The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (8-7, 1-1 SoCon) will look to break a four-game road losing streak when squaring off versus the Mercer Bears (9-6, 2-0 SoCon) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Hawkins Arena, airing at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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East Tennessee State vs. Mercer Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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East Tennessee State Stats Insights

• This season, the Buccaneers have a 45.5% shooting percentage from the field, which is 2.7% higher than the 42.8% of shots the Bears’ opponents have knocked down.
• East Tennessee State is 6-3 when it shoots higher than 42.8% from the field.
• The Buccaneers are the 140th ranked rebounding team in the country, the Bears rank 52nd.
• The Buccaneers record the same amount of points as the Bears give up (75.8).
• East Tennessee State has a 6-3 record when scoring more than 75.8 points.

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Mercer Stats Insights

• The Bears’ 46.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.3 percentage points higher than the Buccaneers have allowed to their opponents (44.0%).
• Mercer has put together a 7-2 straight-up record in games it shoots over 44.0% from the field.
• The Buccaneers are the rebounding team in the country, the Bears rank 120th.
• The Bears’ 82.9 points per game are 14.5 more points than the 68.4 the Buccaneers allow to opponents.
• When Mercer allows fewer than 75.8 points, it is 6-3.

East Tennessee State Home & Away Comparison

• At home, East Tennessee State is averaging 12.2 more points per game (80.7) than it is on the road (68.5).
• The Buccaneers give up 66.1 points per game in home games this year, compared to 71.8 on the road.
• When playing at home, East Tennessee State is averaging 0.5 fewer three-pointers per game (9.2) than on the road (9.7). However, it sports a better three-point percentage at home (36.9%) compared to away from home (34.9%).

Mercer Home & Away Comparison

• At home, Mercer averages 97.2 points per game. On the road, it scores 74.4.
• At home the Bears are conceding 65.2 points per game, 15.7 fewer points than they are on the road (80.9).
• Beyond the arc, Mercer drains fewer 3-pointers on the road (9.1 per game) than at home (10.8), and shoots a lower percentage on the road (33.8%) than at home (35.5%) too.

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