Western Carolina 76, at Mercer 88

MACON, Ga. (Interstat) — The Mercer Bears, powered by a dominant first-half performance and a trio of high-scoring guards, pulled away from the Western Carolina Catamounts for an 88-76 victory in a Southern Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Hawkins Arena. A crowd of 1,084 watched Mercer improve to 13-7 overall and 4-3 in the conference, while Western Carolina fell to 6-12 and 2-5. The game was effectively decided in the opening 20 minutes, as Mercer capitalized on a catastrophic start by the visiting Catamounts. Western Carolina committed nine turnovers in the first nine minutes, leading to a 17-2… Read more...