Felipe Haase and Ross Cummings combined for eight of Mercer's 12 3-pointers, leading the Bears of the Southern Conference to an 83-73 win over Georgia Tech on Friday night in Atlanta.

Haase, a 6-foot-9 forward originally from Chile, scored 17 points and hit three key 3-pointers in the second half, helping the Bears (2-0) pull away. James Glisson III scored 12 of his 14 points in the final six minutes of the game, as Mercer led for the game's final 17:59.

Mercer took an eight-point lead in the first two minutes of the second half, then extended the lead to 68-52 on Glisson's layup with 4:29 to play. Neftali Alvarez sealed the win with eight made free throws in the final 2:04 of the game.

Alvarez finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.

The Yellow Jackets dropped to 0-2 with a second straight home loss. They fell 123-120 in four overtimes to Georgia State on Wednesday.

Moses Wright led Georgia Tech with 20 points, with Michael Devoe adding 14.

Mercer made 17 of 18 free-throw attempts for the game.

Mercer made 8 of 14 3-point attempts in the first half and led by as many as 10 points in the opening 20 minutes. A 10-run in the game's first five minutes allowed the Bears to take the lead, and they didn't lose it the rest of the half.

Cummings scored 11 first-half points including three 3-pointers. The Yellow Jackets tied the score at 29 on Jose Alvarado's steal in the open court and layup with 2:52 left in the half.

The last four baskets of the half for Mercer were 3s, including two for Haase, as the Bears held a 38-35 lead at intermission. Wright scored 12 first-half points for Georgia Tech.

--Field Level Media