The Western Carolina Catamounts (8-20, 4-13 SoCon) will look to end a four-game road slide when visiting the Mercer Bears (12-18, 5-12 SoCon) on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Hawkins Arena, airing at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Mercer vs. Western Carolina Game Info

• When: Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Mercer Stats Insights

• The Bears make 43.9% of their shots from the field this season, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the Catamounts have allowed to their opponents (43.3%).
• Mercer has a 9-9 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 43.3% from the field.
• The Catamounts are the 34th-ranked rebounding team in the country, while the Bears sit at 26th.
• The Bears average 76.7 points per game, just 2.7 fewer points than the 79.4 the Catamounts allow.
• Mercer has a 7-3 record when scoring more than 79.4 points.

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Western Carolina Stats Insights

• The Catamounts have shot at a 39.4% clip from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points less than the 42.0% shooting opponents of the Bears have averaged.
• Western Carolina is 6-3 when it shoots higher than 42.0% from the field.
• The Catamounts are the 34th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Bears sit at 84th.
• The Catamounts score an average of 69.8 points per game, 6.0 fewer points than the 75.8 the Bears allow to opponents.
• Western Carolina has a 6-4 record when allowing fewer than 76.7 points.

Mercer Home & Away Comparison

• Offensively Mercer has performed better at home this year, averaging 81.7 points per game, compared to 72.5 per game away from home.
• In 2024-25, the Bears are allowing 69.3 points per game at home. When playing on the road, they are allowing 79.9.
• When playing at home, Mercer is making 0.5 more treys per game (8.8) than away from home (8.3). However, it sports a worse three-point percentage at home (32.0%) compared to in road games (32.7%).

Western Carolina Home & Away Comparison

• In 2024-25 Western Carolina is averaging 11.2 more points per game at home (75.4) than away (64.2).
• In 2024-25 the Catamounts are giving up 4.6 fewer points per game at home (77.1) than on the road (81.7).
• Beyond the arc, Western Carolina knocks down fewer triples on the road (8.5 per game) than at home (9.6), and shoots a lower percentage away (28.2%) than at home (32.7%) too.

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