The Tigers get another home game before travelling to Cincinnati and then halfway around the world.
This time last year, the Mercer Bears were 5-4 and would end the month of December with three straight losses to SEC teams. This year's Mercer team, or at least its record, is much improved. The Bears are 8-1, its best start ever as a Division I team, with the lone loss to Davidson by six. Bruce Pearl wasn't kidding when he said, "When we play a mid-major conference like SOCON, we're going to play the best teams in those conferences.