Mercer Bears @ Western Carolina Catamounts

56–58Final · Jan 10, 2018

MER 56 WCU 58 Final

	1	2	T
MER7-9	28	28	56
WCU7-9	28	30	58

· Line: MER -6.5 (O/U 146.5)

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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.

Mike Amius made Dunk.
0–2
Marc Gosselin made Layup. Assisted by Deriece Parks.
0–4
Ria'n Holland made Layup.
2–4
Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ria'n Holland.
5–4
Ria'n Holland made Jumper.
7–4
Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Cohen.
9–4
Mike Amius made Layup.
9–6
Marc Gosselin made Layup. Assisted by Deriece Parks.
9–8
Devin Peterson made Jumper. Assisted by Mike Amius.
9–10
Devin Peterson made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Smith.
9–12
Desmond Ringer made Layup.
11–12
Ria'n Holland made Free Throw.
12–12
Ria'n Holland made Free Throw.
13–12
Mike Amius made Layup. Assisted by Marc Gosselin.
13–14
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
14–14
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
15–14
Desmond Johnson made Jumper.
15–16
Demetre Rivers made Layup.
17–16
Mike Amius made Layup.
17–18
Ethan Stair made Layup.
19–18
Mike Amius made Layup. Assisted by Marc Gosselin.
19–20
Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Ria'n Holland.
21–20
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
22–20
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
23–20
Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Cohen.
25–20
Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper.
25–23
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
26–23
Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw.
27–23
Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
27–24
Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw.
27–25
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
28–25
Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Johnson.
28–28
Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Ringer.
30–28
Devin Peterson made Jumper.
30–30
Devin Peterson made Jumper.
30–32
Marcus Cohen made Free Throw.
31–32
Ryan Johnson made Free Throw.
32–32
Haboubacar Mutombo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Halvorsen.
32–35
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
33–35
Demetre Rivers made Free Throw.
34–35
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
37–35
Marc Gosselin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Peterson.
37–38
Ethan Stair made Jumper.
39–38
Mike Amius made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Johnson.
39–40
Mike Amius made Free Throw.
39–41
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cory Kilby.
42–41
Mike Amius made Jumper.
42–43
Devin Peterson made Layup.
42–45
Ria'n Holland made Layup.
44–45
Mike Amius made Jumper.
44–47
Ria'n Holland made Layup.
46–47
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
47–47
Desmond Ringer made Free Throw.
48–47
Mike Amius made Free Throw.
48–48
Mike Amius made Free Throw.
48–49
Devin Peterson made Free Throw.
48–50
Devin Peterson made Free Throw.
48–51
Stephon Jelks made Jumper.
50–51
Marc Gosselin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Amius.
50–54
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Stair.
53–54
Mike Amius made Free Throw.
53–55
Mike Amius made Free Throw.
53–56
Marc Gosselin made Free Throw.
53–57
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
56–57
Desmond Johnson made Free Throw.
56–58

