Georgia Southern hosts Mercer following Perkins' 29-point showing

Mercer Bears (1-2) at Georgia Southern Eagles (1-1) Statesboro, Georgia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST LINE: Eagles -1.5; over/under is 164.5 BOTTOM LINE: Mercer faces Georgia Southern after Quinton Perkins II scored 29 points in Mercer's 88-76 loss to the Davidson Wildcats. Georgia Southern finished 21-16 overall with a 9-5 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Eagles averaged 11.2 assists per game on 26.6 made field goals last season. Mercer went 11-8 in SoCon action and 5-11 on the road last season. The Bears averaged 82.7 points per game while shooting 46.3% from the field and 34.9% from behind the arc last season. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .