The No. 1 seed Samford Bulldogs (26-5, 15-3 SoCon) will play the No. 8 seed Mercer Bears (16-16, 8-10 SoCon) in the SoCon tournament Saturday at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville, tipping off at 12:00 PM ET.
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- Game Day: Saturday, March 9, 2024
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV: MyNetworkTV
- Location: Asheville, North Carolina
- Arena: Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville
- Moneyline favorite: Samford (-371)
- Spread: Samford (-8)
- Total: 153.5
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Samford vs. Mercer Statistics and Rankings
| Samford Rank | Samford Stat | Mercer Stat | Mercer Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 86.9 | Points Scored | 71.6 | 241st |
| 257th | 74.5 | Points Allowed | 71.9 | 181st |
| 6th | 17.9 | Assists | 13.4 | 152nd |
| 313th | 12.7 | Turnovers | 10.8 | 127th |
| 12th | 49.4% | Field Goal % | 45.1% | 147th |
| 161st | 43.4% | Field Goal % Allowed | 44.5% | 228th |
Samford Leaders
- Achor Achor: 15.2 PTS, 5.8 REB, 1.6 AST, 0.8 STL, 1.7 BLK
- Rylan Jones: 9.3 PTS, 3.0 REB, 4.8 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.1 BLK
- A.J. Staton-McCray: 12.7 PTS, 4.9 REB, 1.3 AST, 1.7 STL, 0.5 BLK
- Jaden Campbell: 11.2 PTS, 3.2 REB, 1.0 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.5 BLK
- Garrett Hicks: 6.3 PTS, 1.9 REB, 1.6 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.2 BLK
Mercer Leaders
- Jalyn McCreary: 15.7 PTS, 4.6 REB, 1.1 AST, 1.0 STL, 1.0 BLK
- Jake Davis: 8.9 PTS, 4.5 REB, 1.1 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.4 BLK
- David Thomas: 10.8 PTS, 2.3 REB, 2.3 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Jah Quinones: 6.1 PTS, 4.3 REB, 2.1 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Alex Holt: 7.5 PTS, 4.8 REB, 0.4 AST, 0.2 STL, 0.4 BLK
Samford vs. Mercer Recent Trends
Samford
- Samford has a 8-2 record straight-up in its last 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
- Samford’s past 10 games saw five hit the over.
- The last 10 Samford games averaged 156.3 total points, 2.8 more points than this matchup’s point total.
- In its last 10 games, Samford has a points-per-game average 3.6 points below its season-long scoring average.
Mercer
- Mercer is 7-3 overall and 7-3 against the spread over its last 10 games.
- The final scores of the past 10 Mercer games have exceeded the set total seven times.
- The last 10 Mercer games averaged 143.1 total points, 10.4 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
- In the last 10 games, Mercer is scoring 77.6 points per game compared to its 71.6 season average.
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