Mercer 49, at Samford 69

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — In a Southern Conference matchup defined by one team’s offensive efficiency and the other’s profound struggle to score, the Samford Bulldogs methodically dispatched the Mercer Bears 69-49 on Saturday at Pete Hanna Center. Samford, improving to 13-12 overall, used a dominant first-half performance to build an insurmountable lead, capitalizing on Mercer’s frigid shooting to take a 40-22 advantage into halftime. The Bulldogs never looked back, leading by as many as 22 points in the second half before settling into the 20-point victory before a crowd of 1,521. The most important part of the game was the… Read more...