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McCreary leads with 25, Mercer defeats The Citadel 87-78

AP
Feb 21, 2024

MACON, Ga. (AP) Jalyn McCreary had 25 points in Mercer's 87-78 victory against The Citadel on Wednesday night.

McCreary was 11 of 17 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Bears (13-15, 6-9 Southern Conference). Alex Holt scored 23 points, shooting 11 of 11 from the field and 1 for 4 from the line. Jalen Cobb was 6 of 9 shooting (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 15 points.

Elijah Morgan led the Bulldogs (10-18, 2-13) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. AJ Smith added 17 points for The Citadel. In addition, Madison Durr had 15 points and four assists.

Mercer led 41-38 at the half, with Cobb (13 points) its high scorer before the break. Holt scored 16 points in the second half to help lead Mercer to the nine-point victory.

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1st Half
CIT
Bulldogs
38
MER
Bears
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Quentin Millora-Brown vs. Alex Holt (Bears gains possession)
19:47	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	0-2
19:18	+3	AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Madison Durr assists)	3-2
18:45		David Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:43		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
18:26		Keynan Davis turnover (Caleb Hunter steals)
18:20		Caleb Hunter misses two point layup
18:18		Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound
18:02		Jalyn McCreary turnover (Keynan Davis steals)
17:48		Alex Holt shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
17:48		Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:48		Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:48		Jake Davis defensive rebound
17:35		David Thomas misses two point jump shot
17:33		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
17:15	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot	5-2
16:55	+2	Alex Holt makes two point jump shot (Caleb Hunter assists)	5-4
16:33	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (AJ Smith assists)	7-4
16:13		Elijah Morgan shooting foul (Alex Holt draws the foul)
16:13		Alex Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:13	+1	Alex Holt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-5
16:01		Jah Quinones blocks AJ Smith's two point layup
16:00		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:00		TV timeout
15:53	+3	Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	10-5
15:39		Quentin Millora-Brown blocks Amanze Ngumezi's two point layup
15:37		Bears offensive rebound
15:33	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot	10-7
15:18		Madison Durr misses two point layup
15:16		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
15:09		Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
15:07		Madison Durr offensive rebound
15:07		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
15:05		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:00		Amanze Ngumezi shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
15:00	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-7
15:00		AJ Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:00		Jake Davis defensive rebound
14:45	+3	Jalen Cobb makes three point jump shot (Jake Davis assists)	11-10
14:13	+3	Madison Durr makes three point jump shot	14-10
13:55		Jalyn McCreary misses two point layup
13:53		Jake Davis offensive rebound
13:46	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point hook shot	14-12
13:23	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot	16-12
13:11		AJ Smith shooting foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
13:11	+1	Jah Quinones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-13
13:11		Jah Quinones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11		TJ Grant offensive rebound
13:03	+2	Jalen Cobb makes two point jump shot	16-15
12:45		Kam Roberts turnover
12:29		Jah Quinones turnover (out of bounds)
12:11		Elijah Morgan turnover (Jalen Cobb steals)
12:07	+3	Jalen Cobb makes three point jump shot	16-18
11:44		Elijah Morgan turnover (Jah Quinones steals)
11:43		Madison Durr personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:23	+2	Jalen Cobb makes two point layup (Alex Holt assists)	16-20
10:54	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (AJ Smith assists)	18-20
10:22	+2	David Thomas makes two point jump shot	18-22
10:03		Marcus Pigram misses three point jump shot
10:01		Alex Holt defensive rebound
9:37		Jalen Cobb misses three point jump shot
9:35		Marcus Pigram defensive rebound
9:19	+2	Elijah Morgan makes two point layup	20-22
9:00		Quentin Millora-Brown blocks David Thomas's two point layup
8:58		Bears offensive rebound
8:51		David Thomas misses two point layup
8:49		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
8:27		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
8:25		David Thomas defensive rebound
8:21		Elijah Morgan shooting foul (Jah Quinones draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Jah Quinones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-23
8:21	+1	Jah Quinones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
7:57		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
7:55		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
7:54		AJ Smith personal foul
7:54		TV timeout
7:31	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot (David Thomas assists)	20-26
7:12		Quentin Millora-Brown misses three point jump shot
7:10		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
6:53	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup (Robby Carmody assists)	20-28
6:34		Jah Quinones personal foul
6:29	+3	Keynan Davis makes three point jump shot	23-28
6:09		Robby Carmody turnover (Colby McAllister steals)
5:47	+3	Kam Roberts makes three point jump shot (Madison Durr assists)	26-28
5:24	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot (David Thomas assists)	26-30
5:04		Jah Quinones shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul)
5:04		Madison Durr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:04	+1	Madison Durr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-30
4:43		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
4:41		Keynan Davis defensive rebound
4:16	+3	Madison Durr makes three point jump shot (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	30-30
3:56	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot	30-32
3:29	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point dunk (Keynan Davis assists)	32-32
3:14		Kam Roberts personal foul
3:14		TV timeout
3:02	+2	David Thomas makes two point jump shot	32-34
2:38	+2	Kam Roberts makes two point jump shot	34-34
2:13	+3	Jalen Cobb makes three point jump shot (Jake Davis assists)	34-37
1:42	+2	Kam Roberts makes two point layup (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	36-37
1:22	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	36-39
1:06		Jalen Cobb personal foul
1:01		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
0:59		Bears defensive rebound
0:49		David Thomas turnover (Keynan Davis steals)
0:39	+2	Keynan Davis makes two point dunk	38-39
0:23	+2	David Thomas makes two point jump shot	38-41
0:18		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:18		Bears 30 second timeout
0:05		Madison Durr misses two point layup
0:03		Bears defensive rebound
0:01		Jake Davis turnover (Keynan Davis steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CIT
Bulldogs
40
MER
Bears
46

