In a 20-point win over Mercer, the ETSU junior shot 50% from the floor en route to 20 points and 8 boards for a PEG of 24. This game also saw the first ejection of the A-Sun year, as Bears coach Bob Hoffman was tossed midway through the second half. Daniel Emerson continues to be Mercer's best player, putting in 20 points on 7-9 shooting against ETSU.
Mike Smith's performance Friday night was matched by Jacksonville's Ben Smith Saturday afternoon. The Dolphin point guard made 7 of 9 shots and added 5 assists to post a 24 PEG as Jacksonville knocked off Lipscomb. Jacksonville put the game away early in the second half, when they went on an 8-minute scoring binge making 9 of 10 shots, including a 5-possession stretch where they scored 14 points. Lipscomb? Defense? Not so much. Jacksonville shot the lights out, hitting 15 of 22 2's and 6 of 9 3's in the second half. Jacksonville also rebounded well, picking up 50% of the possible offensive boards.
Across town, Belmont had no problem with North Florida. The Ospreys were able to hang tough for about 8 minutes, but a 3-point Bruin lead at the second media timeout was 10 four minutes later, 16 at half, and hit 34 before it was over. Belmont's bench played 100 minutes, a season-high for a team whose starters only average 24 minutes per game anyway. Potential sign of trouble: Belmont shot under 60% from the foul line. We expected that with Justin Hare graduating Belmont's FT % would drop, but this is not good.
Stat of the Night: In Lipscomb's two wins this year, their opposition has shot 30.6% from the floor in the second half. In their four losses, the other guys shoot 56.7%. Saturday, Jacksonville was 21 of 31.
Tonight, Campbell takes on VMI (yes, Kentucky fans, that VMI). The big question is whether Jonathan Rodriguez will score 50. My guess is yes.
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