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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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