Out in the Southern Conference, Western Carolina has seen their defense suffer where opponents have scored 90 or more points in three straight games. They’ll take on a Mercer team they defeated in their first matchup 85 to 82. That’s a confidence booster for the Catamounts, who also have incentive to be prepared for the SoCon conference tournament. This is a cemented round one matchup Friday on a neutral court in Asheville, North Carolina. Grab the points here with Western Carolina.