Mercer Bears vs. Georgia Bulldogs

Dec 1, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	31	38	69
UGA	44	36	80

Game Recap

Melendez sparks Georgia to an 80-69 victory over Mercer. RJ Melendez scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half and Georgia cruised to an 80-69 victory over Mercer on Friday night.

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Jalyn McCreary	23	6-12	0-0	3-4	3	0	4	1	1	3	15
8Amanze Ngumezi	14	3-7	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	2	6
0Jah Quinones	31	4-6	2-2	0-0	5	7	0	0	2	3	10
10Caleb Hunter	11	1-5	1-2	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	4
11Robby Carmody	15	1-5	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4	2
15Jake Davis	32	5-10	3-8	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	4	13
6Alex Holt	24	3-4	2-2	0-2	4	1	0	0	0	3	8
14TJ Grant	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
12David Thomas	22	4-13	2-5	1-2	3	2	1	0	0	3	11
1Anthony Benard	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0
3Jalen Cobb	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	27-6740.3%	10-2343.5%	5-1050.0%	23	20	8	1	7	28	69

GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Matthew Moncrieffe	15	0-2	0-0	1-3	5	2	1	0	2	0	1
54Russel Tchewa	33	3-5	0-0	4-8	8	2	1	1	2	2	10
4Silas Demary Jr.	31	4-7	2-4	3-4	7	1	0	0	2	2	13
3Noah Thomasson	25	2-7	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	5
1Jabri Abdur-Rahim	23	2-4	1-1	8-9	1	0	1	1	0	0	13
15RJ Melendez	27	5-8	2-4	6-6	4	2	0	1	3	3	18
5Frank Anselem-Ibe	7	0-0	0-0	3-4	0	1	0	1	0	2	3
0Blue Cain	16	2-3	1-2	1-2	2	0	1	1	3	3	6
11Justin Hill	23	3-4	1-1	4-6	4	1	0	0	2	1	11


TOTAL	-	21-4052.5%	8-1553.3%	30-4271.4%	34	10	4	5	14	14	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERUGA

