Mercer Bears

7thin Southern Conference · 18-11

YES!

Mercer Bears beat the Samford Bulldogs

16-13 86 – 89

18-11

Final · Sat, Feb 21

Game Details

Hawkins Arena (Macon) · 1,138 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Okojie's 25 help Mercer beat Samford 89-86

Baraka Okojie had 25 points in Mercer's 89-86 win over Samford on Saturday.

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Line Score

	1	2	T
SAM	41	45	86
MER	44	45	89

Game Flow

SAM MER

H1H2

7-0Biggest Run9-0

4Largest Lead7

17 lead changes · tied 8 times

Win Probability · Mercer Bears

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Game Leaders

Samford Bulldogs

Dylan Faulkner · 27Points
Keaton Norris · 4Assists
Dylan Faulkner · 8Rebounds

Mercer Bears

Baraka Okojie · 25Points
Baraka Okojie · 5Assists
Armani Mighty · 13Rebounds

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

Team	GB
East Tennessee State	-
Mercer	2
Wofford	2
Samford	2
Furman	3
Western Carolina	3
UNC Greensboro	4
Chattanooga	6
The Citadel	6
VMI	12

Team Stats

Samford BulldogsMercer Bears

Shooting

30-64, 47% Field Goals 32-50, 64%

6-16, 38% 3-Pointers 7-17, 41%

20-23, 87% Free Throws 18-25, 72%

Possessions

28 Rebounds 32

10 Offensive Rebounds 5

12 Assists 16

7 Steals 4

0 Blocks 5

6 Turnovers 13

22 Fouls 20

Scoring

36 Points in Paint 42

6 Fast Break Points 14

4 Largest Lead 7

Box Score

Samford Bulldogs ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
D. FaulknerF	27	8	3	28	12-16	0-0	3-5	2	1	0	6	2	3
K. MartinG	4	1	1	13	0-3	0-2	4-4	0	1	0	0	1	2
C. NorrisG	9	5	1	38	3-10	1-3	2-2	0	3	0	0	5	3
K. NorrisG	11	3	4	32	3-9	1-3	4-4	1	0	0	1	2	2
J. BoothG	26	3	1	40	8-15	4-8	6-6	2	2	0	1	2	2
Bench
W. ShaverC	4	4	1	12	2-6	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Z. WilburnG	3	1	0	23	1-3	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	5
I. Campbell-FinchG	2	1	1	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
J. BjornstadF	DNP: Did not play
C. HarrisonF	DNP: Did not play
J. PollardF	DNP: Did not play
J. HughesF	DNP: Did not play
C. DavenportG	DNP: Did not play
J. GossettG	DNP: Did not play
C. BrownG	DNP: Did not play
Z. LameyG	DNP: Did not play
D. HumphreyG	DNP: Did not play
Team	86	28	12		30-64	6-16	20-23	6	7	0	10	18	22

Mercer Bears ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. MightyC	14	13	2	31	7-8	0-0	0-5	2	2	2	3	10	4
B. ShouldersG	6	4	2	26	2-3	0-1	2-3	1	0	1	1	3	0
Q. Perkins IIG	21	3	1	36	7-9	4-5	3-3	1	0	0	0	3	3
B. OkojieG	25	6	5	34	7-13	1-5	10-10	2	1	0	1	5	4
Z. WilliamsG	15	0	1	35	5-9	2-5	3-3	5	1	1	0	0	4
Bench
C. ServenF	8	4	4	26	4-6	0-0	0-1	1	0	1	0	4	2
T. GrossG	0	1	1	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
K. Cuffe Jr.G	0	0	0	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
P. ZubacF	DNP: Did not play
A. KochF	DNP: Did not play
P. PadegimasF	DNP: Did not play
B. PierreF	DNP: Did not play
J. ColeG	DNP: Did not play
N. NgangaG	DNP: Did not play
B. CarlsenG	DNP: Did not play
TJ GrantG	DNP: Did not play
Team	89	32	16		32-50	7-17	18-25	13	4	5	5	27	20

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