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Western Carolina secures 71-68 win against Mercer

AP
Feb 18, 2023

MACON, Ga. (AP) Tre Jackson had 18 points in Western Carolina Catamounts's 71-68 win against Mercer Bears on Saturday.

Jackson shot 5 for 15 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free throw line for the Catamounts (16-13, 9-7 Southern Conference). Vonterius Woolbright scored 16 points while shooting 3 of 9 from the field and 10 for 11 from the line, and added seven rebounds and seven assists. Tyzhaun Claude shot 4 of 14 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points, while adding 10 rebounds.

The Bears (12-17, 5-11) were led in scoring by Jah Quinones, who finished with 19 points and six rebounds. Jalyn McCreary added 18 points, three steals and two blocks for Mercer. Kamar Robertson also had 11 points.

Russell Jones scored seven points in the first half and Western Carolina went into halftime trailing 33-31. Western Carolina pulled off the victory after a 7-0 second-half run broke a 48-48 tie and gave them the lead at 55-48 with 9:05 remaining in the half. Jackson scored 13 second-half points.

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Both teams next play Wednesday. Western Carolina visits UNC Greensboro and Mercer visits Furman.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WCU
Catamounts
31
MER
Bears
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Colin Granger vs. Jalyn McCreary (Bears gains possession)
19:46	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Luis Hurtado Jr. assists)	0-2
19:22		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
19:20		Colin Granger offensive rebound
19:19		Colin Granger misses two point layup
19:17		James Glisson III defensive rebound
18:49		Bears turnover
18:45	+2	Colin Granger makes two point layup (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	2-2
18:28		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
18:26		Colin Granger defensive rebound
18:21	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	4-2
18:07		Luis Hurtado Jr. misses two point layup
18:05		Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound
18:05	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup	4-4
17:44	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point layup	6-4
17:26		Luis Hurtado Jr. turnover (lost ball)
17:09	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup	8-4
16:49	+3	Jah Quinones makes three point jump shot (Shawn Walker Jr. assists)	8-7
16:27	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	10-7
16:16	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup (Luis Hurtado Jr. assists)	10-9
15:56		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (out of bounds)
15:56		TV timeout
15:50		Braden Sparks offensive foul (Tre Jackson draws the foul)
15:50		Braden Sparks turnover (offensive foul)
15:28		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (lost ball)
15:17		Luis Hurtado Jr. misses two point layup
15:15		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
14:58		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point jump shot
14:56		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
14:45	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot	10-11
14:24		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul
14:15		Tre Jackson misses two point layup
14:13		Luis Hurtado Jr. defensive rebound
14:02		Michael Zanoni turnover (lost ball) (Russell Jones Jr. steals)
13:45		Kamar Robertson personal foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
13:36	+2	Tre Jackson makes two point jump shot	12-11
13:13		Jump ball. David Craig vs. Tre Jackson (Catamounts gains possession)
13:13		David Craig turnover (lost ball)
13:01		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
12:59		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
12:52		Jah Quinones turnover (lost ball) (Tre Jackson steals)
12:42		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
12:39		David Craig defensive rebound
12:39		Colin Granger personal foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
12:19	+3	Michael Zanoni makes three point jump shot (Kamar Robertson assists)	12-14
11:56		David Craig shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-14
11:56	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
11:44	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point hook shot	14-16
11:29	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point running alley-oop layup (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	16-16
11:01	+2	Jah Quinones makes two point jump shot	16-18
10:44		Vonterius Woolbright misses three point jump shot
10:40		Bears defensive rebound
10:30		David Craig misses two point hook shot
10:28		Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound
10:24	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup	16-20
9:56		David Craig blocks Tyzhaun Claude's two point hook shot
9:54		David Craig defensive rebound
9:32		Kamar Robertson misses two point layup
9:30		Jah Quinones offensive rebound
9:21		Jalyn McCreary offensive foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
9:21		Jalyn McCreary turnover (offensive foul)
8:52		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point jump shot
8:50		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
8:44		Tyzhaun Claude personal foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
8:42		Kamar Robertson misses two point jump shot
8:40		Catamounts defensive rebound
8:26		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
8:24		Kamar Robertson defensive rebound
8:15		Shawn Walker Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:13		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
8:02		Colin Granger misses two point jump shot
8:00		Jalyn McCreary defensive rebound
7:49		Shawn Walker Jr. offensive foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:27		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (bad pass) (Braden Sparks steals)
7:15	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point hook shot (James Glisson III assists)	16-22
6:52		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
