Mercer Bears @ Samford Bulldogs

74–69Final · Feb 12, 2018

MER 74 SAM 69 Final

	1	2	T
MER13-13	34	40	74
SAM9-19	28	41	69

· Line: MER -3.5 (O/U 154)

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The scoring timeline.

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Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
3–0
Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Thompson.
3–3
Ross Cummings made Layup.
5–3
Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
7–3
Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
7–6
Jordan Strawberry made Layup.
9–6
Eric Adams made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
9–8
Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
12–8
Eric Adams made Layup. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
12–10
Demetre Rivers made Dunk. Assisted by Cory Kilby.
14–10
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Free Throw.
14–11
Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Layup. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
14–13
Demetre Rivers made Layup.
16–13
Cory Kilby made Layup.
18–13
Stefan Lakic made Layup. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
18–15
Marcus Cohen made Layup.
20–15
Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
22–15
Justin Coleman made Layup.
22–17
Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Thompson.
22–20
Alex Thompson made Layup.
22–22
Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Johnson.
24–22
Alex Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Triston Chambers.
24–24
Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings.
27–24
Josh Sharkey made Layup.
27–26
Ryan Johnson made Layup.
29–26
Ross Cummings made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Johnson.
31–26
Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
32–26
Eric Adams made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
32–28
Ryan Johnson made Layup.
34–28
Triston Chambers made Layup. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
34–30
Triston Chambers made Free Throw.
34–31
Triston Chambers made Free Throw.
34–32
Triston Chambers made Free Throw.
34–33
Alex Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
34–36
Cory Kilby made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
36–36
Cory Kilby made Free Throw.
37–36
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
38–36
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
39–36
Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
42–36
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
43–36
Eric Adams made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
43–38
Demetre Rivers made Jumper.
45–38
Stefan Lakic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
45–41
Jordan Strawberry made Layup.
47–41
Triston Chambers made Free Throw.
47–42
Triston Chambers made Free Throw.
47–43
Stephon Jelks made Layup.
49–43
Kevion Nolan made Jumper.
49–45
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
49–46
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
49–47
Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
52–47
Justin Coleman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
52–50
Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
55–50
Jordan Strawberry made Layup.
57–50
Josh Sharkey made Layup. Assisted by Justin Coleman.
57–52
Josh Sharkey made Layup.
57–54
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
57–55
Alex Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
57–57
Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.
58–57
Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.
59–57
Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.
60–57
Alex Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
60–59
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
61–59
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
62–59
Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
63–59
Ross Cummings made Free Throw.
64–59
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
64–60
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
64–61
Alex Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey.
64–63
Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Demetre Rivers.
66–63
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
66–64
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
66–65
Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
68–65
Ross Cummings made Layup.
70–65
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
70–66
Josh Sharkey made Free Throw.
70–67
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
71–67
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
72–67
Alex Thompson made Free Throw.
72–68
Alex Thompson made Free Throw.
72–69
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
73–69
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
74–69

