Claytor leads Georgia Southern against Mercer after 24-point game

Mercer Bears (1-2) at Georgia Southern Eagles (1-1)

Statesboro, Georgia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern hosts Mercer after Truman Claytor IV scored 24 points in Georgia Southern's 95-83 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Southern finished 21-16 overall a season ago while going 9-5 at home. The Eagles averaged 8.1 steals, 3.6 blocks and 10.0 turnovers per game last season.

Mercer went 11-8 in SoCon games and 5-11 on the road a season ago. The Bears averaged 82.7 points per game while allowing opponents to score 75.5 last season.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .