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Mercer visits Wake Forest after O’Dell’s 20-point game

By The Associated Press
November 12 2025 01:44 AM

Mercer Bears (2-1) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-0)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mercer visits Wake Forest after Micah O’Dell scored 20 points in Mercer’s 61-56 win against the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs.

Wake Forest went 8-9 at home a season ago while going 9-20 overall. The Demon Deacons averaged 61.6 points per game last season, 10.1 on free throws and 16.5 from deep.

Mercer went 8-22 overall with a 3-11 record on the road a season ago. The Bears averaged 52.5 points per game last season, 23.1 in the paint, 11.6 off of turnovers and 6.9 on fast breaks.

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