The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (17-12, 10-6 SoCon) will be attempting to build on a three-game home winning run when squaring off against the Mercer Bears (12-17, 5-11 SoCon) on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Freedom Hall Civic Center. It airs at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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East Tennessee State vs. Mercer Game Info

• When: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
• Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee
• TV: ESPN+
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East Tennessee State Stats Insights

• The Buccaneers are shooting 43.1% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 42.2% the Bears allow to opponents.
• East Tennessee State has an 11-5 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 42.2% from the field.
• The Buccaneers are the 71st-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Bears sit at 26th.
• The 72.4 points per game the Buccaneers put up are the same as the Bears give up.
• East Tennessee State has a 7-3 record when scoring more than 76.4 points.

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Mercer Stats Insights

• The Bears have shot at a 44.1% rate from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points above the 42.7% shooting opponents of the Buccaneers have averaged.
• Mercer is 9-9 when it shoots higher than 42.7% from the field.
• The Buccaneers are the rebounding team in the country, the Bears rank 73rd.
• The Bears average 10.8 more points per game (77.4) than the Buccaneers give up to opponents (66.6).
• When Mercer allows fewer than 72.4 points, it is 8-2.

East Tennessee State Home & Away Comparison

• When playing at home, East Tennessee State is scoring 8.4 more points per game (76.5) than it is away from home (68.1).
• The Buccaneers are surrendering 63.5 points per game this season in home games, which is 6.4 fewer points than they’re allowing on the road (69.9).
• East Tennessee State is averaging 8.7 treys per game with a 34.7% shooting percentage from downtown when playing at home, which is 0.3 more threes and 0.4% points better than it is averaging on the road (8.4 threes per game, 34.3% three-point percentage).

Mercer Home & Away Comparison

• Mercer is scoring more points at home (81.7 per game) than away (73.5).
• The Bears are giving up fewer points at home (69.3 per game) than away (81.3).
• At home, Mercer knocks down 8.8 3-pointers per game, 0.6 more than it averages on the road (8.2). However, its 3-point shooting percentage is lower at home (32.0%) than on the road (32.4%).

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