Play-by-play

P1 Eric Adams missed Jumper.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P1 Eric Adams Steal.
P1 Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 3–0
P1 Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Thompson. 3–3
P1 Ross Cummings made Layup. 5–3
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 7–3
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Jumper.
P1 Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jordan Strawberry.
P1 Justin Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Stowe missed Layup.
P1 Eric Adams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Coleman. 7–6
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Layup. 9–6
P1 Eric Adams made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Coleman. 9–8
P1 Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 12–8
P1 Justin Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Alex Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Eric Adams made Layup. Assisted by Justin Coleman. 12–10
P1 Demetre Rivers made Dunk. Assisted by Cory Kilby. 14–10
P1 Foul on Jaylen Stowe.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Free Throw.
P1 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Free Throw. 14–11
P1 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P1 Josh Sharkey Steal.
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Layup. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 14–13
P1 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Turnover.
P1 Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
P1 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Layup. 16–13
P1 Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Turnover.
P1 Eric Adams Steal.
P1 Triston Chambers Turnover.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Steal.
P1 Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
P1 Eric Adams Block.
P1 Josh Sharkey Defensive Rebound.
P1 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Mercer Turnover.
P1 Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Eric Adams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Eric Adams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P1 Kevion Nolan missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Alex Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Stefan Lakic.
P1 Jaylen Stowe missed Free Throw.
P1 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Stowe missed Free Throw.
P1 Stefan Lakic Defensive Rebound.
P1 Alex Thompson Turnover.
P1 Jaylen Stowe Steal.
P1 Marcus Cohen missed Jumper.
P1 Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound.
P1 Cory Kilby made Layup. 18–13
P1 Stefan Lakic made Layup. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 18–15
P1 Marcus Cohen made Layup. 20–15
P1 Triston Chambers Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jaylen Stowe Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
P1 Marcus Cohen missed Free Throw.
P1 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Stowe missed Free Throw.
P1 Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Jumper. 22–15
P1 Justin Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marcus Cohen missed Layup.
P1 Alex Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Justin Coleman made Layup. 22–17
P1 Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Triston Chambers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Thompson. 22–20
P1 Jaylen Stowe Turnover.
P1 Justin Coleman Turnover.
P1 Ross Cummings Steal.
P1 Demetre Rivers missed Layup.
P1 Eric Adams Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P1 Alex Thompson made Layup. 22–22
P1 Marcus Cohen Turnover.
P1 Eric Adams Steal.
P1 Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Eric Adams Offensive Rebound.
P1 Eric Adams Turnover.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Steal.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Johnson. 24–22
P1 Alex Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Triston Chambers. 24–24
P1 Ryan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ross Cummings. 27–24
P1 Josh Sharkey made Layup. 27–26
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ryan Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Ryan Johnson made Layup. 29–26
P1 Triston Chambers missed Jumper.
P1 Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Alex Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ryan Johnson.
P1 Alex Thompson missed Free Throw.
P1 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ross Cummings made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Johnson. 31–26
P1 Foul on Eric Adams.
P1 Ross Cummings made Free Throw. 32–26
P1 Samford Timeout
P1 Eric Adams made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Coleman. 32–28
P1 Ryan Johnson made Layup. 34–28
P2 Desmond Ringer Turnover.
P2 Justin Coleman Steal.
P2 Triston Chambers made Layup. Assisted by Justin Coleman. 34–30
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.
P2 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P2 Alex Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P2 Triston Chambers made Free Throw. 34–31
P2 Triston Chambers made Free Throw. 34–32
P2 Triston Chambers made Free Throw. 34–33
P2 Ross Cummings missed Jumper.
P2 Samford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Coleman. 34–36
P2 Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
P2 Cory Kilby made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 36–36
P2 Foul on Triston Chambers.
P2 Cory Kilby made Free Throw. 37–36
P2 Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Samford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Josh Sharkey.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justin Coleman Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Stefan Lakic.
P2 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 38–36
P2 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 39–36
P2 Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Stefan Lakic Turnover.
P2 Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 42–36
P2 Triston Chambers missed Jumper.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Josh Sharkey.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 43–36
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Free Throw.
P2 Stefan Lakic Defensive Rebound.
P2 Stefan Lakic missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers Turnover.
P2 Triston Chambers Steal.
P2 Eric Adams made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 43–38
P2 Demetre Rivers made Jumper. 45–38
P2 Stefan Lakic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 45–41
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Layup. 47–41
P2 Josh Sharkey missed Jumper.
P2 Eric Adams Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ross Cummings.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Triston Chambers made Free Throw. 47–42
P2 Triston Chambers made Free Throw. 47–43
P2 Stephon Jelks made Layup. 49–43
P2 Kevion Nolan made Jumper. 49–45
P2 Jaylen Stowe missed Layup.
P2 Josh Sharkey Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Cory Kilby.
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 49–46
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 49–47
P2 Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 52–47
P2 Justin Coleman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 52–50
P2 Ross Cummings made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 55–50
P2 Justin Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Layup. 57–50
P2 Josh Sharkey made Layup. Assisted by Justin Coleman. 57–52
P2 Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
P2 Stefan Lakic Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ross Cummings.
P2 Eric Adams missed Jumper.
P2 Josh Sharkey Offensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Sharkey made Layup. 57–54
P2 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 57–55
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.
P2 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 57–57
P2 Foul on Alex Thompson.
P2 Ryan Johnson made Free Throw. 58–57
P2 Ryan Johnson made Free Throw. 59–57
P2 Ryan Johnson made Free Throw. 60–57
P2 Alex Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 60–59
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Triston Chambers.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 61–59
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 62–59
P2 Triston Chambers Turnover.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P2 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ross Cummings missed Layup.
P2 Eric Adams Block.
P2 Mercer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Triston Chambers.
P2 Ross Cummings made Free Throw. 63–59
P2 Ross Cummings made Free Throw. 64–59
P2 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Turnover.
P2 Josh Sharkey missed Jumper.
P2 Demetre Rivers Block.
P2 Josh Sharkey Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Demetre Rivers.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 64–60
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 64–61
P2 Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
P2 Ross Cummings missed Free Throw.
P2 Triston Chambers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 64–63
P2 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P2 Josh Sharkey Steal.
P2 Alex Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Demetre Rivers. 66–63
P2 Foul on Demetre Rivers.
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 66–64
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 66–65
P2 Stephon Jelks missed Layup.
P2 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Jumper. 68–65
P2 Alex Thompson missed Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mercer Timeout
P2 Ross Cummings made Layup. 70–65
P2 Samford Timeout
P2 Triston Chambers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Sharkey Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ross Cummings.
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 70–66
P2 Josh Sharkey made Free Throw. 70–67
P2 Samford Timeout
P2 Foul on Demetrius Denzel-Dyson.
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 71–67
P2 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 72–67
P2 Foul on Demetre Rivers.
P2 Alex Thompson made Free Throw. 72–68
P2 Alex Thompson missed Free Throw.
P2 Samford Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Alex Thompson made Free Throw. 72–69
P2 Foul on Alex Thompson.
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 73–69
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 74–69
P2 Josh Sharkey missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Alex Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Alex Thompson missed Jumper.
P2 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.

