MACON - Ross Alacqua scored a career-high 26 points to help Mercer beat Central Florida 80-71 Wednesday night.<br>
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Mercer 7-3 overall, 3-1 Atlantic Sun Conference) scored the last five points of the first half to take a 35-30 lead at intermission.<br>
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Central Florida (8-4, 1-3 Atlantic Sun) led 47-46 with just over 12 minutes to play when James Odoms hit a 3 to give Mercer the lead for good.<br>
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Joshua Peppers led the Golden Knights with 15 points and Gary Johnson scored 14.<br>
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Mercer's Will Emerson scored 16 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.<br>
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Alacqua was 6-for-10 from 3-point range and 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
