Saturday, January 3, 2026at Freedom Hall (TN)
FINALESPN+
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| MER | 35 | 36 | 71 |
| ETSU | 32 | 45 | 77 |
Final
Box Score
Mercer Bears| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||||
2C. ServenF | 28 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
26A. MightyC | 31 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11B. ShouldersG | 34 | 21 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6B. OkojieG | 35 | 15 | 5-15 | 0-6 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
1Z. WilliamsG | 33 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
8B. PierreF | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3Q. Perkins IIG | 28 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10T. GrossG | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Did Not Play | ||||||||||
18P. ZubacF | DNP | |||||||||
15A. KochF | DNP | |||||||||
12P. PadegimasF | DNP | |||||||||
22J. ColeG | DNP | |||||||||
0N. NgangaG | DNP | |||||||||
23B. CarlsenG | DNP | |||||||||
14TJ GrantG | DNP | |||||||||
5K. Cuffe Jr.G | DNP | |||||||||
East Tennessee State Buccaneers| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||||
13B. BarkleyF | 35 | 19 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
15C. Morris IIIF | 32 | 12 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
35J. McCullumF | 19 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11B. Taylor IIG | 39 | 21 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 10-12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
5A. StrothersG | 19 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
4J. SmithG | 21 | 13 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2M. JohnsonG | 28 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
21G. SiskG | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Did Not Play | ||||||||||
30H. SisemoreF | DNP | |||||||||
24I. SutherlandF | DNP | |||||||||
14B. CrumpF | DNP | |||||||||
25J. CarterG | DNP | |||||||||
23F. Whitaker Jr.G | DNP | |||||||||
3M. HuffG | DNP | |||||||||
55M. Matthews IIIG | DNP | |||||||||
Team Stats
MERETSU

43%FG%42%
32%3PT%32%
71%FT%85%
31Rebounds40
11Assists8
13Turnovers12
5Steals8
3Blocks5
26Points in Paint30
16Fast Break Pts7
Shooting
MER
ETSU
Field Goals
25-58
24-57
3-Pointers
9-28
6-19
Free Throws
12-17
23-27