You might not know it from the comments but this was Mercer's worst SoCon home loss of the season. It was their third biggest margin of defeat of the season. They lost to Georgia Southern by 15, at Furman by 13, and tonight. They are a tough team to get away from. Considering the foul trouble we faced that was one of the better performances of the season by the Paladins.
Rafferty was tough as usual. Lyons had one of his best overall games of the year. Mounce's three point shooting was key. Brown with a solid contribution off the bench - I thought he settled us down at times when we were playing shorthanded. Very good defensive effort from the whole team. Mercer's starters only hit 15 of 47 shots - less than 32%. The bench wasn't much better.
Mounce is an amazing shooter but shouldn’t be allowed to dribble outside the arc.
He often dribbles the ball too high and too loose. Much better to keep the dribble low and closer to the body - harder to steal and easier to draw fouls and easier to make change of direction moves on the attack. Certainly something that can improve with more experience.