Mercer beats Georgia Southern 97-91 in overtime

Mercer Bears beat Georgia Southern Eagles 97-91 in overtime on Tuesday at Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center.

The second half made the difference: Mercer outscored Georgia Southern 39-32.

Mercer shot 43% to 40% and won the boards 47-40.

For Mercer, Quinton Perkins II (G): 23. For Georgia Southern, Dallas Gardner (G): 28.

Mercer improves to 2-2. Georgia Southern falls to 1-2.

Attendance: 1,853.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.