Bears vs Bulldogs

Gameday · SAT FEB 27

MercerVSThe Citadel

Tip time TBD

TipTBD

WatchTBA

LineNot posted

McAlister Field House · Charleston, SC

Win probability

1912 blend

86% MERCIT 14%

Adj. efficiency86%

14%

SRS83%

17%

Elo88%

12%

MER +4.5

Proj. margin

160.2

Proj. total

72.0

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 11B.ShouldersG · 1.0 APG5.8
• 3Q.Perkins IIG · 3.5 APG16.3
• 35M.MakoiF · 6.5 RPG8.8
• 23D.Goodman2.8 RPG12.5
• 1K.LamonteATH · 2.0 RPG11.0

• 22K.DavisG · 1.0 APG11.3
• 7R.BetheaF · 6.0 RPG4.7
• 3M.GonzalesG · 2.7 APG5.7
• 12M.Banks2.7 RPG8.3
• 8A.Ekwere5.7 RPG12.3

Ratings

CBBD · 2025-26

-1.2Adj. net rating-22.1

180thAdj. net rank349th

111.6Adj. offense99.1

112.8Adj. defense121.1

71.1Pace73.0

2.0SRS-11.5

1801Elo1452

2–3Record2–1

Season per game

2026-27 · 5 games / 2026-27 · 3 games

78.2Points94.3

80.6Opp points61.3

48.2%eFG%63.5%

19.0%TO%19.0%

36.9%OREB%32.4%

.33FT rate.25

44%3PA rate44%

41%Assisted FG%66%

Last five games

Mercer

L61-75@ WVU

W97-91@ GASO

L76-88@ DAV

L67-96@ VT

W90-53vs Reinhardt

The Citadel

W131-50vs Virginia-Lynchburg

W100-57vs Erskine

L52-77@ LUC

L76-83@ ETSU

W88-85@ UTC

Head to head

Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-27

25-26MER 70 · CIT 54Sat, 2/14

25-26CIT 63 · MER 101Wed, 1/7

24-25MER 62 · CIT 52Wed, 2/19

24-25CIT 46 · MER 80Wed, 1/29

23-24CIT 76 · MER 84Fri, 3/8

23-24CIT 78 · MER 87Wed, 2/21

23-24MER 66 · CIT 68Wed, 1/24

22-23CIT 41 · MER 66Fri, 3/3

22-23CIT 50 · MER 72Sat, 2/25

22-23MER 74 · CIT 65Sat, 1/28

Game information

TipSaturday, Feb 27 · time TBD

VenueMcAlister Field House · Charleston, SC

Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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