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Mercer Bears VS. Pacific Tigers

Recap: Mercer vs. Pacific

Anchorage, AK (SportsNetwork.com) - T.J. Wallace scored 11 points to lead his Pacific Tigers over the Mercer Bears, 55-48, in the third place game of the Great Alaska Shootout at Alaska Airlines Center.

Jacob Lampkin and Dulani Robinson each netted nine points for Pacific (4-3), while Lampkin contributed eight rebounds in the win.

Ike Nwamu netted 14 points to lead all scorers for Mercer (3-4). T.J. Hallice chipped in with 11 points and five rebounds in the loss.

Pacific connected on 39.1 percent of its shot tries from the floor in the first half, and took a 26-19 lead into the intermission. Mercer hit just 35 percent of its attempts in the same frame, and went 0-of-4 from 3-point distance.

The Tigers dropped a bit in the second half in terms of shooting accuracy, dipping to 38.1 percent from the field. But the Bears could only manage a 33.3 percent shooting clip in the period, and couldn't make up any ground en route to the defeat.

Pacific owned a 24-9 advantage in terms of bench scoring, and outscored the Bears 21-9 from 3-point range.