NCAAB Game Recap - Mercer at East Tennessee State
Sat Mar 4, 2017 8:32 PM EST

Citad
67
UNCG
76
F
Del
82
UNCW
91
F
RobM
66
MtStM
75
F
SIU
50
IlSt
63
F
YSU
81
Oakl
80
F
Kansas
90
OkSt
85
F
W IL
69
SDak
78
F(OT)
Pacif
50
Gonz
82
F
Vill
81
GTown
55
F
Samf
67
Furm
63
F
MOSt
63
WichSt
78
F
JMU
62
Charl
67
F
WIMil
43
Valpa
41
F
JSU
66
TN-M
55
F
IUPUI
76
NDSU
57
F
Portl
58
StMar
81
F
StFPA
71
Merrim
70
F
Rider
70
Iona
88
F
NE
54
Tows
82
F
Mercer
66
ETSU
73
F
LoyMa
81
BYU
89
F
WaSt
68
UCLA
77
F
Woff
79
Chat
67
F
Elon
66
W&M
71
F
USF
69
SCla
76
F
Fairf
66
Sien
78
F
Duke
83
UNC
90
F
Oreg
80
OrSt
59
F
Ariz
73
AzSt
60
F
ND
64
Lou
71
F
KY
71
TAMU
63
F
Baylor
75
Tex
64
F
Fla
71
Vand
73
F
Seton
70
Butl
64
F
Mem
62
SMU
103
F
Mia-FL
57
FSU
66
F
Pitt
42
UVA
67
F
Prov
86
StJon
75
F
Ill
59
Rut
62
F
Ind
96
OhSt
92
F
Bama
54
Tenn
59
F
TxTch
48
KSU
61
F
USM
65
LaTec
93
F
Cal
46
Colora
54
F
GMas
60
VCU
72
F
Ford
54
LaSal
66
F
StJos
63
Duques
60
F
UGA
67
Ark
85
F
MSU
60
MD
63
F
Xav
79
DeP
65
F
GaSo
67
GASt
72
F
Crei
83
Marq
91
F
UNCC
67
UTEP
74
F
TCU
68
Okla
73
F
InWor
64
TXAMC
81
F
Mizzu
78
Aub
89
F
CoCar
73
App
77
F
TxSt
70
ULM
65
F
Bois
98
AF
70
F
SJSU
62
Wyo
74
F
Sac
67
N CO
70
F
PorSt
73
UND
82
F
ODU
55
UTSA
73
F
Stan
59
Utah
67
F
UMass
56
StBon
60
F
StLou
62
Rich
72
F
GaTec
61
Syr
90
F
BC
68
Clem
82
F
CenAR
83
NWSt
97
F
ArkSt
70
USA
73
F
Lamar
90
McNee
83
F
NOrl
74
Nich
64
F
Wake
89
VaTec
84
F
ArkPB
77
MsVl
88
F
ArkLR
54
Troy
57
F
UMKC
87
ChiSt
82
F
Alc
60
PVAM
66
F
Corn
92
Brown
78
F
Dart
48
Princ
85
F
UCDav
49
UCIrv
79
F
Ida
84
S UT
75
F
FAU
59
MTSU
93
F
David
70
URI
73
F(OT)
LSU
76
MissSt
88
F
AlaAM
57
Gram
78
F
E WA
61
NoAZ
76
F
Wash
58
USC
74
F
Harv
72
Penn
75
F
Colum
71
Yale
75
F
UNLV
59
Fres
72
F
N TX
104
Marsh
106
F
SHSU
56
SFA
64
F
AbCh
72
HCU
81
F
ColSt
72
Nev
85
F
HI
75
LongB
84
F
Rice
72
W Ky
79
F
FIU
68
UAB
56
F
Dayt
81
GrgWas
87
F
TexAr
81
UL
83
F
SouthCar
70
Miss
75
F
South
69
TXSo
82
F
Seatt
54
UtVal
61
F
UTRGV
81
NMSt
107
F
MTSt
67
Web
76
F
Mont
95
IdaSt
76
F
ASU
59
JackSt
65
F
SDSU
59
NM
64
F
UCSB
57
CAPoly
44
F
GrCan
58
CSBak
52
F
CS-Ful
86
CSNor
78
F

Mar 4, 2017, 8:32 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

(6) Mercer

35

31

66

(3) East Tennessee State

34

39

73

ETSU advances to semis beating Mercer 73-66
Sat Mar 4, 2017 11:28 PM

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Desonta Bradford scored 21 points and Tevin Glass had 15 and East Tennessee State beat Mercer 73-66 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinals Saturday night.

T.J. Cromer added 10 points for third seed East Tennessee State (25-7), which advanced to play No. 7-seed Samford in the semifinals Sunday. The Bulldogs upended No. 2 seed Furman with a 67-63 win on Saturday.

Bradford's 3-point play with the score tied at 45 at just a little more than 11 minutes left put the Buccaneers on top for good. Bradford finished an 11-0 run with a dunk and the Buccaneers controlled from there.

East Tennessee State controlled the interior and outscored the Bears 38-22. The Buccaneers also blocked 11 shots.

Demetre Rivers led Mercer (15-17) with 18 points, Jordan Strawberry 16 and Ria'n Holland 14. Mercer shot 22 for 61 (36 percent) and made all 14 of its free throws.

Leaders

Mercer PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Rivers 18 0 2 2 0 1
J. Strawberry 16 0 3 1 0 0
East Tennessee State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Bradford 21 0 3 5 0 2
T. Glass 15 0 0 4 0 3

Team Comparison

Mercer ETSU
Points For 66 73
Field Goals 22/61-36% 25/54-46%
Three Pointers 8/23-35% 4/13-31%
Free Throws 14/14-100% 19/28-68%
Offensive Rebounds 9 8
Defensive Rebounds 25 28
Rebounds 38 41
Blocks 4 11
Steals 4 4
Turnovers 7 7
Personal Fouls 21 19
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - ETSU Leads Series 3-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 7 ETSU 67 @ Mercer 58 T. Cromer 23 R. Holland 24
Sat Feb 11 Mercer 71 @ ETSU 88 J. Strawberry 16 T. Cromer 28
Sat Mar 4 Mercer 66 @ ETSU 73 D. Rivers 18 D. Bradford 21

Game Information

Stadium: U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Attendance: 5,127
Game Time: