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Samford at Mercer: Matchup Stats

Saturday Feb 21, 2026 2:00 pm - Macon, GA
Odds: Mercer by 3.5, Total Points: 156.5

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Samford vs Mercer Overall

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
Points/Game	77.8 (#98)	77.8 (#263)	Opp Points/Game
Avg Score Margin	+0.8 (#158)	-2.3 (#118)	Opp Avg Score Margin
Assists/Game	14.3 (#128)	12.8 (#116)	Opp Assists/Game
Total Rebounds/Gm	35.4 (#141)	35.6 (#239)	Opp Total Rebounds/Gm
Assists/FGM	0.552 (#109)	0.468 (#46)	Opp Assists/FGM
Assists/Turnover	1.540 (#36)	1.088 (#102)	Opp Assists/Turnover

Mercer vs Samford Overall

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
Points/Game	80.1 (#65)	77.0 (#240)	Opp Points/Game
Avg Score Margin	+2.3 (#118)	-0.8 (#158)	Opp Avg Score Margin
Assists/Game	12.7 (#239)	12.5 (#89)	Opp Assists/Game
Total Rebounds/Gm	35.5 (#131)	35.7 (#241)	Opp Total Rebounds/Gm
Assists/FGM	0.462 (#314)	0.458 (#28)	Opp Assists/FGM
Assists/Turnover	1.211 (#154)	1.385 (#296)	Opp Assists/Turnover

Samford vs Mercer Shooting

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
Effective FG %	53.1% (#101)	52.5% (#242)	Opp Effective FG %
FTA/FGA	0.419 (#32)	0.297 (#54)	Opp FTA/FGA
Free Throw %	69.2% (#293)	75.3% (#328)	Opp Free Throw %
Three Point %	35.6% (#84)	36.2% (#311)	Opp Three Point %
Two Point %	52.8% (#138)	51.3% (#154)	Opp Two Point %
Shooting %	44.9% (#162)	44.9% (#194)	Opp Shooting %
Shooting Efficiency	1.131 (#94)	1.119 (#246)	Opp Shooting Efficiency
FGM/Game	25.9 (#187)	27.4 (#284)	Opp FGM/Game
FGA/Game	57.6 (#223)	61.0 (#303)	Opp FGA/Game
3PM/Game	9.4 (#53)	9.3 (#335)	Opp 3PM/Game
3PA/Game	26.3 (#66)	25.7 (#306)	Opp 3PA/Game
FTM/Game	16.7 (#65)	13.7 (#104)	Opp FTM/Game
FTA/Game	24.1 (#38)	18.1 (#75)	Opp FTA/Game

Mercer vs Samford Shooting

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
Effective FG %	53.1% (#98)	51.9% (#206)	Opp Effective FG %
FTA/FGA	0.392 (#74)	0.329 (#129)	Opp FTA/FGA
Free Throw %	73.0% (#168)	74.4% (#290)	Opp Free Throw %
Three Point %	35.6% (#87)	36.5% (#327)	Opp Three Point %
Two Point %	53.0% (#131)	50.3% (#108)	Opp Two Point %
Shooting %	46.1% (#88)	45.3% (#218)	Opp Shooting %
Shooting Efficiency	1.134 (#88)	1.104 (#194)	Opp Shooting Efficiency
FGM/Game	27.4 (#92)	27.2 (#271)	Opp FGM/Game
FGA/Game	59.4 (#128)	60.0 (#271)	Opp FGA/Game
3PM/Game	8.3 (#126)	7.9 (#191)	Opp 3PM/Game
3PA/Game	23.3 (#168)	21.6 (#114)	Opp 3PA/Game
FTM/Game	17.0 (#56)	14.7 (#176)	Opp FTM/Game
FTA/Game	23.3 (#60)	19.8 (#143)	Opp FTA/Game

Samford vs Mercer Scoring

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
1st Half Pts/Gm	36.2 (#115)	36.1 (#244)	Opp 1st Half Pts/Gm
2nd Half Pts/Gm	40.3 (#117)	41.7 (#311)	Opp 2nd Half Pts/Gm
OT Pts/Gm	1.4 (#48)	0.0 (#1)	Opp OT Pts/Gm

Mercer vs Samford Scoring

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
1st Half Pts/Gm	38.7 (#42)	38.7 (#328)	Opp 1st Half Pts/Gm
2nd Half Pts/Gm	41.4 (#70)	37.6 (#107)	Opp 2nd Half Pts/Gm
OT Pts/Gm	0.0 (#294)	0.7 (#204)	Opp OT Pts/Gm

Samford vs Mercer Rebounding

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
Off Rebounds/Gm	7.2 (#324)	10.0 (#313)	Opp Off Rebounds/Gm
Def Rebounds/Gm	24.6 (#44)	21.9 (#134)	Opp Def Rebounds/Gm
Off Rebound %	22.4% (#341)	31.7% (#313)	Opp Off Rebound %
Def Rebound %	75.8% (#22)	69.1% (#97)	Opp Def Rebound %

Mercer vs Samford Rebounding

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
Off Rebounds/Gm	9.8 (#95)	7.8 (#52)	Opp Off Rebounds/Gm
Def Rebounds/Gm	21.6 (#256)	24.8 (#341)	Opp Def Rebounds/Gm
Off Rebound %	30.9% (#97)	24.2% (#22)	Opp Off Rebound %
Def Rebound %	68.3% (#313)	77.6% (#341)	Opp Def Rebound %

Samford vs Mercer Blocks

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
Blocks/Game	2.7 (#277)	2.9 (#95)	Opp Blocks/Game
Block %	4.5% (#289)	4.9% (#75)	Opp Block %

Mercer vs Samford Blocks

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
Blocks/Game	3.2 (#186)	3.2 (#159)	Opp Blocks/Game
Block %	5.3% (#203)	5.6% (#165)	Opp Block %

Samford vs Mercer Steals

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
Steals/Game	4.4 (#358)	6.1 (#107)	Opp Steals/Game
Steals/Play	5.5% (#357)	7.6% (#94)	Opp Steals/Play

Mercer vs Samford Steals

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
Steals/Game	7.1 (#115)	5.3 (#29)	Opp Steals/Game
Steals/Play	8.7% (#126)	6.7% (#28)	Opp Steals/Play

Samford vs Mercer Turnovers

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
Turnovers/Game	9.3 (#17)	11.8 (#139)	Opp Turnovers/Game
Turnovers/Play	11.9% (#16)	14.5% (#171)	Opp Turnovers/Play

Mercer vs Samford Turnovers

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
Turnovers/Game	10.4 (#82)	9.0 (#352)	Opp Turnovers/Game
Turnovers/Play	12.9% (#61)	11.4% (#352)	Opp Turnovers/Play

Samford vs Mercer Fouls

SAM	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	MER
Personal Fouls/Gm	16.4 (#89)	19.4 (#38)	Opp Personal Fouls/Gm
Personal Fouls/Play	20.8% (#92)	23.9% (#53)	Opp Personal Fouls/Play

Mercer vs Samford Fouls

MER	Value (rank)	Value (rank)	SAM
Personal Fouls/Gm	15.9 (#46)	19.8 (#22)	Opp Personal Fouls/Gm
Personal Fouls/Play	19.5% (#32)	25.4% (#8)	Opp Personal Fouls/Play