KingOwlLegacy bb_fan VCU beat Vanderbilt by 5. Stackhouse escorted out. VCU returned their top two players. Ace Baldwin had 28 and and Watkins had 13. Nunn didn't scratch in 23 minutes. Indiana beat UNC.
Wingman Mercer comes into this game at 4-4 Wins: A cupcake, Winthrop, Robert Morris, Fairfield Losses: East Carolina, Geogia State, Florida State, Towson Mercer also played a exhibition against LaGrange and won 107-56 KSU beat LaGrange 99-56. Does that make Mercer an 8-point favorite?
bb_fan Wingman 8 on a neutral court since we know comparative scores always work. so make it 11 with the home court advantage.
bb_fan Sagarin says Mercer by 5.5 Massey says Mercer by 6; 74-68 Both Massey and Sagarin have KSU at #235. Massey has Mercer at #188, Sagarin has em #194. Pomeroy has Mercer a 6 point favorite, with the teams ranked #186 and #216. Pretty consistent among the 3 sites.
bb_fan We probably lose this one, but absolutely can still beat both Charleston and Upstate. Michael Buchanan ain't walking thru that door.
bb_fan Mercer leads the series 18-5. In 2013 in route to a 3-27 season, head coach Lewis Preston led the Owls to their last win in the series. Since then Mercer has won the last 10 games. Mercer won the ASun regular season that year (14-4, 24-12) while KSU finished last (2-16, 3-27). So anything can happen; but my crystal ball says Mercer wins for the 11th time in a row.
chandler-wright HOOTY HOO!!! What a win for the owls with lessons learned from last week. Going cold and blowing that 15-17 point lead wasn’t again ideal but this time we took it on the chin and was able to survive it
Wingman It’s always good to get a road win, especially when your team is the underdog. Of course, I like it best when the Owls bring their A game the entire 40 minutes. This one got a little too exciting when it looked like the Owls could run away with it but it’s a good win.
TMac1325 Got a little too close at the end but you can never complain about a win over an in state rival that's owned us..If this team learns to close they will be sneaky good..