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Owls Topped By Mercer 86-79
Jan 11, 2003
MACON, Ga. (AP) - Wesley Dukes scored 18 points to lead Mercer to its fourth victory in a row 86-79 over Florida Atlantic Saturday night.
The Bears (8-3, 3-0 Atlantic Sun Conference) led most of the game, trailing 29-28 for 17 seconds before going on an 8-0 run to take the lead for good.
Earnest Crumbley had 15 points and eight assists to lead the Owls (4-11, 0-3).
The Bears led 43-33 at halftime and pushed the lead to 15 points early in the second half, holding a double-digit lead for 17 of the final 20 minutes. FAU cut the margin to seven with two minutes remaining, but got no closer.
Aleem Muhammad added 15 points, Delmar Wilson and Justin Howard 14 each and Clarence Baker 13 for Mercer.
Chris Thomas, Nick Neumann and Jeff Cowans each added 12 for FAU.
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