| (2) Syracuse | 70 |
| (7) Ohio State | 77 |
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| (17) Louisville | 72 |
| (25) Florida | 68 |
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Mercer 64, 
Fairfield 59
Post-Season NCAA Tournament
Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Larry Scirotto, Ray Perone, Donnie Epperley
Team Rebounds: Mercer (3) Fairfield (1)
Technicals: Mercer (0) Fairfield (0)
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MER (26-11) | 30 | 34 | 64 |
| FAIR (22-15) | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| MER | 66 | 97.5 | 89.9 |
| FAIR | 66 | 89.9 | 97.5 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | .549 | 0.290 | 0.281 | 0.157 |
| FAIR | .406 | 0.229 | 0.400 | 0.302 |
Mercer Bears
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
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| - | Justin Cecil | Starter | PF | 19:00 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| - | Daniel Coursey | Starter | C | 19:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| - | Jake Gollon | Starter | SG | 38:00 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 9.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| - | Langston Hall | Starter | PG | 37:00 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 7.2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| - | Bud Thomas | Starter | PF | 34:00 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 15.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| - | Monty Brown | Bench | C | 14:00 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| - | Kevin Canevari | Bench | PG | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | T.J. Hallice | Bench | PF | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Paul Larsen | Bench | SF | 04:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Chris Smith | Bench | PG | 06:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Travis Smith | Bench | SG | 26:00 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
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| 200 | 23-51 | 10-20 | 8-10 | 49.2 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 64 | ||||
| 45.1% | 50.0% | 80.0% |
Fairfield Stags
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
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| - | Maurice Barrow | Starter | SG | 35:00 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6.4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| - | Keith Matthews | Starter | SF | 39:00 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 12.8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| - | Colin Nickerson | Starter | PG | 28:00 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 7.4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| - | Ryan Olander | Starter | C | 27:00 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| - | Rakim Sanders | Starter | PF | 31:00 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| - | Jamel Fields | Bench | PG | 26:00 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| - | Gary Martin | Bench | PG | 14:00 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 20-53 | 3-16 | 16-20 | 41.2 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 59 | ||||
| 37.7% | 18.8% | 80.0% |
Mercer Bears Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Langston Hall 11.3p, 3.3r, 4.2a |
Jake Gollon 10.5p, 5.9r, 3.3a |
Bud Thomas 8.5p, 4.6r, 2.1a |
Justin Cecil 10.9p, 3.5r, 0.7a |
Daniel Coursey 8.2p, 4.2r, 0.4a |
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Travis Smith 8.5p, 2.6r, 1.8a |
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Monty Brown 4.8p, 2.5r, 0.2a |
| Lim PT | Chris Smith 2.6p, 1.6r, 0.4a |
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Paul Larsen 1.6p, 1.4r, 0.1a |
T.J. Hallice 0.5p, 0.9r, 0.2a |
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| Lim PT | Kevin Canevari 0.6p, 0.5r, 0.6a |
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Fairfield Stags Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Colin Nickerson 4.7p, 2.2r, 1.3a |
Maurice Barrow 9.3p, 6r, 2a |
Keith Matthews 3.7p, 1.9r, 0.4a |
Rakim Sanders 16.6p, 8.2r, 2.5a |
Ryan Olander 8.6p, 4.4r, 1.4a |
| Rotation | Jamel Fields 3.5p, 1.8r, 1.1a |
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| Rotation | Gary Martin 0.7p, 0.1r, 0.3a |
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