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Final · Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center, Statesboro, GA · attendance 1,853 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Mercer beat Georgia Southern 97-91

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Tue, Nov 10, 2026

Mercer beat Georgia Southern 97-91 on the road in Statesboro.

Quinton Perkins II led Mercer with 23 points. Dallas Gardner had 28 points and 8 rebounds for Georgia Southern. Karon Boyd led all players with 13 rebounds for Mercer.

Mercer had 50 points in the paint to Georgia Southern's 26. Mercer covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 12.4 points.

Scoring · Mercer: Quinton Perkins II 23, Karon Boyd 16, Shane Cherry 16, Makoi Mabor Makoi 15, Brady Shoulders 12, Derek Goodman 8, KJ Lamonte 5, Petras Padegimas 2. Georgia Southern: Dallas Gardner 28, Truman Claytor IV 19, Eltramon Smith 15, Jeromy Davis 10, Cole Crissman 8, Josh Dixon 8, Elidjah Savane 3.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

MER 80, GASO 86model score

-6.4model spread (home)

166.0model total

12.4points off the final margin

FavoriteGASO -1.54.9 Lost Over 165.50.5 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-1.0	159.5			our snapshots
Latest	+4.5	182.5	115	-180	our snapshots (7 books)
Close	-1.5	165.5	-125	105	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin -6 (home) ATS MER covered Total 188 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
MER	non-Sun Belt team, not tracked
GASO	3	175	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	MER	GASO
FG	35-82	29-72
FG%	43	40
3PT	6-35	14-33
3P%	17	42
FT	21-30	19-23
FT%	70	83
Rebounds	47	40
Offensive rebounds	20	13
Defensive rebounds	27	27
Assists	15	10
Steals	10	6
Blocks	4	7
Turnovers	12	16
Points off turnovers	19	8
Fast break points	15	7
Points in paint	50	26
Fouls	18	23
Largest lead	6	13
Possessions (est.)	88.2	85.9
Points per 100 possessions	109.9	105.9

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Mercer Bears

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Quinton Perkins II G	39	23	9-20	1-8	4-4	1	4	4	4	3	0	3
Brady Shoulders G	38	12	4-9	2-5	2-4	2	6	0	2	4	1	1
Makoi Mabor Makoi F	36	15	6-10	0-0	3-6	4	12	0	1	0	2	1
Derek Goodman G	26	8	3-13	1-10	1-2	1	3	2	1	0	0	4
KJ Lamonte G	17	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Karon Boyd	33	16	6-9	1-2	3-5	6	13	1	1	0	1	3
Shane Cherry	30	16	4-15	0-7	8-9	2	5	8	1	3	0	4
Keelan Steele	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Petras Padegimas	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dimitrije Kovacevic	DNP
Sawyer Mayhugh	DNP
Josh Jackson	DNP
Harrison Lyttle	DNP
Dawson Barr	DNP
Ryder Cate	DNP
Manos Koveos	DNP

Georgia Southern Eagles

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dallas Gardner G	41	28	8-18	0-3	12-13	2	8	4	0	0	2	5
Eltramon Smith F	38	15	4-9	3-6	4-6	2	8	1	4	1	1	3
Truman Claytor IV F	37	19	7-17	5-11	0-0	0	6	2	3	2	2	2
Jayden Williams G	24	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	0	4
Cole Crissman F	13	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Jeromy Davis	28	10	3-10	2-6	2-2	4	10	0	2	2	0	2
Elidjah Savane	23	3	1-4	0-0	1-2	3	4	1	2	1	1	4
Josh Dixon	14	8	3-4	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Elton James	7	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tsvet Sotirov	DNP
Jayden Crawford	DNP
Armani Henderson	DNP
Rashaad Williams	DNP
Dwayne Williams Jr.	DNP
Hayden Clay	DNP