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FINAL
Feb 5, 2025

Game Recap

Jones scores 23 and Samford downs Mercer 100-79. Rylan Jones had 23 points in Samford's 100-79 victory against Mercer on Wednesday night.

Box Score

12T
MER423779
SAM5248100
Mercer Bears logoMERCERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Cam Bryant120-20-20-01000000
6Alex Holt234-60-01-57010119
11Brady Shoulders305-112-61-363102313
3Tyler Johnson318-125-75-542102226
4Ahmad Robinson142-60-10-04210634
33Marcus Overstreet175-110-01-5140211011
14TJ Grant30-00-00-00100000
22Laurynas Vaistaras200-10-12-23102112
0Jah Quinones141-41-30-00101103
2Jah Nze160-20-11-22010211
9Angel Montas Jr.204-101-31-342003010
TOTAL29-6544.6%9-2437.5%12-2548.0%451274191179
Samford Bulldogs logoSAMFORDMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jaden Brownell164-94-80-022002212
5Collin Holloway222-90-52-27503326
3Trey Fort244-102-60-131102010
4Isaiah West161-30-20-04120032
21Rylan Jones268-117-90-046101323
11Hamed Olayinka172-50-00-06322224
35Riley Allenspach135-91-10-062101211
1Josh Holloway184-112-61-210300011
2Lukas Walls171-41-23-42320036
8Zion Wilburn70-20-20-00101010
24Brody Boyer30-00-00-00000000
13Julian Brown205-105-90-042200215
7Paulie Stramaglia10-00-00-00000000
TOTAL36-8343.4%22-5044.0%6-966.7%39261461120100

