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Southern Tournament - Western Carolina Catamounts vs Mercer Bears Wrap - Mercer Wins 81-53
The battle between Mercer and Western Carolina didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Western Carolina was handed a 81-53 defeat on Friday at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
Mercer won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
Kamar Robertson had 16 points for Mercer and James Glisson III chipped in with 13 points. Felipe Haase had 4 assists for them, while Kamar Robertson was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Western Carolina got 14 points from Nick Robinson in a losing cause and another 11 points from Vonterius Woolbright. Nick Robinson contributed 5 assists for them, while Nick Robinson had 12 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Mercer were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Mercer won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 32-30.