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
19:43		David Thomas defensive rebound
19:23		Caleb Hunter misses three point jump shot
19:21		Madison Durr defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Elijah Morgan makes two point layup (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	40-41
18:47		David Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:45		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Elijah Morgan assists)	42-41
18:16		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
18:14		Elijah Morgan defensive rebound
18:07		Jalyn McCreary blocks Madison Durr's two point layup
18:05		Bears defensive rebound
17:55	+2	Jake Davis makes two point layup (Jalyn McCreary assists)	42-43
17:29		Elijah Morgan turnover (Jah Quinones steals)
17:19		Jah Quinones misses two point layup
17:17		Madison Durr defensive rebound
17:12		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
17:10		Alex Holt defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup (David Thomas assists)	42-45
16:30		Elijah Morgan misses two point jump shot
16:28		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
16:10		Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
16:08		Elijah Morgan offensive rebound
16:03		Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
16:01		Jah Quinones defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	42-47
15:16		Jah Quinones shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul)
15:16		TV timeout
15:16	+1	Madison Durr makes regular free throw 1 of 3	43-47
15:16		Madison Durr misses regular free throw 2 of 3
15:16	+1	Madison Durr makes regular free throw 3 of 3	44-47
14:49	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup (TJ Grant assists)	44-49
14:21		Madison Durr turnover
14:06		Jalen Cobb misses two point jump shot
14:04		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
13:52	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup	46-49
13:38	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup (David Thomas assists)	46-51
13:05		Elijah Morgan misses two point layup
13:03		Jake Davis defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Alex Holt makes two point hook shot	46-53
12:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:53		TV timeout
12:47	+2	Elijah Morgan makes two point layup	48-53
12:35		Jalyn McCreary misses two point layup
12:33		TJ Grant offensive rebound
12:28		TJ Grant misses two point layup
12:26		Kam Roberts defensive rebound
12:08		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
12:06		Jalen Cobb defensive rebound
11:58		TJ Grant offensive foul
11:58		TJ Grant turnover (offensive foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:38		Madison Durr misses two point layup
11:36		Jake Davis defensive rebound
11:20	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot	48-55
10:58		Madison Durr turnover
10:46	+3	Jake Davis makes three point jump shot (David Thomas assists)	48-58
10:31		Madison Durr offensive foul
10:31		Madison Durr turnover (offensive foul)
10:19		Quentin Millora-Brown blocks Jalen Cobb's two point layup
10:17		Bears offensive rebound
10:13	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot (David Thomas assists)	48-60
10:05		Ed Conroy technical foul
10:05		Bulldogs turnover
10:05	+1	Jake Davis makes technical free throw 1 of 2	48-61
10:05	+1	Jake Davis makes technical free throw 2 of 2	48-62
9:46	+2	Elijah Morgan makes two point layup (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	50-62
9:15		Madison Durr blocks David Thomas's two point jump shot
9:13		Bulldogs defensive rebound
9:01	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup	52-62
8:41	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point jump shot (David Thomas assists)	52-64
8:19		TJ Grant personal foul
8:16	+3	Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot (AJ Smith assists)	55-64
7:58		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
7:56		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
7:55		Jah Quinones personal foul
7:55		TV timeout
7:30	+2	Madison Durr makes two point layup	57-64
7:11		Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
7:09		Jalyn McCreary offensive rebound
6:57	+2	David Thomas makes two point jump shot	57-66
