Jaden Brownell had 18 points in Samford's 75-74 victory over Mercer on Wednesday night. Brownell shot 6 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (15-3,

BOTTOM LINE: Samford visits Mercer after Trey Fort scored 21 points in Samford’s 76-69 win over the UNC Greensboro Spartans. The Bears have gone 5-1 at home. Mercer is 3-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Mercer 9-29 (Johnson 5-10, Robinson 3-8, Shoulders 1-1, Quinones 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Vaistaras 0-2, Nze 0-5). Fouled Out_Olayinka. Rebounds_Samford 34 (C.Holloway 8), Mercer 39 (Holt 12). Assists_Samford 12 (Jones 5),