Play-by-Play

1st halfmersam
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:33) Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:30) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:21) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:18) Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (19:00) Alex Holt missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (19:00) Collin Holloway Block.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:55) Alex Holt Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (18:55) Alex Holt made Jumper.
    20
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:42) Isaiah West missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:39) Tyler Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:30) Cam Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:26) Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:12) Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:09) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (18:01) Ahmad Robinson Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (18:01) Isaiah West Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (17:56) Isaiah West made Layup.
    22
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:56) Foul on Isaiah West.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:25) Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:25) Collin Holloway Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (17:21) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (17:08) Foul on Brady Shoulders.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (16:58) Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper.
    25
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:38) Cam Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:35) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (16:32) Tyler Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brady Shoulders.
    55
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:21) Rylan Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:18) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:18) Foul on Alex Holt.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (16:12) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (16:10) Cam Bryant Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (16:02) Tyler Johnson made Jumper.
    75
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:47) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:45) Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (15:39) Ahmad Robinson made Jumper.
    95
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (15:31) Jaden Brownell missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:29) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:13) Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (15:09) Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (15:04) Tyler Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
    125
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:45) Rylan Jones missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (14:43) Alex Holt Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (14:39) Brady Shoulders made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
    145
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (14:19) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (14:16) Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (14:07) Ahmad Robinson made Layup.
    165
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:58) Trey Fort Turnover.
  • (13:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:44) Ahmad Robinson Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:44) Josh Holloway Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:28) Hamed Olayinka missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (13:27) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (13:20) Josh Holloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamed Olayinka.
    168
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (13:06) Ahmad Robinson Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:54) Josh Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:52) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:50) Josh Holloway missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:46) Ahmad Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:46) Ahmad Robinson Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:46) Lukas Walls Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:46) Foul on Ahmad Robinson.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:46) Lukas Walls missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:46) Samford Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (12:46) Lukas Walls made Free Throw.
    169
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (12:38) Tyler Johnson made Layup. Assisted by TJ Grant.
    189
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:22) Julian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:19) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (12:10) Hamed Olayinka missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (12:07) Marcus Overstreet Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:58) Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:58) Marcus Overstreet Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:58) Foul on Lukas Walls.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (11:58) Marcus Overstreet made Free Throw.
    199
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:58) Marcus Overstreet missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:58) Riley Allenspach Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (11:39) Riley Allenspach made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
    1911
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (11:10) Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (11:09) Samford Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:55) Riley Allenspach made Layup.
    1913
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:42) Foul on Riley Allenspach.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:42) Jah Nze missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:42) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (10:42) Jah Nze made Free Throw.
    2013
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (10:34) Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Allenspach.
    2016
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:20) Ahmad Robinson Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (10:20) Riley Allenspach Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (10:15) Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Holloway.
    2019
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (10:15) Mercer Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:54) Alex Holt missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:54) Collin Holloway Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:50) Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:48) Josh Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
    2021
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:41) Ahmad Robinson Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:41) Josh Holloway Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:37) Josh Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:34) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:33) Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamed Olayinka.
    2024
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:33) Foul on Collin Holloway.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (9:23) Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
    2324
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:09) Rylan Jones Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (9:00) Tyler Johnson Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (9:00) Hamed Olayinka Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:57) Hamed Olayinka Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:57) Alex Holt Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:38) Ahmad Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:35) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:31) Foul on Laurynas Vaistaras.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (8:31) Lukas Walls made Free Throw.
    2325
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +1 (8:31) Lukas Walls made Free Throw.
    2326
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:29) Laurynas Vaistaras Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:29) Lukas Walls Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:26) Collin Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Lukas Walls.
    2328
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:23) Foul on Julian Brown.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (8:09) Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (8:06) Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (7:59) Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lukas Walls.
    2331
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:26) Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:26) Hamed Olayinka Block.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:21) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:20) Collin Holloway Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:20) Tyler Johnson Steal.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:20) Foul on Rylan Jones.
  • (7:20) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (7:20) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
    2431
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (7:20) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
    2531
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (7:09) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (7:07) Marcus Overstreet Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (6:51) Marcus Overstreet made Layup.
    2731
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (6:44) Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lukas Walls.
    2734
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:25) Angel Montas Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:22) Marcus Overstreet Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (6:21) Marcus Overstreet missed Layup.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (6:17) Julian Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (6:00) Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Allenspach.
    2737
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:37) Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:34) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (5:34) Brady Shoulders made Layup.
    2937
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:34) Foul on Lukas Walls.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:34) Brady Shoulders missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:33) Marcus Overstreet Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (5:33) Marcus Overstreet missed Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (5:31) Collin Holloway Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (5:17) Julian Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Holloway.
    2940
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (5:08) Angel Montas Jr. made Layup.
    3140
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:42) Josh Holloway missed Layup.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:39) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (4:35) Angel Montas Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    3440
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (4:14) Collin Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (4:10) Angel Montas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +3 (3:55) Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Angel Montas Jr..
    3740
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:46) Samford Timeout
  • (3:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:37) Foul on Ahmad Robinson.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (3:30) Jaden Brownell Turnover.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:30) Marcus Overstreet Steal.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (3:22) Angel Montas Jr. Turnover.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:07) Trey Fort made Jumper.
    3742
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:54) Foul on Isaiah West.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:54) Angel Montas Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:53) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (2:44) Hamed Olayinka made Dunk. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
    3744
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:32) Laurynas Vaistaras missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:29) Rylan Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (2:27) Rylan Jones made Three Point Jumper.
    3747
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:25) Mercer Timeout
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:02) Foul on Jaden Brownell.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:02) Alex Holt missed Free Throw.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:02) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (2:02) Alex Holt missed Free Throw.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (2:02) Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:51) Jaden Brownell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (1:48) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +3 (1:32) Jaden Brownell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Fort.
    3750
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +2 (1:01) Angel Montas Jr. made Jumper.
    3950
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:48) Josh Holloway missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:45) Alex Holt Defensive Rebound.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    (0:41) Foul on Rylan Jones.
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (0:41) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
    4050
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (0:41) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
    4150
  • Mercer Bears logo
    +1 (0:41) Tyler Johnson made Free Throw.
    4250
  • Mercer Bears logo
    (0:24) Foul on Tyler Johnson.
  • Samford Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:02) Riley Allenspach made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Jones.
    4252
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

79Points100
29-65(44.6%)Field Goal(%)36-83(43.4%)
9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)22-50(44%)
12-25(48%)Free Throw(%)6-9(66.7%)
46(18)Rebounds(Offensive)45(20)
12Assists26
7Steals14
4Blocks6
20Turnovers11
11(1)Fouls(Technical)20(1)
11Largest Lead26

Game Details

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 · 7:30 PM
Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL
attendance: 1,284 (25.7%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: SAM -10.5
over/under: 157.5