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Robert Belloir Jim Graham mmtmmmtmmsmmmsm Players Standing Robert BdUr, 6-11 junior from Atlanta, is second in scoring for the Bears with an 18.7 average. Belloir has hit on 72 of 189 field goal at tempts and 24 of 32 free throws for a total of 168 points, and has played in all 9 games . Jud Roberts, 6-2 senior from Tampa, Fla., has played in all 9 games for the Bears. Roberts has hit on 73 of 160 field goal attempts and 23 of 36 free throws for a total of 169 points, which makes him tops on the Bean with an 184) Bruce Gordy . point per game average. He also leads the Bears in rebounds with 76. Doug Porter is perhaps better known as the “gentle giant" Hie 6-8 sophomore from St. Peters burg, Florida is without doubt the most improved Bear and is now losing some of that gentleness. He has hit on 6 of 11 field goals and 1 of 4 free throws while seeing lim ited action. Jim Hildebrandt, 6-6 sophomore from Evansville, Indiana, has seen plenty of action for the Bean this season and has the distinction of Marvin Bailey Jud Roberts having the biggest pair of hands on the squad. Hildebrandt has hit on 18 of 43 field goal try* and 11 of 20 free tosses for a total of 47 points and a 6.6 point per game average. Jim Graham, a 6-4 sophomore from Ft Valley is fourth in total points with 76 and an 83 points per game average. He has hit on 30 of 61 field goal attempts and 16 of 33 free throws. Bruce Gordy, 6 ft freshman from Macon has moved into the third spot in scoring with a 10 point average, and has been a standout on defense for the Bears Tom Mitchell's field goal pushed the Bears ahead to stay at 67-66 with 10 minutes to go and the Bears started piling on their lead as Porter controlled the boards while Roberts and Bellior began hitting at a sizzling pace. In the Georgia State game, the Bears roared from behind in the second half as they held the Pan then scoreless for almost four min' utes and won 76-71. The State five saw their 11 point lead dwindle away as they were unable to find the range and the Bean were hit ting from all over the court. The contest was all Georgia State in the fint half but the Bean turned the tide on the Panther* for their third straight win. Bean Romp Southern The red-hot Mercer Bean streaked to their fourth straight win of the season with a convinc ing 86-67 romp over a strong Florida Southern five in Lakeland, Fla., Saturday night The Bean were sparked by the second half play of big Doug Porter, who came off the bench in the second half and controlled both boards as he scored a career high of 11 points. The win for the Bears was the second of the week as they avenged an earlier defeat with a furious comeback for a win over Georgia State, 76-71 in the Bean Den. Porter who had been known more for his gentleness, came into the game with about 16 minutes to play and pulled down a gs high pf 11 rebounds. The big man gave the Bean the momentum they needed as they came from be hind a 34-32 half time score to out score their opponents by 20 points in the second half. The Bean had five men in dou ble figures, with spesdy Robert Belloir showing the way with 28 points. Jud Roberts poured in 17, while Marvin Bailey and Braes Gordy cashed in with 10 apises. The Baan out-reboundsd ths taller Moccasins, grabbing 47 to ths Moc's 46, and hit an 49 par cant of their field goals as they held Florida Southern to 39 par cent OGLETHORPE STOPS BEARS 99-74. The Stormy Petrels stormed all over the cold Bears as they couldn’t find the range in one of their toughest games of tbs season The Bears had three man in double figures witth Robert Belloir hitting 24, Jud Roberto contributing 17 and Marvin Bailey tossing in 10. The loss was a dismal one f the Bears as they were using this gams as a take-off point for their Homecoming match with Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this weekend. Oglethorpe had a hot hand as they hit on 26 of 27 free throws and MOw Dahl had a 20 point second half for the Petrels The loss ovens the Basra record at 6-6 for the season. Support The Bears Basketball Summary Sigma Nu, Kappa Alpha and Kappa Sigma wars victors last weak as ths intramural season under way. SN, paced by the hot shooting of freshman Jim Ool* SAE 48-86. points while i Loo’s speed and Jaoohs tossed in faw F Doug Porter Jha HUdehrea* all year. Gordy has hit on 84 of 77 field goals and 28 of 80 free throws for a total of 91 points. Marvin Bailey is a freshman from Macon and is ths other fresh man in the Bears starting line-up. Bailey is a 6-6 jumping jack and is second to Roberts in rebounds for the Bears with 09. Ho has start ed every game for ths Beam aad has hit on 26 of 61 Bald goals and 12 of 26 free to so so for a total of 64 points. Beebe Thornton is another Ma con product and is the ■nallast Bear on the squad at 6-8 Ha has seen action in only two of the 6-4 for 24 flak throwster Tam lfUshal is ana of two lorn oa tha squad and haa baan of the moat improved Bears tha season Ha hro hit oa 27 87 field goals and 12 of 16 throws for a 78 avaraps. Hie par cent mark at the charity is tops an the Beam. MRthsil totaled 66 poiats on A* (Not shown) MERGER CLUSTER JAN. 17,1999 Mercer vs. Tech In Homecoming Bears Down Ga. State; Moving To Third Win By Lou Johnson