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

MER leads

Team	1H	2H	T
WCU	29	37	66
MER	29	38	67

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00MER
Dead ball rebound
Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:00
Ice Emery missed Jumper
Ice Emery missed Jumper.
I. Emery · 20 PTS
H2 0:04
+2
Made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson
Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
A. Holt · 24 PTS
WCU 66 - 67 MER
H2 0:11WCU
Shorttimeout
Western Carolina Timeout
H2 0:11MER
Regulartimeout
Mercer Timeout
H2 0:11
Offensive Rebound
Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.
T. Johnson · 8 PTS
H2 0:13
Missed Layup
Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.
A. Robinson · 23 PTS
H2 0:27
Defensive rebound
Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:27
Missed Free Throw
Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
M. Kell · 10 PTS
H2 0:27
Personalfoul
Foul on Ahmad Robinson.
H2 0:31
Defensive rebound
Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:33
Missed Three Point Jumper
Ahmad Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
A. Robinson · 23 PTS
H2 0:49
+1
Made Free Throw
Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.
B. Pelote · 12 PTS
WCU 66 - 65 MER
H2 0:49
+1
Made Free Throw
Bernard Pelote made Free Throw.
B. Pelote · 12 PTS
WCU 65 - 65 MER
H2 0:49
Foul on Jah Quinones
Foul on Jah Quinones.
J. Quinones
H2 0:56
Defensive rebound
Bernard Pelote Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:59
Block
Bernard Pelote Block.
B. Pelote · 12 PTS
H2 0:59
Missed Layup
Ahmad Robinson missed Layup.
A. Robinson · 23 PTS
H2 1:17
+1
Made Free Throw
Marcus Kell made Free Throw.
M. Kell · 10 PTS
WCU 64 - 65 MER
H2 1:17WCU
Dead ball rebound
Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 1:17
Missed Free Throw
Marcus Kell missed Free Throw.
M. Kell · 10 PTS
H2 1:17
Foul on Jah Quinones
Foul on Jah Quinones.
J. Quinones
H2 1:33
+2
Made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson
Alex Holt made Layup. Assisted by Ahmad Robinson.
A. Holt · 24 PTS
WCU 63 - 65 MER