6:27		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
6:25		Alex Holt defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Caleb Hunter makes two point layup (Alex Holt assists)	57-68
6:00	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point dunk (Madison Durr assists)	59-68
6:00		Alex Holt shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-68
5:45		Jalyn McCreary misses two point jump shot
5:43		Madison Durr defensive rebound
5:36		AJ Smith misses two point layup
5:34		AJ Smith offensive rebound
5:17		Jalyn McCreary blocks AJ Smith's two point layup
5:15		David Thomas defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	60-70
4:49		Kam Roberts shooting foul (Alex Holt draws the foul)
4:49		Alex Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:49		Keynan Davis defensive rebound
4:34	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot	62-70
4:23		Bears 30 second timeout
4:23		TV timeout
4:09	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup	62-72
4:09		AJ Smith shooting foul (Alex Holt draws the foul)
4:09		Alex Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:09		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:51	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot	64-72
3:22	+2	David Thomas makes two point layup	64-74
3:09		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
3:07		Caleb Hunter defensive rebound
2:43	+2	Alex Holt makes two point layup (David Thomas assists)	64-76
2:30		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
2:28		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
2:26		Alex Holt personal foul
2:22		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
2:20		Jalyn McCreary defensive rebound
1:56		David Thomas turnover (Elijah Morgan steals)
1:52	+2	Madison Durr makes two point layup (Elijah Morgan assists)	66-76
1:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:44	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup (Jake Davis assists)	66-78
1:44		Madison Durr shooting foul (Jalyn McCreary draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Jalyn McCreary makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-79
1:34		Madison Durr misses three point jump shot
1:32		Jalyn McCreary defensive rebound
1:21		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Jalyn McCreary draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Jalyn McCreary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-80
1:21	+1	Jalyn McCreary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-81
1:13	+3	AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Madison Durr assists)	69-81
1:11		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
1:09	+2	Jalen Cobb makes two point dunk (Jake Davis assists)	69-83
0:48	+2	Elijah Morgan makes two point layup	71-83
0:47		Jalyn McCreary shooting foul (Elijah Morgan draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Elijah Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-83
0:42	+2	Jalyn McCreary makes two point layup (Jake Davis assists)	72-85
0:37	+2	Elijah Morgan makes two point layup	74-85
0:37		Caleb Hunter shooting foul (Elijah Morgan draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Elijah Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-85
0:33		Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul (Jalyn McCreary draws the foul)
0:33		Jalyn McCreary misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:33		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
0:29	+2	Madison Durr makes two point layup	77-85
0:24		Caleb Hunter turnover (Madison Durr steals)
0:21		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
0:19		Keynan Davis offensive rebound
0:18		David Thomas shooting foul (Keynan Davis draws the foul)
0:18		Keynan Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:18	+1	Keynan Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-85
0:16		Madison Durr personal foul (Caleb Hunter draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Caleb Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-86
0:16	+1	Caleb Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-87
0:07		Jah Quinones blocks Madison Durr's two point layup
0:05		Caleb Hunter defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Caleb Hunter defensive rebound