Mercer (17-7) Battles USC Upstate (14-9)

Filed under Game Preview on February 3rd, 2012

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It should be a lively atmosphere at University Center (GA) on Saturday as USC Upstate travels to meet Mercer in an Atlantic Sun clash. The first whistle blows at 4:30 EST.

USC Upstate is in 3rd place in the Atlantic Sun and nipping at the heels of Mercer in 1st place. The Bears come in at 17-7 overall including 9-2 in the Atlantic Sun. The Spartans have a record of 14-9 and are 7-3 in the conference. While Mercer is 9-1 playing at home, USC Upstate has a road record of 6-8. The RPI ranks the Spartans at #154 and the Bears at #104. Mercer has won six games straight. USC Upstate has won four straight.

Mercer has already played USC Upstate this season, back on January 9th, and won 73-66. Last year, the Bears had a record of 2-0 against the Spartans, winning by an average margin of 11. Over the last four seasons, Mercer is 6-2 against USC Upstate, and 3-0 at home.

• Langston Hall is ranked 3rd in the Atlantic Sun in assists and ranked 10th in the Atlantic Sun in steals
• Mercer has a better conference record than USC Upstate this season (9-2 vs 7-3).
• Jakob Gollon is ranked 9th in the Atlantic Sun in rebounds and ranked 8th in the Atlantic Sun in assists
• Even computers respect Mercer more. We have a better RPI this season than USC Upstate (RPI: #104 vs #154).

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