SoCon Basketball for Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Only one game is on the schedule for Tuesday, as UMBC visits Greensboro.  

7 PM   Watch on ACCN

UMBC (3-2, 0-1 Away) at UNCG (1-2, 1-1 Home)

Novant Health Fieldhouse

Greensboro, NC

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Monday's game recaps:   

Mercer 72 - Flordia State 81

Cam’Ron Fletcher scored 23 points and Florida State held off a second-half rally by Mercer, defeating the Bears 81-72 on Monday night.  Florida State finally broke into the win column after opening the season with losses to Stetson, Central Florida, Troy and Florida. Fletcher made 9-of-12 from the floor and hit all three of his 3-point attempts for the Seminoles (1-4). Matthew Cleveland added 18 points and Caleb Mills 12. Fletcher's layup with 15:49 remaining in the second half gave Florida State a 52-41 lead before Mercer scored the next 12 points to go up by one at 11:23. There were seven lead changes in the next seven minutes before Florida State regained control with a 9-0 run to lead 75-66 in the final minute. Still, Kamar Robertson hit a pair of free throws and Michael Zanoni nailed a 3-pointer to get the Bears within 75-71 before Mills hit two big free throws for the Seminoles. Five players scored in double figures for Mercer (2-3), led by Jalyn McCreary with 20 points.