29) Jalen Cobb Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (8:04) Jalen Cobb made Three Point Jumper.
    1824
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:43) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:38) A.J. Staton-McCray Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:34) A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.
    1826
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:34) Foul on Jalen Cobb.
  • (7:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (7:34) A.J. Staton-McCray made Free Throw.
    1827
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:26) Jake Davis Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:26) A.J. Staton-McCray Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:20) A.J. Staton-McCray made Layup.
    1829
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:08) Anthony Benard Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:08) Lukas Walls Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:02) Lukas Walls made Layup.
    1831
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:02) Mercer Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:50) Jalen Cobb Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:50) Rylan Jones Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:45) Rylan Jones missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:45) Jake Davis Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:40) Jalen Cobb Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (6:28) Jake Davis made Jumper.
    2031
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:28) Foul on A.J. Staton-McCray.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (6:28) Jake Davis made Free Throw.
    2131
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (6:10) Riley Allenspach made Layup. Assisted by Dallas Graziani.
    2133
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:51) Anthony Benard missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:47) Dallas Graziani Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:46) Dallas Graziani Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:46) Robby Carmody Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (5:40) Robby Carmody made Layup.
    2333
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:28) Riley Allenspach missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:23) Garrett Hicks Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:23) Garrett Hicks missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:22) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:02) Robby Carmody missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:58) Riley Allenspach Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:47) A.J. Staton-McCray missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:43) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:37) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:34) A.J. Staton-McCray Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (4:27) Garrett Hicks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Staton-McCray.
    2336
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (4:13) Jalyn McCreary made Dunk. Assisted by Robby Carmody.
    2536
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:55) Josh Holloway made Layup.
    2538
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:35) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:31) Nathan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:19) Foul on Anthony Benard.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:19) Nathan Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:19) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (3:19) Nathan Johnson made Free Throw.
    2539
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:54) Robby Carmody missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:48) Jalyn McCreary Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (2:48) Jalyn McCreary made Layup.
    2739
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:38) Foul on Jalyn McCreary.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (2:38) Nathan Johnson made Free Throw.
    2740
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (2:38) Nathan Johnson made Free Throw.
    2741
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (2:19) Jah Quinones made Layup. Assisted by Jalyn McCreary.
    2941
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:13) Chandler Leopard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:09) Jalyn McCreary Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (2:03) Jake Davis made Layup. Assisted by Robby Carmody.
    3141
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (1:34) Josh Holloway made Layup.
    3143
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:15) Foul on Josh Holloway.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (1:09) Jah Quinones made Layup. Assisted by Jake Davis.
    3343
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:40) Josh Holloway missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:36) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:30) Anthony Benard Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:30) Josh Holloway Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:26) Samford Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (0:05) A.J. Staton-McCray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Campbell.
    3346
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

80Points87
28-53(52.8%)Field Goal(%)27-58(46.6%)
10-21(47.6%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)
14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)27-36(75%)
35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)28(9)
18Assists13
4Steals18
5Blocks3
23Turnovers9
27(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, January 20, 2024 · 5:00 PM
Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL
attendance: 2,516 (50.3%)
spread: SAM -12.5
over/under: 153.5