Bender carries Mercer past Columbia International 88-62
MACON, Ga. (AP) Maciej Bender scored 19 points as Mercer Bears romped past Columbia International Rams 88-62 on Saturday.
Leon Ayers III and Neftali Alvarez added 16 points each for the Bears (4-0). Alvarez also had eight assists and Felipe Haase had 13 rebounds and five assists.
Julio Rodriguez had 17 points for the Rams. Dianthony Heathcock added eight rebounds.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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PPG | RPG | APG |
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76.7 PPG | 40.1 RPG | 16.5 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Cummings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Bender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Prendergast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Haase | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Gary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Alvarez | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Bafutto | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Urey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Robertson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Rivera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Glisson III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Greco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Grant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Ayers III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Treanor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Tucker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
