East Tennessee State 76, Mercer 82 - Box Score

NET #140

	H1	H2	T
East Tennessee State	35	41	76
Mercer	49	33	82

Mercer

NET #182

	H1	H2	T
East Tennessee State	35	41	76
Mercer	49	33	82

Sat, Feb 28, 2026Hawkins ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

East Tennessee State

Mercer

68%

32%

✗ MissedMargin: -5.5 predicted → +6 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

55.2%→ 52.4

eFG%

62.8 ←53.2%

12.9%→ 9.3

TO Rate

12.5 ←13.1%

27.4%

ORB%

31.0%

35.2%→ 22.6

FT Rate

76.6 ←38.5%

East Tennessee State

Predicted Actual

Mercer

Recap

Upset Alert: Mercer Tops ETSU

Mercer, ranked 54 spots lower in NET, pulls off the upset with a 6-point win over East Tennessee State.

In a stunning upset, Mercer, ranked 173 in the NET rankings, took down East Tennessee State, ranked 119, by a margin of 6 points, 82-76, at Hawkins Arena. The Bears, who trailed in the NET rankings, managed to outpace the Buccaneers, defying expectations. The first half saw Mercer establish a signif...

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Top Performers

East Tennessee State

Blake Barkley30.8

PTS16REB9AST3STL1BLK1

6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT, 4-5 FT

Cam Morris III24.2

PTS7REB11AST1STL2

3-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-1 FT

Maki Johnson19.3

PTS7REB4AST1STL3

2-4 FG, 1-3 3PT, 2-3 FT

Mercer

Baraka OkojieMVP36.1

PTS14REB3AST8STL4

1-7 FG, 0-2 3PT, 12-17 FT

Zaire Williams25.7

PTS23REB1AST2

7-9 FG, 4-6 3PT, 5-6 FT

Armani Mighty24.6

PTS10REB13AST1BLK1

5-10 FG, 0-4 FT

Hot Players

Bendji PierreMercer+190%

PTS

2.5 avg

REB

0.5 avg

AST

0.1 avg

43% FG 3-7

Kyle Cuffe Jr.Mercer+51%

PTS

6.8 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

0.3 avg

60% FG 3-5

Zaire WilliamsMercer+48%

PTS

12.9 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

1.6 avg

78% FG 7-9

Quinton Perkins IIMercer+37%

PTS

8.7 avg

REB

1.4 avg

AST

1.6 avg

80% FG 4-5

Blake BarkleyEast Tennessee State+27%

PTS

14.8 avg

REB

6.0 avg

AST

1.2 avg

46% FG 6-13

Connor ServenMercer+27%

PTS

6.2 avg

REB

3.8 avg

AST

1.0 avg

25% FG 1-4

Maki JohnsonEast Tennessee State+24%

PTS

5.8 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

0.7 avg

50% FG 2-4

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East Tennessee State76

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Brian Taylor II	33	15	6-15	3-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	1
Blake Barkley	31	16	6-13	0-1	4-5	9	3	1	1	3
Cam Morris III	27	7	3-8	0-1	1-1	11	1	2	0	1
Maki Johnson	25	7	2-4	1-3	2-3	4	1	3	0	0
Jaylen Smith	24	10	3-8	2-5	2-2	1	1	0	0	1
Jordan McCullum	21	8	3-3	0-0	2-3	1	1	1	1	0
Allen Strothers	17	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	5	1	0	1
Milton Matthews III	13	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Sutherland	9	9	3-5	3-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Frederico Whitaker Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Carter	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Maddox Huff	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Sisk	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Sisemore	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brayden Crump	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	76	28-62	9-24	11-14	30	13	8	2	7

Mercer82

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Baraka Okojie	37	14	1-7	0-2	12-17	3	8	4	0	1
Armani Mighty	35	10	5-10	0-0	0-4	13	1	0	1	3
Zaire Williams	34	23	7-9	4-6	5-6	1	2	0	0	1
Quinton Perkins II	33	12	4-5	4-5	0-0	3	1	1	0	2
Connor Serven	29	5	1-4	0-1	3-4	7	2	1	2	2
Kyle Cuffe Jr.	16	10	3-5	1-3	3-5	3	0	0	1	0
Bendji Pierre	13	8	3-7	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0
TJ Grant	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Pero Zubac	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Petras Padegimas	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
NJ Nganga	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady Shoulders	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Koch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Cole	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Braeden Carlsen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan Gross	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	82	24-47	11-21	23-36	30	15	6	4	9