Mercer plays Appalachian State on 3-game home skid
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3:42 AM on Friday, December 20, 2024
By The Associated Press
Appalachian State Mountaineers (3-6) at Mercer Bears (4-9)
Macon, Georgia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mercer plays Appalachian State looking to stop its three-game home slide.
The Bears have gone 3-4 in home games. Mercer averages 15.6 turnovers per game and is 3-3 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Mountaineers are 0-5 on the road. Appalachian State ranks eighth in the Sun Belt giving up 68.3 points while holding opponents to 38.5% shooting.
Mercer's average of 2.2 made 3-pointers per game is 6.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.7 per game Appalachian State allows. Appalachian State averages 66.0 points per game, 3.0 more than the 63.0 Mercer allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ashlee Locke is averaging 8.4 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Bears.
Mara Neira is shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, while averaging 8.1 points and 1.6 steals.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
