Mercer Bears @ Samford Bulldogs

85–70Final · Feb 1, 2016

MER 85 SAM 70 Final

	1	2	T
MER17-6	36	49	85
SAM11-12	28	42	70

· Line: MER -1.5

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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

Jestin Lewis made Jumper.
2–0
Jestin Lewis made Free Throw.
3–0
Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Iman Johnson.
3–2
Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
5–2
Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
5–4
Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Stair.
7–4
Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup.
7–6
Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
7–8
Desmond Ringer made Layup.
9–8
Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
9–11
Phillip Leonard made Dunk.
11–11
Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
14–11
Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
14–14
Phillip Leonard made Jumper.
16–14
Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
17–14
Wyatt Walker made Layup.
17–16
Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
19–16
Wyatt Walker made Free Throw.
19–17
Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
21–17
Marcus Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
21–20
Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown.
24–20
Jestin Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.
26–20
Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shabazz.
26–22
Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown.
29–22
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
29–23
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
29–24
Stephon Jelks made Jumper.
31–24
Jestin Lewis made Free Throw.
32–24
Matt Rose made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
32–26
Andrew Fishler made Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.
34–26
Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup.
34–28
Andrew Fishler made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
36–28
Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks.
38–28
Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
38–30
Jestin Lewis made Jumper.
40–30
Demetre Rivers made Layup.
42–30
Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Iman Johnson.
42–32
Jestin Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
44–32
Ethan Stair made Layup.
46–32
Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
48–32
Iman Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
48–34
Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
50–34
Wyatt Walker made Free Throw.
50–35
Wyatt Walker made Free Throw.
50–36
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
50–37
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
53–37
Christen Cunningham made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
53–39
Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
55–39
Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
55–41
Alex Peters made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
55–43
Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup.
55–45
Marcus Johnson made Free Throw.
55–46
Demetre Rivers made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
57–46
Marcus Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
57–49
Jestin Lewis made Jumper.
59–49
Darius Jones-Gibson made Jumper.
59–51
Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
62–51
Marcus Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
62–53
Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
65–53
Darius Jones-Gibson made Jumper.
65–55
Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
67–55
Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
67–57
Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw.
67–58
Marcus Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Alex Peters.
67–60
Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
69–60
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
72–60
Christen Cunningham made Layup.
72–62
Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper.
75–62
Christen Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shabazz.
75–64
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
75–65
Desmond Ringer made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
77–65
Jestin Lewis made Free Throw.
78–65
Jestin Lewis made Free Throw.
79–65
Christen Cunningham made Layup.
79–67
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
80–67
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
81–67
Matt Rose made Layup.
81–69
Matt Rose made Free Throw.
81–70
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
82–70
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
83–70
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
84–70
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
85–70

Play-by-play

P1 Jestin Lewis made Jumper. 2–0
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P1 Jestin Lewis Steal.
P1 Foul on Iman Johnson.
P1 Jestin Lewis made Free Throw. 3–0
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Free Throw.
P1 Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Iman Johnson. 3–2
P1 Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
P1 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis. 5–2
P1 Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 5–4
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Layup.
P1 Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Demetre Rivers.
P1 Foul on Jestin Lewis.
P1 Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.
P1 Mercer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Stair. 7–4
P1 Foul on Ethan Stair.
P1 Iman Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. 7–6
P1 Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
P1 Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 7–8
P1 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Christen Cunningham Turnover.
P1 Jestin Lewis Steal.
P1 Desmond Ringer made Layup. 9–8
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Johnson. 9–11
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P1 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jamal Shabazz.
P1 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Alex Peters Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ethan Stair.
P1 Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Samford Offensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Layup.
P1 Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.
P1 Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
P1 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Demetre Rivers Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P1 Phillip Leonard Steal.
P1 Phillip Leonard made Dunk. 11–11
P1 Wyatt Walker Turnover.
P1 Foul on Wyatt Walker.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P1 Jamal Shabazz Block.
P1 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P1 Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 14–11
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 14–14
P1 Jestin Lewis Turnover.
P1 Christen Cunningham Steal.
P1 Christen Cunningham Turnover.
P1 Foul on Christen Cunningham.
P1 Phillip Leonard made Jumper. 16–14
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Layup.
P1 Andrew Fishler Block.
P1 Wyatt Walker Offensive Rebound.
P1 Wyatt Walker missed Layup.
P1 Mercer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Iman Johnson.
P1 Foul on Christen Cunningham.
P1 Phillip Leonard missed Free Throw.
P1 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Phillip Leonard made Free Throw. 17–14
P1 Wyatt Walker missed Layup.
P1 Andrew Fishler Block.
P1 Wyatt Walker Offensive Rebound.
P1 Wyatt Walker made Layup. 17–16
P1 Andrew Fishler missed Jumper.
P1 Wyatt Walker Block.
P1 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Jumper. 19–16
P1 Foul on Andrew Fishler.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Wyatt Walker missed Free Throw.
P1 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Wyatt Walker made Free Throw. 19–17
P1 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 21–17
P1 Marcus Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 21–20
P1 Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown. 24–20
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Layup.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jestin Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks. 26–20
P1 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jamal Shabazz Offensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shabazz. 26–22
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown. 29–22
P1 Foul on Jordan Strawberry.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw. 29–23
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw. 29–24
P1 Jibri Bryan Turnover.
P1 Foul on Jibri Bryan.
P1 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Free Throw.
P1 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Free Throw.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. 31–24
P1 Marcus Johnson missed Layup.
P1 Samford Offensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Johnson Turnover.
P1 Jestin Lewis Steal.
P1 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P1 Jestin Lewis made Free Throw. 32–24
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Free Throw.
P1 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Rose made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 32–26
P1 Andrew Fishler made Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Jelks. 34–26
P1 Jamal Shabazz missed Jumper.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P1 Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. 34–28
P1 Andrew Fishler made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 36–28
P1 Wyatt Walker missed Layup.
P1 Andrew Fishler Block.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
P1 Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.
P1 Samford Timeout
P1 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P1 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P1 Mercer Timeout
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jamal Shabazz Block.
P1 Marcus Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jamal Shabazz missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Jelks. 38–28
P2 Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 38–30
P2 Jestin Lewis made Jumper. 40–30
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.
P2 Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers made Layup. 42–30
P2 Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Iman Johnson. 42–32
P2 Foul on Demetre Rivers.
P2 Jamal Shabazz missed Free Throw.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jestin Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 44–32
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Offensive Rebound.
P2 Iman Johnson Turnover.
P2 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ethan Stair made Layup. 46–32
P2 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 48–32
P2 Samford Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Iman Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Johnson. 48–34
P2 Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 50–34
P2 Wyatt Walker missed Layup.
P2 Wyatt Walker Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Wyatt Walker made Free Throw. 50–35
P2 Wyatt Walker made Free Throw. 50–36
P2 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson Steal.
P2 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw. 50–37
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Free Throw.
P2 Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alex Peters.
P2 Andrew Fishler missed Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 53–37
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Layup.
P2 Alex Peters Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Peters missed Layup.
P2 Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Phillip Leonard missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Samford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Andrew Fishler.
P2 Christen Cunningham made Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 53–39
P2 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 55–39
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 55–41
P2 Foul on Phillip Leonard.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Free Throw.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Peters made Layup. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 55–43
P2 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Steal.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. 55–45
P2 Ethan Stair Turnover.
P2 Christen Cunningham Steal.
P2 Foul on Phillip Leonard.
P2 Marcus Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Marcus Johnson made Free Throw. 55–46
P2 Demetre Rivers made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 57–46
P2 Marcus Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 57–49
P2 Jestin Lewis missed Jumper.
P2 Jestin Lewis Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jestin Lewis made Jumper. 59–49
P2 Foul on Jamal Shabazz.
P2 Jestin Lewis missed Free Throw.
P2 Samford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson made Jumper. 59–51
P2 Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 62–51
P2 Marcus Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 62–53
P2 Lawrence Brown Turnover.
P2 Foul on Lawrence Brown.
P2 Jamal Shabazz missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 65–53
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson made Jumper. 65–55
P2 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 67–55
P2 Jamal Shabazz made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 67–57
P2 Foul on Lawrence Brown.
P2 Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw. 67–58
P2 Jestin Lewis missed Jumper.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marcus Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Alex Peters. 67–60
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Jumper. 69–60
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 72–60
P2 Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jamal Shabazz missed Layup.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Christen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
P2 Christen Cunningham made Layup. 72–62
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Alex Peters.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P2 Stephon Jelks Steal.
P2 Ethan Stair missed Layup.
P2 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. 75–62
P2 Christen Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shabazz. 75–64
P2 Foul on Ethan Stair.
P2 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 75–65
P2 Desmond Ringer made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 77–65
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Layup.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jamal Shabazz.
P2 Phillip Leonard Turnover.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Marcus Johnson.
P2 Jestin Lewis made Free Throw. 78–65
P2 Jestin Lewis made Free Throw. 79–65
P2 Christen Cunningham made Layup. 79–67
P2 Foul on Christen Cunningham.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 80–67
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 81–67
P2 Wyatt Walker missed Layup.
P2 Matt Rose Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Rose made Layup. 81–69
P2 Foul on Phillip Leonard.
P2 Matt Rose made Free Throw. 81–70
P2 Jestin Lewis Turnover.
P2 Iman Johnson Steal.
P2 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Iman Johnson.
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 82–70
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 83–70
P2 Christen Cunningham Turnover.
P2 Foul on Christen Cunningham.
P2 Foul on Iman Johnson.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 84–70
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 85–70
P2 Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mercer Turnover.
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mercer Defensive Rebound.

Box score

MER

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Stephon JelksF	33	20	9-12	2-4	0-0	12	3	1	1	0	3	9	2
Desmond RingerF	16	8	3-5	0-0	2-2	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	3
Demetre RiversG	14	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
Jestin LewisG	36	26	9-15	4-7	4-7	3	1	2	3	0	1	2	1
Phillip LeonardG	31	5	2-5	0-1	1-2	1	10	1	1	0	0	1	3
Cory KilbyF	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Niklas NeyF	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James BentoF	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew FishlerC	9	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2
Jaylen StoweG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan StairG	12	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	3
Jordan StrawberryG	27	14	4-10	2-3	4-4	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	1
Tyre MooreG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lawrence BrownG	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jibri BryanG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

SAM

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Wyatt WalkerF	24	9	3-8	0-0	3-4	5	0	1	0	1	3	2	1
Jamal ShabazzF	33	15	6-10	2-4	1-2	8	2	0	1	2	3	5	3
Iman JohnsonF	16	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	4
Darius Jones-GibsonG	33	17	7-10	0-0	3-7	3	7	6	1	0	1	2	4
Christen CunninghamG	29	9	4-10	0-2	1-1	1	5	3	2	0	0	1	4
Dakota QuinnF	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt RoseF	20	5	2-5	0-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Alex PetersF	16	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
Eric AdamsF	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus JohnsonG	29	11	4-10	2-7	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
Alex ThompsonF
Tanner TappG
Ryan DickeyG
Gerald SmithG
Demetrius DysonG

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