National Basketball Association
Texas 76, Mercer 73
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Jeb Hartness, # Marques Pettigrew, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
8108
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Texas 76, Mercer 73: Isaiah Taylor had 17 points as the Longhorns used a late run to edge the visiting Bears.
Javan Felix and Jonathan Holmes each added 11 points for Texas (1-0). Cameron Ridley had eight points and 11 rebounds.
Langston Hall had 22 points for Mercer (0-1) and Daniel Coursey added 14 points and 11 rebounds for his second career double-double.
Damarcus Croaker hit back-to-back 3-pointers as Texas built a 12-point lead in the first half before Mercer rallied. Hall had a four-point play and a 3-pointer in a 30-second span and Coursey's layup with 1:27 left cut the Texas lead to 39-36.
Coursey's jumper with 4:26 to play put Mercer ahead 64-63 but Texas scored the next eight points, including back-to-back buckets by Connor Lammert. Mercer cut Texas' lead to 74-73 with four straight points from Coursey in the final minute but Demarcus Holland escaped pressure for a game-sealing dunk with five seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas went 6-of-8 from the 3-point line in the first half but missed its first five of the second half and finished 7-of-15. ... Texas had seven blocks, led by Ridley's five. ... Mercer hit four 3-pointers during a 16-3 run to take a 62-53 midway through the second half but Texas answered with a 10-0 run.
Top Game Performances
| Mercer |
|
Texas |
|
Langston Hall 22 |
Scoring |
Isaiah Taylor 17 |
|
Langston Hall 5 |
Assists |
Javan Felix 9 |
|
Daniel Coursey 11 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Ridley 11 |
|
Phillip Leonard 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaiah Taylor 9 |
|
Kevin Canevari 2 |
Steals |
Demarcus Holland 2 |
|
Daniel Coursey 2 |
Blocks |
Cameron Ridley 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mercer
|
73 |
39.7 |
10-30 |
13-21 |
17 |
32 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
| Texas
|
76 |
44.1 |
7-15 |
17-28 |
14 |
38 |
7 |
4 |
13 |
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