6:50		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Kamar Robertson makes two point jump shot (Shannon Grant assists)	16-24
6:07	+3	Tre Jackson makes three point jump shot	19-24
5:44		James Glisson III misses three point jump shot
5:42		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
5:27		Michael Zanoni shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-24
5:27	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
5:10		Kamar Robertson misses two point jump shot
5:08		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
4:40	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup	23-24
4:21		Shannon Grant turnover (lost ball)
4:06	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point jump shot	25-24
3:33		Braden Sparks misses two point jump shot
3:31		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
3:31		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (lost ball) (Jah Quinones steals)
3:29	+2	Jah Quinones makes two point layup	25-26
3:06		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
3:04		Vonterius Woolbright offensive rebound
2:57		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
2:55		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
2:45		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
2:43		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
2:35		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
2:33		David Craig defensive rebound
2:27		Jalyn McCreary misses two point hook shot
2:24		Bears offensive rebound
2:24		Vonterius Woolbright personal foul (David Craig draws the foul)
2:24		TV timeout
2:09	+2	Luis Hurtado Jr. makes two point jump shot	25-28
1:48	+3	Bernard Pelote makes three point jump shot (Tyler Harris assists)	28-28
1:15	+2	David Craig makes two point hook shot (Jalyn McCreary assists)	28-30
0:51	+3	Russell Jones Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot	31-30
0:36		Kamar Robertson misses two point layup
0:34		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
0:24		Catamounts 30 second timeout
0:10		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
0:08		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
0:03		Bernard Pelote blocks Jalyn McCreary's two point jump shot
0:00		Bears offensive rebound
0:00		Bears 30 second timeout
0:00	+3	Kamar Robertson makes three point jump shot (Luis Hurtado Jr. assists)	31-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WCU
Catamounts
40
MER
Bears
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Catamounts turnover
19:33		Jalyn McCreary misses two point hook shot
19:31		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
19:23		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (bad pass) (Jalyn McCreary steals)
19:21		Colin Granger personal foul (Jalyn McCreary draws the foul)
19:17		Tre Jackson personal foul (Braden Sparks draws the foul)
19:14	+2	Braden Sparks makes two point jump shot	31-35
18:58		Russell Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jalyn McCreary steals)
18:53		Jalyn McCreary misses two point layup
18:51		Russell Jones Jr. defensive rebound
18:36		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
18:34		James Glisson III defensive rebound
18:27		Braden Sparks turnover (bad pass) (Colin Granger steals)
18:12		Jalyn McCreary personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
18:05	+2	Tre Jackson makes two point jump shot	33-35
17:46	+2	Shawn Walker Jr. makes two point jump shot	33-37
17:20		Shawn Walker Jr. shooting foul (Tre Jackson draws the foul)
17:20	+1	Tre Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	34-37
17:20	+1	Tre Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-37
17:20	+1	Tre Jackson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	36-37
16:58		Luis Hurtado Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:56		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
16:52	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	38-37
16:39		Luis Hurtado Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:37		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
16:24		Russell Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:22		Michael Zanoni defensive rebound
16:05		Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot
16:03		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup	40-37
15:23	+2	James Glisson III makes two point jump shot (Luis Hurtado Jr. assists)	40-39
15:23		DJ Campbell shooting foul (James Glisson III draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:23	+1	James Glisson III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-40
15:04		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
15:02		David Craig defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Michael Zanoni makes two point jump shot (Luis Hurtado Jr. assists)	40-42
14:22	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point jump shot (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	42-42
14:08		Jah Quinones turnover (bad pass) (Russell Jones Jr. steals)
14:04	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point layup	44-42
13:37		Kamar Robertson turnover (lost ball) (Tyzhaun Claude steals)
13:19		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
13:17		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
13:15		David Craig shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-42
13:15	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-42
12:59	+2	David Craig makes two point dunk	46-44
12:43	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point dunk (Vonterius Woolbright assists)	48-44
12:18	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point hook shot	48-46
12:00		David Craig blocks Tyzhaun Claude's two point jump shot
11:58		David Craig defensive rebound
11:51		Braden Sparks misses two point jump shot
11:49		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
11:42		Tre Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:40		Michael Zanoni defensive rebound
11:26		Tyzhaun Claude personal foul (David Craig draws the foul)
11:26		TV timeout
11:07	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot (Shannon Grant assists)	48-48
10:47	+3	Tre Jackson makes three point jump shot	51-48
10:29		Tyler Harris blocks Luis Hurtado Jr.'s two point layup