Play-by-play

P1 Marc Gosselin missed Layup.
P1 Mike Amius Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mike Amius made Dunk. 0–2
P1 Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Deriece Parks missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Halvorsen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Desmond Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P1 Marc Gosselin made Layup. Assisted by Deriece Parks. 0–4
P1 Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
P1 Deriece Parks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Marc Gosselin Turnover.
P1 Ria'n Holland Steal.
P1 Ria'n Holland made Layup. 2–4
P1 Marc Gosselin missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.
P1 Stephon Jelks Turnover.
P1 Mike Amius Turnover.
P1 Stephon Jelks Steal.
P1 Foul on Mike Amius.
P1 Ria'n Holland missed Layup.
P1 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mike Amius Turnover.
P1 Desmond Ringer Steal.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ria'n Holland. 5–4
P1 Foul on Marc Gosselin.
P1 Marc Gosselin Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Deriece Parks.
P1 Ria'n Holland made Jumper. 7–4
P1 Desmond Johnson Turnover.
P1 Marcus Cohen Steal.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Cohen. 9–4
P1 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P1 Mike Amius made Layup. 9–6
P1 Marcus Cohen Turnover.
P1 Deriece Parks Steal.
P1 Marc Gosselin made Layup. Assisted by Deriece Parks. 9–8
P1 Marcus Cohen Turnover.
P1 Desmond Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ria'n Holland missed Layup.
P1 Maurice Smith Block.
P1 Maurice Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Mike Amius.
P1 Mike Amius Turnover.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mike Amius Defensive Rebound.
P1 Devin Peterson missed Layup.
P1 Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Stair Turnover.
P1 Desmond Johnson Steal.
P1 Desmond Johnson missed Layup.
P1 Maurice Smith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Devin Peterson made Jumper. Assisted by Mike Amius. 9–10
P1 Foul on Cory Kilby.
P1 Devin Peterson missed Free Throw.
P1 Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry Turnover.
P1 Maurice Smith Steal.
P1 Devin Peterson made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Smith. 9–12
P1 Foul on Maurice Smith.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ethan Stair missed Jumper.
P1 Maurice Smith Defensive Rebound.
P1 Haboubacar Mutombo missed Jumper.
P1 Haboubacar Mutombo Offensive Rebound.
P1 Haboubacar Mutombo missed Jumper.
P1 Maurice Smith Offensive Rebound.
P1 Maurice Smith Turnover.
P1 Ethan Stair Steal.
P1 Ethan Stair missed Layup.
P1 Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.
P1 Desmond Ringer made Layup. 11–12
P1 Deriece Parks Turnover.
P1 Ria'n Holland Steal.
P1 Ria'n Holland Turnover.
P1 Devin Peterson missed Jumper.
P1 Ryan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Charlendez Brooks.
P1 Ryan Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Ethan Stair Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Devin Peterson.
P1 Ria'n Holland made Free Throw. 12–12
P1 Ria'n Holland made Free Throw. 13–12
P1 Maurice Smith missed Jumper.
P1 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Desmond Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Foul on Jaylen Stowe.
P1 Mike Amius made Layup. Assisted by Marc Gosselin. 13–14
P1 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Desmond Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Marc Gosselin.
P1 Marc Gosselin Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Desmond Johnson.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 14–14
P1 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 15–14
P1 Desmond Johnson made Jumper. 15–16
P1 Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Demetre Rivers Offensive Rebound.
P1 Demetre Rivers made Layup. 17–16
P1 Mike Amius missed Jumper.
P1 Mike Amius Offensive Rebound.
P1 Mike Amius made Layup. 17–18
P1 Ethan Stair made Layup. 19–18
P1 Mike Amius made Layup. Assisted by Marc Gosselin. 19–20
P1 Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Ria'n Holland. 21–20
P1 Mike Amius Turnover.
P1 Ria'n Holland Steal.
P1 Ria'n Holland missed Layup.
P1 Desmond Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Onno Steger missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mercer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P1 Charlendez Brooks Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Charlendez Brooks Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ethan Stair.
P1 Devin Peterson Turnover.
P1 Foul on Devin Peterson.
P1 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 22–20
P1 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 23–20
P1 Desmond Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Desmond Ringer Block.
P1 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ethan Stair made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Cohen. 25–20
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. 25–23
P1 Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Ria'n Holland.
P1 Matt Halvorsen missed Free Throw.
P1 Adam Sledd Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P1 Adam Sledd missed Free Throw.
P1 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Adam Sledd.
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 26–23
P1 Jordan Strawberry made Free Throw. 27–23
P1 Foul on Cory Kilby.
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw. 27–24
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Free Throw. 27–25
P1 Foul on Yalim Olcay.
P1 Desmond Ringer missed Free Throw.
P1 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 28–25
P1 Western Carolina Timeout
P1 Matt Halvorsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desmond Johnson. 28–28
P2 Deriece Parks missed Layup.
P2 Mike Amius Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mike Amius missed Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Ringer. 30–28
P2 Marc Gosselin missed Jumper.
P2 Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers Turnover.
P2 Deriece Parks Steal.
P2 Desmond Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mike Amius Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P2 Mike Amius missed Free Throw.
P2 Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Mike Amius missed Free Throw.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.
P2 Mike Amius Block.
P2 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ria'n Holland.
P2 Marc Gosselin missed Jumper.
P2 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Desmond Johnson.
P2 Jaylen Stowe Turnover.
P2 Desmond Johnson Steal.
P2 Desmond Johnson missed Layup.
P2 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Stowe missed Layup.
P2 Desmond Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Desmond Johnson Turnover.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Steal.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P2 Deriece Parks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P2 Foul on Ria'n Holland.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Devin Peterson made Jumper. 30–30
P2 Cory Kilby missed Layup.
P2 Maurice Smith Defensive Rebound.
P2 Devin Peterson made Jumper. 30–32
P2 Foul on Devin Peterson.
P2 Marcus Cohen missed Free Throw.
P2 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Marcus Cohen made Free Throw. 31–32
P2 Devin Peterson missed Jumper.
P2 Maurice Smith Offensive Rebound.
P2 Maurice Smith missed Layup.
P2 Charlendez Brooks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Devin Peterson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Charlendez Brooks.
P2 Foul on Jordan Strawberry.
P2 Devin Peterson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Charlendez Brooks.
P2 Ryan Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Ryan Johnson made Free Throw. 32–32
P2 Charlendez Brooks missed Jumper.
P2 Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Haboubacar Mutombo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Halvorsen. 32–35
P2 Ethan Stair Turnover.
P2 Maurice Smith Steal.
P2 Maurice Smith Turnover.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Steal.
P2 Foul on Maurice Smith.
P2 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 33–35
P2 Demetre Rivers made Free Throw. 34–35
P2 Marc Gosselin Turnover.
P2 Stephon Jelks Steal.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 37–35
P2 Marc Gosselin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Peterson. 37–38
P2 Ethan Stair made Jumper. 39–38
P2 Haboubacar Mutombo missed Dunk.
P2 Jaylen Stowe Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mike Amius made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Johnson. 39–40
P2 Foul on Jaylen Stowe.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Mike Amius made Free Throw. 39–41
P2 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cory Kilby. 42–41
P2 Devin Peterson missed Jumper.
P2 Cory Kilby Block.
P2 Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Turnover.
P2 Marc Gosselin Steal.
P2 Mike Amius made Jumper. 42–43
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Devin Peterson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Devin Peterson made Layup. 42–45
P2 Ria'n Holland made Layup. 44–45
P2 Devin Peterson Turnover.
P2 Stephon Jelks Steal.
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Jumper.
P2 Devin Peterson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Mike Amius made Jumper. 44–47
P2 Cory Kilby Turnover.
P2 Mike Amius Steal.
P2 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ria'n Holland Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ria'n Holland made Layup. 46–47
P2 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ria'n Holland Turnover.
P2 Matt Halvorsen Steal.
P2 Marc Gosselin Turnover.
P2 Ethan Stair Turnover.
P2 Haboubacar Mutombo missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marc Gosselin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Stephon Jelks.
P2 Marc Gosselin missed Free Throw.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ria'n Holland Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Marc Gosselin.
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Layup.
P2 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Mike Amius.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 47–47
P2 Desmond Ringer made Free Throw. 48–47
P2 Devin Peterson missed Jumper.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Demetre Rivers Turnover.
P2 Deriece Parks Steal.
P2 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P2 Mike Amius made Free Throw. 48–48
P2 Mike Amius made Free Throw. 48–49
P2 Foul on Devin Peterson.
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Free Throw.
P2 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jordan Strawberry.
P2 Devin Peterson made Free Throw. 48–50
P2 Devin Peterson made Free Throw. 48–51
P2 Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mike Amius Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mike Amius missed Layup.
P2 Stephon Jelks Block.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Jumper. 50–51
P2 Foul on Devin Peterson.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Stephon Jelks missed Free Throw.
P2 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marc Gosselin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Amius. 50–54
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Marc Gosselin Turnover.
P2 Marc Gosselin Turnover.
P2 Ria'n Holland Steal.
P2 Ria'n Holland Steal.
P2 Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.
P2 Jordan Strawberry Offensive Rebound.
P2 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Stair. 53–54
P2 Mercer Timeout
P2 Foul on Jordan Strawberry.
P2 Desmond Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Desmond Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Desmond Ringer Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Jumper.
P2 Mike Amius Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Desmond Ringer.
P2 Mike Amius made Free Throw. 53–55
P2 Mike Amius made Free Throw. 53–56
P2 Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Ria'n Holland Offensive Rebound.
P2 Ria'n Holland missed Layup.
P2 Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ria'n Holland.
P2 Marc Gosselin missed Free Throw.
P2 Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Mercer Timeout
P2 Marc Gosselin made Free Throw. 53–57
P2 Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry. 56–57
P2 Mercer Timeout
P2 Desmond Johnson made Free Throw. 56–58
P2 Foul on Jordan Strawberry.
P2 Desmond Johnson missed Free Throw.
P2 Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.

