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Thomas' 27 points help Mercer beat The Citadel 84-76 in Southern Conference Tournament
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) David Thomas had 27 points in eighth-seeded Mercer's 84-76 victory over nine-seed The Citadel on Friday in the Southern Conference Tournament.
Mercer will face top seed Samford in Saturday's quarterfinals.
Thomas shot 10 of 15 from the field, including 5 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Bears (16-16). Jalyn McCreary scored 14 points, going 6 of 13 and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line. Alex Holt had 11 points and shot 5 of 6 from the field.
Madison Durr finished with 22 points for the Bulldogs (11-21). Elijah Morgan added 18 points for Citadel. Quentin Millora-Brown also had 13 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.
Mercer took the lead with 11:40 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 37-27 at halftime, with McCreary racking up 12 points. Thomas scored 20 points in the second half to help lead Mercer to an eight-point victory.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:30 |  | +2 | Madison Durr makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | | Â | Keynan Davis shooting foul (Alex Holt draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Alex Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Alex Holt misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:53 | | +3 | Keynan Davis makes three point jump shot (AJ Smith assists) | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | | Â | Caleb Hunter misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:17 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | | Â | Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Jake Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:44 | | +2 | Alex Holt makes two point dunk | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | | +2 | Keynan Davis makes two point layup | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | | Â | AJ Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Caleb Hunter defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:16 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup | 7-8 |
| 15:59 | | Â | Elijah Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Jake Davis steals) | Â |
| 15:50 | | Â | Jake Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:48 | | Â | Madison Durr defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | AJ Smith misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:35 | | Â | Alex Holt defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:25 | | +2 | David Thomas makes two point layup | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | | +2 | Elijah Morgan makes two point layup | 9-10 |
| 14:50 | | Â | Alex Holt offensive foul | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Alex Holt turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | Amanze Ngumezi blocks AJ Smith's two point layup | Â |
| 14:32 | | Â | Caleb Hunter defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:19 | | Â | Jake Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:05 | | Â | Amanze Ngumezi shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:05 | | Â | Madison Durr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 14:05 | | +1 | Madison Durr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-10 |
| 13:44 | | Â | Jalen Cobb turnover (bad pass) (Colby McAllister steals) | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Madison Durr turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Amanze Ngumezi misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:05 | | Â | Madison Durr turnover (lost ball) (Jah Quinones steals) | Â |
| 12:55 | | +2 | Jalen Cobb makes two point jump shot | 10-12 |
| 12:38 | | +3 | Colby McAllister makes three point jump shot (Madison Durr assists) | 13-12 |
| 12:22 | | +2 | Jah Quinones makes two point layup | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | | Â | Elijah Morgan shooting foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:22 | | +1 | Jah Quinones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-15 |
| 11:58 | | +2 | AJ Smith makes two point jump shot | 15-15 |
| 11:42 | | Â | Robby Carmody misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Robby Carmody offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Madison Durr shooting foul (Robby Carmody draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:40 | | +1 | Robby Carmody makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 11:40 | | +1 | Robby Carmody makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 11:18 | | Â | Marcus Pigram misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Alex Holt defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | +2 | David Thomas makes two point jump shot | 15-19 |
| 10:59 | | Â | Marcus Pigram turnover (bad pass) (David Thomas steals) | Â |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Jalen Cobb makes three point jump shot (David Thomas assists) | 15-22 |
| 10:37 | | Â | Kam Roberts misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Jah Quinones defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:23 | | Â | Kam Roberts defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (AJ Smith assists) | 17-22 |
| 9:34 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:32 | | Â | Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:27 | | Â | Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:25 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:21 | | +3 | AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Quentin Millora-Brown assists) | 20-22 |
| 8:59 | | Â | David Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:57 | | Â | Madison Durr defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | AJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Hunter steals) | Â |
| 8:32 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary offensive foul | Â |
| 8:32 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | AJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Hunter steals) | Â |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup (Caleb Hunter assists) | 20-24 |
| 7:59 | | Â | Madison Durr misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Jake Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:51 | | +3 | David Thomas makes three point jump shot (Alex Holt assists) | 20-27 |
| 7:23 | | Â | Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Bears defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | David Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Millora-Brown steals) | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Amanze Ngumezi personal foul | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:45 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Amanze Ngumezi offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:27 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup (Caleb Hunter assists) | 20-29 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Madison Durr makes two point layup | 22-29 |
| 6:03 | | Â | Jake Davis shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Madison Durr misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | David Thomas defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Caleb Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Keynan Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:28 | | Â | Amanze Ngumezi defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Amanze Ngumezi misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:05 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot | 22-31 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Madison Durr makes two point layup | 24-31 |
| 4:40 | | Â | David Thomas shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:40 | | +1 | Madison Durr makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-31 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Caleb Hunter makes two point layup | 25-33 |
| 3:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | Madison Durr turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Keynan Davis shooting foul (Alex Holt draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Alex Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Alex Holt misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:18 | | +2 | AJ Smith makes two point layup | 27-33 |
| 3:02 | | Â | Caleb Hunter turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Jah Quinones blocks AJ Smith's two point layup | Â |
| 2:49 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | AJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jah Quinones steals) | Â |
| 2:34 | | +2 | Jalen Cobb makes two point jump shot | 27-35 |
| 2:08 | | Â | AJ Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Jalen Cobb defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:58 | | Â | Jalyn McCreary turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:32 | | Â | Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 1:30 | | Â | Jalen Cobb defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:13 | | +2 | Alex Holt makes two point dunk (Jah Quinones assists) | 27-37 |
| 0:46 | | Â | Madison Durr misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | Jalen Cobb defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Jah Quinones misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Alex Holt shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Madison Durr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Bears 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Madison Durr misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Alex Holt defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |