NCAAB

Mercer Bears at DePaul Blue Demons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
1-1, 0-1 Away
Final
64 - 95
3-0, 3-0 Home

Benson scores 15 off the bench, DePaul beats Mercer 95-64

Benson shot 5 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the foul line for the Blue Demons (3-0). David Skogman added 13 points while going 5 of 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) while he also had five rebounds. CJ Gunn had 13 points and shot 6 for 10, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc.

The Bears (1-1) were led in scoring by Ahmad Robinson, who finished with 12 points and two steals. Alex Holt added 12 points and two steals for Mercer. Angel Montas also had 10 points and eight rebounds.

DePaul took the lead with 19:30 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Troy D'Amico led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 51-22 at the break. DePaul extended its lead to 65-30 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Gunn scored a team-high eight points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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Matchup Prediction

DePaul: 79.9%
Mercer: 20.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 95
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 64 - 95
2nd 0:23 CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound. 64 - 95
2nd 0:26 Jah Nze missed Jumper. 64 - 95
2nd 0:36 JJ Traynor made Jumper. 64 - 95

Statistics

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24-61 FG 34-62
39.3 Field Goal % 54.8
4-24 3PT 9-25
16.7 Three Point % 36.0
12-23 FT 18-25
52.2 Free Throw % 72.0
34 Rebounds 41
16 Offensive Rebounds 12
18 Defensive Rebounds 29
10 Assists 21
11 Steals 10
2 Blocks 3
21 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 14
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 27
6 Fast Break Points 17
38 Points in Paint 48
22 Fouls 19
0 Largest Lead 39

Game Information

Venue: Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 2,913 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Furman 0-0 - 12-1
Samford 0-0 - 10-3
Chattanooga 0-0 - 8-5
East Tennessee State 0-0 - 7-6
Mercer 0-0 - 6-6
UNC Greensboro 0-0 - 6-6
VMI 0-0 - 6-7
The Citadel 0-0 - 5-6
Wofford 0-0 - 5-7
Western Carolina 0-0 - 4-7

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Marquette 2-0 - 11-2
Georgetown 2-0 - 10-2
St. John's 2-0 - 10-2
UConn 2-0 - 10-3
Creighton 1-1 1 8-5
Villanova 1-1 1 8-5
Providence 1-1 1 7-6
DePaul 0-2 2 8-4
Xavier 0-2 2 8-5
Butler 0-2 2 7-6
Seton Hall 0-2 2 5-8
Full Standings