How to watch Mercer Bears vs. The Citadel Bulldogs: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Wednesday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Mercer vs. The Citadel basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 29, 2025 at 7:50 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between Mercer and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead The Citadel 34-18.

If Mercer keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 11-11 in no time. On the other hand, The Citadel will have to make due with a 5-15 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

The Citadel Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears

Current Records: The Citadel 5-14, Mercer 10-11

How To Watch

When: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Hawkins Arena -- Macon, Georgia
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $23.10

What to Know

Mercer is on a three-game streak of home losses, The Citadel a 16-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Wednesday. The two teams will face off in a Southern battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at Hawkins Arena. The Bears are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 79.5 points per game this season.

Last Saturday, Mercer came up short against Furman and fell 79-74.

Meanwhile, The Citadel fought the good fight in their overtime match against Western Carolina on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Catamounts by a score of 80-78. The Bulldogs didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

Mercer now has a losing record at 10-11. As for The Citadel, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.

Going forward, Mercer is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 11.5 points. For those looking to play the spread, keep Mercer's opponent in mind: they have a solid 7-2 record against the spread vs The Citadel over their last nine matchups.

Mercer beat The Citadel 84-76 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Mercer repeat their success, or does The Citadel have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.