Box score

MER

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Stephon JelksF	20	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	6	0	2	0	0	2	4	3
Desmond RingerF	27	4	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	3
Ross CummingsG	34	21	7-15	4-10	3-4	4	1	0	1	0	0	4	3
Jordan StrawberryG	39	18	6-13	1-6	5-6	6	7	2	2	0	1	5	1
Demetre RiversG	35	10	4-8	0-2	2-2	7	1	1	0	1	5	2	3
Cory KilbyF	15	5	2-3	0-1	1-1	4	1	0	0	0	2	2	1
Marcus CohenG	9	2	1-3	0-0	0-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen StoweG	15	0	0-2	0-0	0-3	5	0	1	1	0	1	4	1
Ryan JohnsonG	6	7	2-3	0-1	3-3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
Victor BafuttoF
Mason GreenF
JJ N'GangaC
Andrew FishlerC
Mac BrydonC
Darius RoyG
Stephen GavinG
Carson HeinenG
Mitch PrendergastG
Rashad LewisG
Ethan StairG
Ria'n HollandG

SAM

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Eric AdamsF	34	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	3	2	2	4	1
Alex ThompsonF	32	15	6-15	1-8	2-4	6	2	1	0	0	2	4	2
Demetrius Denzel-DysonG	18	3	1-4	0-2	1-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	5
Triston ChambersG	33	16	4-10	3-7	5-5	5	1	3	1	0	0	5	3
Justin ColemanG	34	5	2-7	1-6	0-0	0	7	2	1	0	0	0	0
Stefan LakicF	10	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	2
Kevion NolanG	8	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh SharkeyG	31	15	3-6	0-1	9-9	5	8	0	2	0	3	2	2
Wyatt WalkerF
JT MumberF
Alex PetersF
Ruben GuerreroC
Luke TouliatosG
Brandon AustinG
Tanner TappG
Gerald SmithG
Christen CunninghamG

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