Box score

MER

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Stephon JelksF	21	16	6-7	4-5	0-1	4	0	1	3	1	1	3	4
Desmond RingerF	24	7	1-2	0-0	5-6	10	1	0	1	1	2	8	5
Jordan StrawberryG	31	2	0-7	0-3	2-2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	4
Demetre RiversG	27	11	3-6	1-4	4-5	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
Ria'n HollandG	31	10	4-18	0-7	2-2	4	2	2	4	0	2	2	4
Cory KilbyF	18	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	0	3	2
Marcus CohenG	5	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylen StoweG	14	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	2
Ethan StairG	21	8	4-7	0-1	0-0	3	1	3	1	0	1	2	1
Ryan JohnsonG	8	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Victor BafuttoF
Mason GreenF
Mac BrydonC
Carson HeinenG
Mitch PrendergastG
Rashad LewisG
Ross CummingsG

WCU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Mike AmiusF	28	21	8-11	0-0	5-7	7	2	4	1	1	4	3	3
Marc GosselinF	28	11	4-8	2-3	1-3	11	2	6	1	0	1	10	3
Matt HalvorsenG	24	8	2-7	2-7	2-3	3	1	0	1	0	1	2	0
Desmond JohnsonG	25	3	1-6	0-1	1-4	5	2	2	2	0	1	4	2
Deriece ParksG	33	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	1	3	0	0	2	1
Adam SleddF	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Yalim OlcayF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Onno StegerF	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlendez BrooksF	9	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	3
Maurice SmithG	13	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	2	2	1	3	3	2
Haboubacar MutomboG	12	3	1-5	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Devin PetersonG	22	12	5-10	0-0	2-3	3	1	3	0	0	1	2	5
Ashley WilliamsF
Marcus ThomasG
Jason McMillanG
Devonte FullerG

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