Western Carolina vs. Mercer

Two of the worst teams in the Southern Conference square off in the first round. Western Carolina has the worst offense (69.8 points per game), plus is last in shooting (39.4%) and second-to-last in 3-point shooting (30.6%). These teams met in the previous game, and Western Carolina scored 69 points while shooting 37.5%. Mercer won despite shooting 40% from the field. Mercer is seventh in the 10-team conference in scoring (76.9 ppg), sixth in shooting, and seventh from long range (32.8%). They're also ninth from the charity stripe (64.4%) and on a 15-7 run UNDER the total. Play Western Carolina/Mercer UNDER the total.