East Tennessee State 84-75 Mercer (25 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

10-11, 3-5 conf

	1	2	T
MER	35	40	75
ETSU	39	45	84

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

17-4, 8-0 conf

TIME		MER	ETSU
19:54	Jalan McCloud missed Jumper.	0	0
19:54	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:37	Stephon Jelks made Layup.	2	0
19:16	Desonta Bradford missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:16	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:39	Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.	2	0
18:39	Peter Jurkin Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:21	Peter Jurkin made Layup. Assisted by Jalan McCloud.	2	2
18:03	Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	5	2
17:37	Jermaine Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desonta Bradford.	5	5
17:21	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:21	Peter Jurkin Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:14	Foul on Demetre Rivers.	5	5
17:08	Jermaine Long missed Layup.	5	5
17:08	Stephon Jelks Block.	5	5
17:07	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:58	Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.	5	5
16:58	Peter Jurkin Block.	5	5
16:56	Jalan McCloud Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:42	Jermaine Long missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
16:42	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	5	5
16:17	Mercer Turnover.	5	5
16:01	Jermaine Long Turnover.	5	5
16:01	Stephon Jelks Steal.	5	5
16:00	Official TV Timeout	5	5
15:39	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Stowe.	8	5
15:26	Foul on Demetre Rivers.	8	5
15:20	Devontavius Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desonta Bradford.	8	8
14:44	Jordan Strawberry Turnover.	8	8
14:20	Devontavius Payne missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
14:20	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:03	Jordan Strawberry made Layup.	10	8
13:48	Mladen Armus missed Layup.	10	8
13:48	Jason Williams Offensive Rebound.	10	8
13:37	Devontavius Payne missed Three Point Jumper.	10	8
13:37	Mladen Armus Offensive Rebound.	10	8
13:35	Foul on Jordan Strawberry.	10	8
13:33	Jason Williams Turnover.	10	8
13:32	Ross Cummings Steal.	10	8
13:31	Ross Cummings missed Layup.	10	8
13:31	Desonta Bradford Block.	10	8
13:29	Jermaine Long Defensive Rebound.	10	8
13:11	Desonta Bradford missed Three Point Jumper.	10	8
13:11	Marcus Cohen Defensive Rebound.	10	8
12:54	Marcus Cohen Turnover.	10	8
12:30	Jalan McCloud made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Williams.	10	11
12:09	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
12:09	Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound.	10	11
11:56	Desmond Ringer made Layup.	12	11
11:40	Devontavius Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Williams.	12	14
11:24	Foul on Devontavius Payne.	12	14
11:24	Official TV Timeout	12	14
11:23	Cory Kilby made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Cohen.	14	14
11:11	Foul on Ross Cummings.	14	14
11:03	Jalan McCloud missed Layup.	14	14
11:03	Ross Cummings Defensive Rebound.	14	14
10:52	Marcus Cohen made Layup.	16	14
10:37	Desonta Bradford Turnover.	16	14
10:26	Marcus Cohen missed Jumper.	16	14
10:26	Desonta Bradford Defensive Rebound.	16	14
10:18	Devontavius Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desonta Bradford.	16	17
9:58	Marcus Cohen made Layup.	18	17
9:45	Foul on David Burrell.	18	17
9:45	David Burrell Turnover.	18	17
9:16	Stephon Jelks missed Layup.	18	17
9:16	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	18	17
9:16	Ethan Stair Turnover.	18	17
9:15	Jermaine Long Steal.	18	17
9:12	Jalan McCloud made Layup. Assisted by Devontavius Payne.	18	19
8:52	Foul on Jermaine Long.	18	19
8:37	Marcus Cohen made Layup.	20	19
8:18	Jalan McCloud made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desonta Bradford.	20	22
7:58	Marcus Cohen missed Layup.	20	22
7:58	Jermaine Long Block.	20	22
7:57	Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound.	20	22
7:55	Cory Kilby Turnover.	20	22
7:54	Jermaine Long Steal.	20	22
7:52	Devontavius Payne made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Long.	20	24
7:32	Jordan Strawberry missed Layup.	20	24
7:32	David Burrell Block.	20	24
7:30	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	20	24
7:30	Official TV Timeout	20	24
7:29	Ross Cummings missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
7:29	Mladen Armus Defensive Rebound.	20	24
7:20	Jalan McCloud missed Jumper.	20	24
7:20	Mladen Armus Offensive Rebound.	20	24
7:17	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	20	24
7:17	Mladen Armus missed Free Throw.	20	24
7:17	East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.	20	24
7:17	Mladen Armus made Free Throw.	20	25
6:47	Mercer Turnover.	20	25
6:38	Kanayo Obi-Rapu missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
6:38	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	20	25
6:23	Foul on Desonta Bradford.	20	25
6:19	Marcus Cohen made Jumper.	22	25
5:57	Mladen Armus Turnover.	22	25
5:45	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
5:45	Jalan McCloud Defensive Rebound.	22	25
5:38	Devontavius Payne missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
5:38	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	22	25
5:04	Mercer Turnover.	22	25
4:55	Jermaine Long Turnover.	22	25
4:53	Cory Kilby Steal.	22	25
4:52	Cory Kilby made Dunk.	24	25
4:39	Desonta Bradford made Jumper.	24	27
4:22	Marcus Cohen made Layup.	26	27
4:19	Foul on Marcus Cohen.	26	27
4:19	Technical Foul on Marcus Cohen.	26	27
4:19	Desonta Bradford made Free Throw.	26	28
4:19	Desonta Bradford made Free Throw.	26	29
4:12	David Burrell missed Three Point Jumper.	26	29
4:12	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	26	29
3:58	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	26	29
3:58	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	26	29
3:58	Official TV Timeout	26	29
3:48	Foul on Cory Kilby.	26	29
3:48	Desonta Bradford made Free Throw.	26	30
3:48	Desonta Bradford made Free Throw.	26	31
3:39	Foul on Jalan McCloud.	26	31
3:39	Ross Cummings missed Free Throw.	26	31
3:39	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	26	31
3:39	Ross Cummings made Free Throw.	27	31
3:39	Ross Cummings made Free Throw.	28	31
3:21	Jalan McCloud made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Burrell.	28	34
2:58	Cory Kilby missed Three Point Jumper.	28	34
2:58	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	28	34
2:54	Foul on Peter Jurkin.	28	34
2:54	Stephon Jelks made Free Throw.	29	34
2:54	Stephon Jelks made Free Throw.	30	34
2:40	Desonta Bradford missed Jumper.	30	34
2:40	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	30	34
2:16	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	30	34
2:16	Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound.	30	34
2:09	Jaylen Stowe Turnover.	30	34
2:08	Jalan McCloud Steal.	30	34
2:05	Jalan McCloud missed Layup.	30	34
2:05	Jaylen Stowe Block.	30	34
2:04	East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	30	34
1:59	Foul on Peter Jurkin.	30	34
1:59	Peter Jurkin Turnover.	30	34
1:59	Jaylen Stowe made Free Throw.	31	34
1:59	Jaylen Stowe made Free Throw.	32	34
1:34	Marcus Cohen missed Jumper.	32	34
1:34	Mladen Armus Defensive Rebound.	32	34
1:12	Foul on Ross Cummings.	32	34
1:12	Devontavius Payne made Free Throw.	32	35
1:12	Devontavius Payne made Free Throw.	32	36
0:57	Jordan Strawberry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Cohen.	35	36
0:44	Devontavius Payne missed Three Point Jumper.	35	36
0:44	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	35	36
0:21	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	35	36
0:21	Devontavius Payne Defensive Rebound.	35	36
0:01	Jalan McCloud made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Desonta Bradford.	35	39
0:00	End of 1st half	35	39

Freedom Hall Civic Center

12:00 AM, 25 January 2018

Johnson City, TN

Attendance: 4,770

Referees:
Tim Gattis
Andrew Walton
Tommy Short

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Samford	15-3	-	29-6
UNC Greensboro	12-6	3	21-11
Chattanooga	12-6	3	21-12
Western Carolina	11-7	4	22-10
Wofford	10-8	5	17-15
Furman	10-8	5	17-16
East Tennessee State	8-10	7	19-16
Mercer	8-10	7	16-17
The Citadel	3-15	12	11-21
VMI	1-17	14	4-28

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