Sunday, January 23, 2022

Game Recap: Mercer Bears


The Bears used a 14-4 run in the final minutes of the game to pull out a 72-64 win over the Catamounts in Hawkins Arena on Saturday evening.  WCU falls to 8-12overall and 2-5 in conference play, while the Bears improve 12-8 overall and 5-2

Nicholas Robinson put up a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Joe Petrakis scored a career-high 20 points to lead all scoring in the game. Four Catamounts scored double digits, along with Petrakis' 20 points, Cameron Bacote posted 14 points, while Nicholas Robinson and Vonterius Woolbright both scored 11 points apiece. 

WCU finished the game 22-for-52 (42.3 percent) from the field, 11-for-30 (36.7 percent) on 3-point attempts, and 9-for-15 (60 percent) at the free-throw line., while the Bears were 26-for-56 (46.4 percent) from the field, 9-for-26 (34.6 percent) behind the arc, and 11-for-13 (84.6 percent) at the free-throw line. 

The Bears scored 8 points off the 10 turnovers by the Catamounts, while the Cats scored 6 points off the 6 turnovers by the Bears.  Two glaring stats that hurt the Cats were 32 points scored in the paint by the Bears (Western scored 22 in the paint) and  18 bench points scored by Mercer, while the Cats had no bench points.  

The Catamounts conclude their three-game road trip Wednesday in Charleston against The Citadel in a 7 p.m. tip-off. The Cats are 16-21 overall in games played in Charleston


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