+3 (19:36) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Three Point Jumper.
03
(19:16) Amanze Ngumezi missed Jumper.
(19:12) Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Russel Tchewa Turnover.
(18:46) Jalyn McCreary Steal.
(18:29) Amanze Ngumezi missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:24) Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Foul on Jah Quinones.
+2 (18:06) Silas Demary Jr. made Layup.
05
(17:46) Caleb Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:43) Foul on Jalyn McCreary.
(17:42) Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe Defensive Rebound.
(17:21) Russel Tchewa missed Layup.
(17:17) Jah Quinones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:03) Jah Quinones made Layup.
25
(16:52) Foul on Robby Carmody.
(16:40) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
(16:38) Jah Quinones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:26) Alex Holt made Jumper. Assisted by Jah Quinones.
45
(16:13) Noah Thomasson missed Layup.
(16:10) Russel Tchewa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:01) Silas Demary Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Russel Tchewa.
47
(15:36) Jalyn McCreary missed Jumper.
(15:32) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:22) Jah Quinones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:16) Jalyn McCreary made Jumper. Assisted by Jah Quinones.
67
(15:09) Foul on Anthony Benard.
+2 (14:59) Russel Tchewa made Layup.
69
(14:42) Robby Carmody missed Jumper.
(14:41) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(14:33) Robby Carmody missed Jumper.
(14:33) Blue Cain Block.
(14:33) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(14:32) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:28) Jah Quinones Offensive Rebound.
(14:25) Robby Carmody missed Layup.
(14:22) Russel Tchewa Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Foul on Alex Holt.
+1 (14:16) Russel Tchewa made Free Throw.
610
(14:16) Russel Tchewa missed Free Throw.
(14:15) Robby Carmody Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Anthony Benard missed Jumper.
(13:53) Russel Tchewa Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Foul on Blue Cain.
(13:49) Blue Cain Turnover.
+3 (13:28) Alex Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Grant.
910
(13:05) RJ Melendez Turnover.
(13:05) Anthony Benard Steal.
+3 (12:56) Alex Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Grant.
1210
+2 (12:41) RJ Melendez made Layup.
1212
+3 (12:22) Jake Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cobb.
1512
+3 (12:02) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Anselem-Ibe.
1515
(11:26) Foul on RJ Melendez.
(11:11) TJ Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:07) Jake Davis Offensive Rebound.
(11:05) Caleb Hunter missed Jumper.
(11:02) Justin Hill Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) Foul on Jake Davis.
(10:59) Blue Cain missed Free Throw.
(10:59) Georgia Offensive Rebound.
+1 (10:59) Blue Cain made Free Throw.
1516
(10:37) Foul on Frank Anselem-Ibe.
+1 (10:37) Caleb Hunter made Free Throw.
1616
(10:37) Caleb Hunter missed Free Throw.
(10:36) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on TJ Grant.
+1 (10:25) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
1617
+1 (10:25) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
1618
+2 (10:09) Amanze Ngumezi made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cobb.
1818
(9:57) Foul on TJ Grant.
+1 (9:57) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw.
1819
+1 (9:57) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw.
1820
(9:37) Caleb Hunter missed Jumper.
(9:34) Russel Tchewa Defensive Rebound.
(9:23) Foul on Amanze Ngumezi.
(9:23) Russel Tchewa missed Free Throw.
(9:23) Georgia Offensive Rebound.
(9:23) Russel Tchewa missed Free Throw.
(9:22) Robby Carmody Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) Jalyn McCreary missed Jumper.
(8:55) Anthony Benard Offensive Rebound.
(8:47) Amanze Ngumezi missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:44) Russel Tchewa Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Foul on Robby Carmody.
+1 (8:37) Justin Hill made Free Throw.
1821
+1 (8:37) Justin Hill made Free Throw.
1822
(8:18) Jah Quinones Turnover.
(8:18) Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe Steal.
(8:13) Jabri Abdur-Rahim missed Jumper.
(8:09) Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.
(8:05) Anthony Benard Turnover.
(8:05) Jabri Abdur-Rahim Steal.
+2 (8:00) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Dunk. Assisted by Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe.
1824
(7:33) Jalyn McCreary missed Jumper.
(7:28) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:09) Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Silas Demary Jr..
1827
+3 (6:40) Jake Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jah Quinones.
2127
(6:19) Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe Turnover.
(6:19) Anthony Benard Steal.
(6:14) Anthony Benard missed Layup.
(6:14) Jabri Abdur-Rahim Block.
(6:13) Georgia Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Foul on Jalen Cobb.
+1 (5:55) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw.
2128
+1 (5:55) Jabri Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw.
2129
(5:39) Caleb Hunter missed Layup.
(5:36) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:18) Silas Demary Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
2132
+3 (4:55) Caleb Hunter made Three Point Jumper.
2432
+2 (4:25) RJ Melendez made Jumper.
2434
(4:02) Jalen Cobb missed Layup.
(3:56) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:40) Russel Tchewa made Layup.
2436
+3 (3:17) Jah Quinones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Hunter.
2736
(2:58) Justin Hill Turnover.
(2:42) Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:39) Justin Hill Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Jake Davis.
+1 (2:19) Frank Anselem-Ibe made Free Throw.
2737
(2:19) Frank Anselem-Ibe missed Free Throw.
(2:19) Jalyn McCreary Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) David Thomas missed Jumper.
(1:56) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
(1:54) Foul on David Thomas.
+1 (1:54) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
2738
+1 (1:54) RJ Melendez made Free Throw.
2739
(1:36) Amanze Ngumezi missed Jumper.
(1:34) Georgia Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) RJ Melendez missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:20) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Foul on Frank Anselem-Ibe.
+2 (1:04) Jalyn McCreary made Jumper.
2939
+2 (0:45) Blue Cain made Layup.
2941
+2 (0:26) Amanze Ngumezi made Jumper.
3141
+3 (0:06) RJ Melendez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Russel Tchewa.
3144

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

UGA

69Points80

27-67(40.3%)Field Goal(%)21-40(52.5%)

10-23(43.5%)3-Point(%)8-15(53.3%)

5-10(50.0%)Free Throw(%)30-42(71.4%)

29(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(6)

20Assists10

8Steals4

1Blocks5

7Turnovers14

28(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

3Largest Lead18

Game Details

Friday, December 1, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Stegeman Coliseum · Athens, GA

attendance: 5,694 (54.1%)

tv: ESPN+