Scores

Final

Belmont 62

(24-7, 16-2 A-Sun)

Mercer 61

(21-10, 13-5 A-Sun)

4:30 PM ET, February 25, 2012

Hawkins Arena, Macon, GA

1 2 T
BEL 27 3562
MER 27 3461

Top Performers

Belmont: I. Clark 16 Pts, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Mercer: J. Cecil 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Belmont 62, Mercer 61

Associated Press

MACON, Ga. -- Ian Clark scored 16 points as Belmont defeated Mercer 62-61 Saturday in the teams' regular-season finale.

The Bruins (24-7, 16-2 Atlantic Sun Conference), who have won their last 11 games, are seeded first for the conference tournament and will play eighth-seeded Jacksonville on Wednesday. The second-seeded Bears (21-10, 13-5), who will host the tournament, play Wednesday night, facing seventh-seeded Lipscomb.

Mick Hedgepeth's free throw with 14 seconds remaining provided Belmont's margin of victory after Reece Chamberlain's two free throws at the 31-second mark lifted the Bruins into a tie.

Mercer led 45-36 with 12:50 remaining, but Belmont rallied to go ahead 52-51 on Scott Saunders' layup with 5:21 left.

Daniel Coursey's dunk gave Mercer a 61-59 lead with 1:10 left.

Drew Hanlen finished with 12 points and Saunders 10 for Belmont.

Justin Cecil scored 17 points and Langston Hall 13 to lead Mercer.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BEL
MER
Points 62 61
FG Made-Attempted 22-51 (.431) 23-50 (.460)
3P Made-Attempted 9-25 (.360) 6-16 (.375)
FT Made-Attempted 9-16 (.563) 9-17 (.529)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 2

Game Leaders

 
BEL
MER
PointsI. Clark 16J. Cecil 17
ReboundsJ. Mann 10J. Cecil 6
AssistsJ. Mann 4L. Hall 3
StealsJ. Mann 3J. Gollon 3
BlocksM. Hedgepeth 1D. Coursey 6
Team Stats: Belmont | Mercer

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 3, 2011 @BEL 82, MER 78Recap
» Feb 25, 2012 BEL 62, @MER 61Recap

Next 5 Games

BEL
MER
02/29 JAC 2:30pm
03/02 ETSU 6:00pm
03/03 FGCU 7:00pm
03/16 @GTWN 3:21pm
11/09 @LIP 7:30pm
 02/29 LIP 8:30pm
03/02 FGCU 8:30pm
03/13 TNST 7:00pm
03/17 GAST 4:00pm
03/21 @ODU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Belmont | Mercer