MACON, Ga.- Freshman guard Montavious Waters hit a buzzer-beating jumper from the right baseline to give the Mercer men's basketball team a 74-73 win over Florida Atlantic in Atlantic Sun Conference action, Tuesday night at the University Center.
Mercer (6-15, 5-10 A-Sun) had taken a 72-70 lead on senior Will Emerson's traditional three-point play with 21 seconds remaining in the game, only to see FAU senior Rodney Webb drop in a 3-pointer from the left corner six seconds later, giving the Owls a one-point edge with 15 ticks on the clock.
Following Webb's bucket, Mercer coach Mark Slonaker called a timeout to set the final play. Waters drove to the hoop and missed the shot, but the ball was kept alive by sophomore Sam Dolan, who missed the stickback, with Emerson grabbing the rebound but missing the point-blank attempt. The ball kicked out to the right side where Waters collected it and stuck it home as the horn sounded.
