Samford Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears

50–69Final · Jan 2, 2016

SAM 50 MER 69 Final

	1	2	T
SAM9-5	15	35	50
MER11-3	36	33	69

· Line: MER -6

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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.

Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
0–3
Jamal Shabazz made Jumper.
2–3
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
3–3
Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw.
4–3
Desmond Ringer made Layup.
4–5
Jamal Shabazz made Jumper.
6–5
Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
6–8
Darius Jones-Gibson made Jumper.
8–8
Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
8–10
Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
8–12
Matt Rose made Free Throw.
9–12
Marcus Johnson made Jumper.
11–12
Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
11–14
Phillip Leonard made Layup.
11–16
Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
11–18
Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
11–20
Phillip Leonard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.
11–23
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
11–26
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.
11–29
Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw.
12–29
Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw.
13–29
Lawrence Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
13–31
Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown.
13–34
Christen Cunningham made Jumper.
15–34
Jestin Lewis made Layup.
15–36
Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
18–36
Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.
18–38
Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
20–38
Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.
20–40
Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup.
22–40
Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
22–42
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
22–43
Stephon Jelks made Jumper.
22–45
Christen Cunningham made Layup.
24–45
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
25–45
Matt Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
28–45
Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
28–46
Jordan Strawberry made Layup.
28–48
Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
30–48
Christen Cunningham made Layup.
32–48
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
33–48
Jestin Lewis made Layup.
33–50
Phillip Leonard made Two Point Tip Shot.
33–52
Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
33–53
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
34–53
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
35–53
Stephon Jelks made Free Throw.
35–54
Stephon Jelks made Free Throw.
35–55
Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson.
38–55
Ethan Stair made Free Throw.
38–56
Ethan Stair made Free Throw.
38–57
Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
38–58
Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
38–59
Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
40–59
Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
43–59
Phillip Leonard made Jumper.
43–61
Wyatt Walker made Free Throw.
44–61
Wyatt Walker made Free Throw.
45–61
Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
45–63
Christen Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Johnson.
48–63
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
48–64
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
48–65
Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
48–66
Phillip Leonard made Free Throw.
48–67
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
49–67
Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
50–67
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
50–68
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
50–69

Play-by-play

P1 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Wyatt Walker missed Jumper.
P1 Mercer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Wyatt Walker.
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Iman Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jamal Shabazz missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis. 0–3
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Jumper. 2–3
P1 Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.
P1 Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
P1 Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Layup.
P1 Desmond Ringer Block.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P1 Iman Johnson Steal.
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw. 3–3
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Free Throw. 4–3
P1 Desmond Ringer made Layup. 4–5
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Jumper. 6–5
P1 Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.
P1 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Foul on Alex Peters.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis. 6–8
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson made Jumper. 8–8
P1 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Jumper. 8–10
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Jumper.
P1 Alex Peters Offensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Peters Turnover.
P1 Jestin Lewis Steal.
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Jumper. 8–12
P1 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P1 Matt Rose missed Free Throw.
P1 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Matt Rose made Free Throw. 9–12
P1 Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Marcus Johnson made Jumper. 11–12
P1 Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 11–14
P1 Christen Cunningham Turnover.
P1 Phillip Leonard Steal.
P1 Phillip Leonard made Layup. 11–16
P1 Iman Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lawrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 11–18
P1 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Rose Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Johnson Turnover.
P1 Foul on Marcus Johnson.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ethan Stair made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 11–20
P1 Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
P1 Phillip Leonard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers. 11–23
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.
P1 Christen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eric Adams missed Jumper.
P1 Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis. 11–26
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Jumper.
P1 Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.
P1 Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers. 11–29
P1 Foul on Lawrence Brown.
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw. 12–29
P1 Jamal Shabazz made Free Throw. 13–29
P1 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P1 Marcus Johnson Steal.
P1 Wyatt Walker missed Jumper.
P1 Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Lawrence Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 13–31
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lawrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.
P1 Samford Turnover.
P1 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lawrence Brown Offensive Rebound.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown. 13–34
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Christen Cunningham made Jumper. 15–34
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Layup.
P1 Wyatt Walker Block.
P1 Christen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
P1 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 James Bento Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.
P1 Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P1 Marcus Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P1 Wyatt Walker Turnover.
P1 James Bento Steal.
P1 Jestin Lewis made Layup. 15–36
P1 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Lawrence Brown Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Stair missed Two Point Tip Shot.
P1 Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 18–36
P2 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
P2 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. Assisted by Demetre Rivers. 18–38
P2 Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 20–38
P2 Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Demetre Rivers. 20–40
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson made Layup. 22–40
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Eric Adams Defensive Rebound.
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Layup.
P2 Eric Adams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jamal Shabazz missed Layup.
P2 Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 22–42
P2 Foul on Eric Adams.
P2 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 22–43
P2 Jamal Shabazz missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. 22–45
P2 Eric Adams missed Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Block.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Layup.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Defensive Rebound.
P2 Christen Cunningham made Layup. 24–45
P2 Foul on Jordan Strawberry.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 25–45
P2 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Samford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 28–45
P2 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P2 Alex Peters missed Layup.
P2 Samford Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Peters Turnover.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Steal.
P2 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P2 Phillip Leonard made Free Throw. 28–46
P2 Phillip Leonard missed Free Throw.
P2 Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ethan Stair Turnover.
P2 Foul on Ethan Stair.
P2 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marcus Johnson.
P2 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Layup. 28–48
P2 Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 30–48
P2 Phillip Leonard Turnover.
P2 Cory Kilby Turnover.
P2 Christen Cunningham made Layup. 32–48
P2 Foul on Phillip Leonard.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 33–48
P2 Foul on Matt Rose.
P2 Stephon Jelks missed Layup.
P2 Wyatt Walker Block.
P2 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P2 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Wyatt Walker Offensive Rebound.
P2 Wyatt Walker Turnover.
P2 Phillip Leonard Steal.
P2 Jestin Lewis made Layup. 33–50
P2 Christen Cunningham Turnover.
P2 Jestin Lewis Steal.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.
P2 Phillip Leonard Offensive Rebound.
P2 Phillip Leonard made Two Point Tip Shot. 33–52
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P2 Foul on Wyatt Walker.
P2 Phillip Leonard missed Free Throw.
P2 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Phillip Leonard made Free Throw. 33–53
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Christen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Lawrence Brown.
P2 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 34–53
P2 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 35–53
P2 Foul on Jamal Shabazz.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Stephon Jelks made Free Throw. 35–54
P2 Stephon Jelks made Free Throw. 35–55
P2 Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Jones-Gibson. 38–55
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P2 Wyatt Walker Defensive Rebound.
P2 Darius Jones-Gibson missed Layup.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Darius Jones-Gibson.
P2 Ethan Stair made Free Throw. 38–56
P2 Ethan Stair made Free Throw. 38–57
P2 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
P2 Desmond Ringer missed Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marcus Johnson.
P2 Phillip Leonard made Free Throw. 38–58
P2 Phillip Leonard made Free Throw. 38–59
P2 Wyatt Walker made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Johnson. 40–59
P2 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P2 Wyatt Walker missed Free Throw.
P2 Iman Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Iman Johnson Turnover.
P2 Jestin Lewis Steal.
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Layup.
P2 Iman Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Christen Cunningham Turnover.
P2 Jestin Lewis Turnover.
P2 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Phillip Leonard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Jamal Shabazz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. 43–59
P2 Phillip Leonard made Jumper. 43–61
P2 Foul on Jestin Lewis.
P2 Wyatt Walker made Free Throw. 44–61
P2 Wyatt Walker made Free Throw. 45–61
P2 Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Leonard. 45–63
P2 Marcus Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Christen Cunningham Offensive Rebound.
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jamal Shabazz missed Jumper.
P2 Jamal Shabazz Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mercer Timeout
P2 Christen Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Johnson. 48–63
P2 Samford Timeout
P2 Foul on Christen Cunningham.
P2 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 48–64
P2 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 48–65
P2 Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jamal Shabazz.
P2 Phillip Leonard made Free Throw. 48–66
P2 Phillip Leonard made Free Throw. 48–67
P2 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P2 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 49–67
P2 Christen Cunningham made Free Throw. 50–67
P2 Foul on Iman Johnson.
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 50–68
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 50–69
P2 Matt Rose missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tyre Moore Defensive Rebound.

Box score

SAM

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Wyatt WalkerF	27	8	3-5	0-0	2-3	4	0	2	0	2	1	3	2
Jamal ShabazzF	30	15	5-9	3-5	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Iman JohnsonF	22	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	6	0	1	1	0	2	4	1
Darius Jones-GibsonG	30	6	2-8	0-2	2-2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4
Christen CunninghamG	37	15	4-11	1-4	6-6	4	4	3	0	0	1	3	1
Matt RoseF	21	4	1-5	1-5	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Alex PetersF	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1
Eric AdamsF	6	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Marcus JohnsonG	20	2	1-7	0-6	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3
Dakota QuinnF
Alex ThompsonF
Tanner TappG
Ryan DickeyG
Gerald SmithG
Demetrius DysonG

MER

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Stephon JelksF	29	12	4-9	2-5	2-2	9	1	4	0	0	4	5	3
Desmond RingerF	22	8	3-5	0-0	2-2	3	0	2	0	2	2	1	4
Demetre RiversG	22	11	3-10	2-4	3-3	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jestin LewisG	28	4	2-8	0-5	0-0	4	3	1	3	0	0	4	1
Phillip LeonardG	30	15	4-6	1-1	6-8	5	5	1	2	0	1	4	1
Cory KilbyF	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Niklas NeyF	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James BentoF	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Andrew FishlerC	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen StoweG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan StairG	17	8	3-6	0-2	2-2	6	0	1	0	0	3	3	1
Jordan StrawberryG	23	9	4-9	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
Tyre MooreG	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lawrence BrownG	15	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	2
Jibri BryanG

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