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Southern Tournament - The Citadel Falls 84-76 to Mercer - Recap
The Citadel was scorched by David Thomas for 27 points as Mercer defeated them 84-76 in NCAA action on Friday.
Mercer was a favorite by -4.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Jalyn McCreary had 14 points for Mercer and Alex Holt chipped in with 11 points. Caleb Hunter had 7 assists for them, while Alex Holt was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
The Citadel got 22 points from Madison Durr in a losing cause and another 18 points from Elijah Morgan. Madison Durr contributed 3 assists for them, while Quentin Millora-Brown had 12 rebounds.
Mercer was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Mercer won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-24.