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Western Carolina Catamounts vs Mercer Bears, SoCon Championship 1st Round

College Basketball
W Carolina
8-22
66-67
Final
Mercer
14-18
Harrah's Cherokee Center

Lead tracker

WCU leadsBiggest lead WCU 4, MER 8
H1H2
MER leads
Team1H2HT
WCU293766
MER293867

Who won: Mercer 67-66

The Mercer Bears beat the Western Carolina Catamounts 67-66 in SoCon Championship 1st Round on Friday, March 7, 2025 at Harrah's Cherokee Center. Alex Holt led the Mercer in points (24). Chevalier Emery led the W Carolina in points (20).

Player of the game

Alex Holt

MER · 24 PTS, 6 REB

8.6

Win probability

100%MER final
WCUMER

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00MER

    Dead ball rebound

    Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.

  4. H2 0:00

    Ice Emery missed Jumper

    Ice Emery missed Jumper.

    I. Emery · 20 PTS

  5. H2 0:04Alex Holt
    +2

    Made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson

    Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.

    A. Holt · 24 PTS

    WCU 66 - 67 MER
  6. H2 0:11WCU

    Shorttimeout

    Western Carolina Timeout

  7. H2 0:11MER

    Regulartimeout

    Mercer Timeout

  8. H2 0:11Tyler Johnson

    Offensive Rebound

    Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.

    T. Johnson · 8 PTS

  9. H2 0:13Ahmad Robinson

    Missed Layup

    Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.

    A. Robinson · 23 PTS

  10. H2 0:27Brady Shoulders

    Defensive rebound

    Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.

  11. H2 0:27Marcus Kell

    Missed Free Throw

    Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.

    M. Kell · 10 PTS

  12. H2 0:27Ahmad Robinson

    Personalfoul

    Foul on Ahmad Robinson.

  13. H2 0:31Bernard Pelote

    Defensive rebound

    Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 0:33Ahmad Robinson

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.

    A. Robinson · 23 PTS

  15. H2 0:49Bernard Pelote
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.

    B. Pelote · 12 PTS

    WCU 66 - 65 MER
  16. H2 0:49Bernard Pelote
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.

    B. Pelote · 12 PTS

    WCU 65 - 65 MER
  17. H2 0:49Jah Quinones

    Foul on Jah Quinones

    Foul on Jah Quinones.

    J. Quinones

  18. H2 0:56Bernard Pelote

    Defensive rebound

    Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.

  19. H2 0:59Bernard Pelote

    Block

    Bernard Pelote Block.

    B. Pelote · 12 PTS

  20. H2 0:59Ahmad Robinson

    Missed Layup

    Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.

    A. Robinson · 23 PTS

  21. H2 1:17Marcus Kell
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Marcus Kell made Free Throw.

    M. Kell · 10 PTS

    WCU 64 - 65 MER
  22. H2 1:17WCU

    Dead ball rebound

    Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

  23. H2 1:17Marcus Kell

    Missed Free Throw

    Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.

    M. Kell · 10 PTS

  24. H2 1:17Jah Quinones

    Foul on Jah Quinones

    Foul on Jah Quinones.

    J. Quinones

  25. H2 1:33Alex Holt
    +2

    Made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson

    Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.

    A. Holt · 24 PTS

    WCU 63 - 65 MER

Leaders

WCUMER
Points
Chevalier Emery
20
Alex Holt
24
Assists
Vernon Collins Jr.
5
Ahmad Robinson
8
Rebounds
Bernard Pelote
11
Ahmad Robinson
9

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