Scores

Final

USC Upstate 69

(4-19, 4-10 A-Sun)

Mercer 83

(12-12, 8-6 A-Sun)

7:30 PM ET, February 8, 2010

Hawkins Arena, Macon, GA

1 2 T
SCUS 47 2269
MER 35 4883

Top Performers

USC Upstate: C. Cook 13 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast

Mercer: J. Florence 15 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast, 5 Stl, 1 Blk

Mercer 83, S.C.-Upstate 69

Associated Press

MACON, Ga. -- Jeff Smith scored 22 points to lead Mercer to an 83-69 win over South Carolina-Upstate on Monday night.

Brandon Moore added a career-high 16 points for the Bears (12-12, 8-6 Atlantic Sun Conference), while James Florence finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals.

SC-Upstate used a 10-0 run to jump out to a 37-18 lead with 4:53 remaining in the first half, and led 47-35 at halftime.

The Bears bounced back in the second half, using an 18-0 run to take a 57-51 lead after a 3-pointer from Moore with 11:45 remaining. Mercer would go on to lead for the remainder of the contest, and finished the game with a 7-0 run.

The Spartans (4-19, 4-10) were paced by Ryan LeGates, who scored 14 points. SC-Upstate has lost four of their last five games.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SCUS
MER
Points 69 83
FG Made-Attempted 23-55 (.418) 24-51 (.471)
3P Made-Attempted 9-23 (.391) 7-19 (.368)
FT Made-Attempted 14-21 (.667) 28-36 (.778)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 28 (0/0) 19 (1/0)
Largest Lead 16 14

Game Leaders

 
SCUS
MER
PointsR. LeGates 14J. Smith 22
ReboundsN. Schneiders 6D. Emerson 15
AssistsM. Uzochukwu 4J. Florence 6
StealsM. Uzochukwu 1J. Florence 5
BlocksC. Palkert 1J. Florence 1
Team Stats: USC Upstate | Mercer

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 15, 2010 MER 60, @SCUS 57Recap
» Feb 8, 2010 @MER 83, SCUS 69Recap

Next 5 Games

SCUS
MER
02/11 LIP 7:30pm
02/13 BEL 7:00pm
02/17 @CAMP 7:00pm
02/21 @ETSU 4:00pm
02/25 @FGCU 7:05pm
 02/12 @CAMP 7:00pm
02/14 @ETSU 4:00pm
02/18 UNF 7:30pm
02/20 JAC 3:30pm
02/25 @BEL 8:15pm
Complete Schedule: USC Upstate | Mercer

Atlantic Sun Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Campbell14-619-11
Jacksonville14-619-12
Belmont14-619-12
East Tennessee State13-720-14
Lipscomb14-617-13
Mercer10-1016-17
North Florida8-1213-18
Kennesaw State7-1313-20
Florida Gulf Coast5-158-21
Stetson5-157-22
USC Upstate6-146-23
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