The Mercer Bears and the Citadel Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from McAlister Field House. Mercer is fresh off a Wednesday game versus East Tennessee State. In that one the Bears took a four-point victory in OT. As for the Citadel, they played Western Carolina in their Wednesday matchup. The Bulldogs ended up winning by 11 points. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Mercer Bears
Mercer went 7-9 through their first 16 games, beating Milligan, Winthrop, Robert Morris, Fairfield, Middle Georgia State, Morehead State and Troy. The Bears went 2-3 in their next five outings with wins over East Tennessee State and VMI.
In the Wednesday rematch with East Tennessee State, the Bears scored 27 points in the first half, 32 in the second and 12 in overtime during a wild 71-67 victory. Jalyn McCreary led all the Mercer scorers on 26 points with seven boards.
The Citadel Bulldogs
Over on the Citadel side, they beat Presbyterian, Morris, New Orleans, IUPUI, Charleston Southern and Chattanooga in their first 16 games. The Bulldogs hit a 2-2 stretch after that with wins over Western Carolina and VMI.
Matched up against Western Carolina again on Wednesday, the Bulldogs were up 35-31 going into the second half. The Citadel posted a 46-39 run from there and took the win 81-70. Stephen Clark led the team on 18 points and eight assists.
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I’ll probably take a stab on the Citadel here. The Bulldogs have been a mixed bag lately, going just 3-5 over theist eight outings. Still, the Citadel have been scoring fairly well, with 65 or more points in five of their last nine. If the Bulldogs can finish around 70 points or so here I think they’ll be in good shape for the cover/win. Mercer has hit 68 or more in three of their last four games, so this one could end up on the high side total-wise.