Mercer Bears

7thin Southern Conference · 18-12

Ugh, no.

Mercer Bears lost to the Western Carolina Catamounts

18-12 74 – 78

13-15

Final · Wed, Feb 25

Game Details

Ramsey Center (Cullowhee) · 1,970 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Stansberry scores 21, Western Carolina beats Mercer 78-74

Cord Stansberry had 21 points in Western Carolina's 78-74 win over Mercer on Wednesday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:18 Tahlan Pettway drains bucket vs Mercer Bears

0:27 Zaire Williams slams it home with authority

0:15 Nice shot from Baraka Okojie

0:28 Tidjiane Dioumassi knocks down the 3-point shot

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
MER	32	42	74
WCU	33	45	78

Game Flow

MER WCU

H1H2

8-0Biggest Run7-0

6Largest Lead8

12 lead changes · tied 9 times

Win Probability · Mercer Bears

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Game Leaders

Mercer Bears

Baraka Okojie · 22Points
Zaire Williams · 2Assists
Armani Mighty · 14Rebounds

Western Carolina Catamounts

Cord Stansberry · 21Points
Cord Stansberry · 4Assists
Abdulai Fanta Kabba · 6Rebounds

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

Mercer BearsWestern Carolina Catamounts

Shooting

28-55, 51% Field Goals 24-53, 45%

2-12, 17% 3-Pointers 5-18, 28%

16-22, 73% Free Throws 25-27, 93%

Possessions

28 Rebounds 31

8 Offensive Rebounds 10

4 Assists 6

6 Steals 6

1 Blocks 2

12 Turnovers 12

17 Fouls 17

Scoring

42 Points in Paint 34

9 Fast Break Points 4

6 Largest Lead 8

Box Score

Mercer Bears ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. ServenF	2	2	0	30	1-6	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	2
A. MightyC	16	14	1	34	5-10	0-0	6-10	1	0	0	6	8	2
Q. Perkins IIG	13	1	0	31	5-11	1-5	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	3
B. OkojieG	22	1	1	36	8-13	1-2	5-6	4	0	0	0	1	2
Z. WilliamsG	13	5	2	34	5-8	0-1	3-4	3	3	0	1	4	4
Bench
B. PierreF	2	2	0	16	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0
T. GrossG	4	0	0	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1
K. Cuffe Jr.G	2	0	0	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3
P. ZubacF	DNP: Did not play
A. KochF	DNP: Did not play
P. PadegimasF	DNP: Did not play
J. ColeG	DNP: Did not play
N. NgangaG	DNP: Did not play
B. CarlsenG	DNP: Did not play
B. ShouldersG	DNP: Did not play
TJ GrantG	DNP: Did not play
Team	74	28	4		28-55	2-12	16-22	12	6	1	8	20	17

Western Carolina Catamounts ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
S. DadaF	2	6	0	25	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	2	1	5	4
M. KellF	18	4	0	34	6-9	2-3	4-4	1	2	0	1	3	1
T. PettwayG	15	2	1	38	4-10	1-5	6-7	1	3	0	0	2	2
T. DioumassiG	15	1	0	29	4-13	1-5	6-6	2	0	0	0	1	4
C. StansberryG	21	5	4	39	7-11	1-3	6-6	2	1	0	0	5	3
Bench
T. SmithF	0	1	0	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
A. Fanta KabbaC	6	6	0	15	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	4	2	1
J. JohnsonG	1	3	1	14	0-5	0-2	1-2	3	0	0	1	2	2
V. CollinsF	DNP: Did not play
C. McKeyF	DNP: Did not play
T. DeRosaG	DNP: Did not play
F. BrownG	DNP: Did not play
M. WilliamsG	DNP: Did not play
CJ HylandG	DNP: Did not play
D. HollifieldG	DNP: Did not play
J. SoumaoroG	DNP: Did not play
Team	78	31	6		24-53	5-18	25-27	12	6	2	10	21	17

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