Scores

Final

Mercer 40

(4-5, 1-2 away)

Denver 69

(2-5, 2-2 home)

9:00 PM ET, December 5, 2012

Magness Arena, Denver, CO

1 2 T
MER 19 2140
DEN 33 3669

Top Performers

Mercer: D. Coursey 11 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk

Denver: R. O'Neale 22 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Denver 69, Mercer 40

Associated Press

DENVER -- Royce O'Neale scored 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists to lead Denver past visiting Mercer on Wednesday night 69-40.

Denver (2-4) led 15-13 with 11:23 to play in the first half after Daniel Coursey hit a lay-up for the Bears, but the Pioneers struck back, outscoring Mercer 18-6 capped by an O'Neale lay-in at the buzzer to make it 33-19 at halftime.

The Pioneers, which ended a four-game losing streak with the win over the Bears, outscored Mercer 36-21 in the second half and shot 54.7 percent from the field including seven 3-pointers and had 19 assists as a team.

Chris Udofia scored 14 points, had four rebounds and three assists for Denver while teammate Brett Olson chipped in with 10 points and four rebounds.

Coursey was the only player in double figures for Mercer (4-5), scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MER
DEN
Points 40 69
FG Made-Attempted 15-43 (.349) 29-52 (.558)
3P Made-Attempted 2-12 (.167) 7-18 (.389)
FT Made-Attempted 8-15 (.533) 4-6 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 29

Game Leaders

 
MER
DEN
PointsD. Coursey 11R. O'Neale 22
ReboundsM. Brown 4R. O'Neale 5
AssistsJ. Gollon 2J. Love 5
StealsJ. Gollon 3C. Hallam 3
BlocksD. Coursey 2C. Hallam 2
Team Stats: Mercer | Denver

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

MER
DEN
12/08 AAMU 7:00pm
12/16 @CHAT 3:00pm
12/18 @UGA 11:30am
12/22 @ALA 2:00pm
12/31 STET 4:30pm
 12/15 NEOM 6:00pm
12/18 @WYO 9:00pm
12/21 SUU 6:00pm
12/29 @LT 8:00pm
12/31 @UTA 3:00pm
Complete Schedule: Mercer | Denver