10:27		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
10:24		Tyler Harris turnover (traveling)
10:10		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
10:08		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
9:40		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point jump shot
9:38		Catamounts offensive rebound
9:33		Shannon Grant shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-48
9:33	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-48
9:14		Shannon Grant turnover (lost ball) (Colin Granger steals)
9:05	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup	55-48
8:55		Bears 30 second timeout
8:51	+2	Jah Quinones makes two point jump shot	55-50
8:18	+2	Tre Jackson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	57-50
8:00		DJ Campbell personal foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
7:45	+2	Jah Quinones makes two point jump shot	57-52
7:20		Jump ball. Vonterius Woolbright vs. James Glisson III (Catamounts gains possession)
7:20		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (lost ball) (Jalyn McCreary steals)
7:13		Tre Jackson misses two point jump shot
7:11		Kamar Robertson defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Kamar Robertson makes two point jump shot	57-54
6:43		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul (Tre Jackson draws the foul)
6:38		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
6:36		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
6:35		Jalyn McCreary shooting foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-54
6:35	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
6:22		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
6:22	+1	Jah Quinones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-55
6:22		Jah Quinones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:22		Tre Jackson defensive rebound
6:01		Jah Quinones personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
6:01		Vonterius Woolbright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:01		James Glisson III defensive rebound
5:53		Vonterius Woolbright shooting foul (Jalyn McCreary draws the foul)
5:53		Jalyn McCreary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:53		Jalyn McCreary misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:53		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Russell Jones Jr. makes two point driving layup	61-55
5:12		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
5:10		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
4:41		Jalyn McCreary blocks Tyzhaun Claude's two point layup
4:39		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
4:31		Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot
4:29		Braden Sparks offensive rebound
4:27	+3	Jah Quinones makes three point jump shot (Kamar Robertson assists)	61-58
4:17		Catamounts 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
4:00		Tre Jackson misses two point layup
3:58		Braden Sparks defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Kamar Robertson makes two point jump shot	61-60
3:25		Braden Sparks blocks DJ Campbell's two point layup
3:23		Jalyn McCreary defensive rebound
3:18		Jah Quinones turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jackson steals)
3:06		Vonterius Woolbright misses two point layup
3:04		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
3:02		Jalyn McCreary blocks Tyzhaun Claude's two point layup
3:00		Catamounts offensive rebound
2:55		James Glisson III shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-60
2:55	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-60
2:35		James Glisson III misses three point jump shot
2:33		Vonterius Woolbright defensive rebound
2:31		Jalyn McCreary personal foul (Vonterius Woolbright draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-60
2:31	+1	Vonterius Woolbright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-60
2:20		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
2:18		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
2:15		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (bad pass)
2:03		Braden Sparks turnover (lost ball)
2:01		Catamounts 30 second timeout
1:42		Braden Sparks shooting foul (Tre Jackson draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Tre Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
1:42	+1	Tre Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-60
1:31	+2	Jah Quinones makes two point hook shot	67-62
1:07		Vonterius Woolbright turnover (bad pass) (Braden Sparks steals)
1:00		Braden Sparks misses two point layup
0:58		Braden Sparks offensive rebound
0:53		Vonterius Woolbright shooting foul (Jalyn McCreary draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Jalyn McCreary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-63
0:53	+1	Jalyn McCreary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-64
0:53		Catamounts 60 second timeout
0:31		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
0:29		Vonterius Woolbright offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Vonterius Woolbright makes two point layup	69-64
0:28		Official timeout
0:18	+2	Jah Quinones makes two point jump shot	69-66
0:18		Bears 60 second timeout
0:14		Jah Quinones personal foul (Russell Jones Jr. draws the foul)
0:14		Russell Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14	+1	Russell Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-66
0:11		Vonterius Woolbright personal foul (Kamar Robertson draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Kamar Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-67
0:11	+1	Kamar Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-68
0:10		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul (Tre Jackson draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Tre Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-68
0:10		Tre Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		James Glisson III defensive rebound
0:03		Braden Sparks misses three point jump shot
0:01		Kamar Robertson offensive rebound
0:01		Kamar Robertson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Catamounts defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Catamounts defensive rebound