VMI 81, Mercer 95 - Box Score | College Hoops Data

NET #359

	H1	H2	T
VMI	37	44	81
Mercer	43	52	95

Mercer

NET #182

	H1	H2	T
VMI	37	44	81
Mercer	43	52	95

Sat, Jan 31, 2026Hawkins ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

VMI

Mercer

96%

✓ CorrectMargin: +22.6 predicted → +14 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

46.7%→ 54.8

eFG%

57.0 ←54.0%

13.5%→ 12.7

TO Rate

11.5 ←13.3%

24.8%

ORB%

31.8%

32.5%→ 25.8

FT Rate

45.3 ←36.1%

VMI

Predicted Actual

Mercer

Recap

Mercer Cruises Past VMI 95-81 Behind Baraka Okojie's 24 Points

Bears' dominant performance keeps them on track, while VMI's struggles continue

Mercer asserted its dominance over Virginia Military Institute, winning 95-81 at Hawkins Arena. The Bears' victory was fueled by a strong performance from Baraka Okojie, who scored 24 points and dished out 7 assists. Okojie's impressive outing was complemented by Armani Mighty's 17 points and 8 rebo...

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Top Performers

VMI

Tan YildizogluMVP41.3

PTS13REB4AST10STL5

5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT, 2-2 FT

TJ Johnson32.5

PTS26REB5AST0BLK1

8-16 FG, 7-15 3PT, 3-5 FT

Cal Liston21.0

PTS12REB5AST3

4-9 FG, 4-9 3PT

Mercer

Baraka Okojie39.6

PTS24REB3AST7STL3

7-12 FG, 0-4 3PT, 10-11 FT

Brady Shoulders33.9

PTS11REB12AST5STL2

3-10 FG, 2-5 3PT, 3-4 FT

Armani Mighty32.6

PTS17REB8AST1BLK3

5-7 FG, 7-11 FT

Hot Players

Kyle Cuffe Jr.Mercer+144%

PTS

6.8 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

0.3 avg

50% FG 7-14

Cal ListonVMI+133%

PTS

4.9 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

0.9 avg

44% FG 4-9

Tristan GrossMercer+120%

PTS

3.5 avg

REB

1.8 avg

AST

0.6 avg

50% FG 2-4

Linus HolmstromVMI+58%

PTS

10.4 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

1.3 avg

56% FG 5-9

Brady ShouldersMercer+56%

PTS

9.5 avg

REB

6.6 avg

AST

1.8 avg

30% FG 3-10

Tan YildizogluVMI+48%

PTS

10.3 avg

REB

3.6 avg

AST

4.3 avg

42% FG 5-12

Connor ServenMercer+27%

PTS

6.2 avg

REB

3.8 avg

AST

1.0 avg

100% FG 3-3

Baraka OkojieMercer+20%

PTS

20.1 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

5.2 avg

58% FG 7-12

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VMI81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
TJ Johnson	40	26	8-16	7-15	3-5	5	0	0	1	1
Tan Yildizoglu	37	13	5-12	1-5	2-2	4	10	5	0	1
Linus Holmstrom	35	17	5-9	3-7	4-4	5	0	0	0	4
AJ Clark	33	5	2-8	0-2	1-1	5	1	1	0	2
Cal Liston	23	12	4-9	4-9	0-0	5	3	0	0	1
Mario Tatum Jr.	19	5	1-5	1-3	2-2	1	3	0	0	0
Kaden Stuckey	12	3	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	1	1
Jaylen Pazon	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Walker Andrews	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Branford Edmonds III	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Daushvili	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Hagedorn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Rickey Bradley Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Peters	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason Lawson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	81	26-62	16-42	13-16	25	18	7	3	10

Mercer95

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Baraka Okojie	38	24	7-12	0-4	10-11	3	7	3	0	3
Armani Mighty	37	17	5-7	0-0	7-11	8	1	0	3	1
Brady Shoulders	36	11	3-10	2-5	3-4	12	5	2	0	2
Zaire Williams	26	10	4-11	2-9	0-0	4	3	2	0	2
Kyle Cuffe Jr.	25	17	7-14	2-7	1-1	3	1	2	0	1
Connor Serven	21	7	3-3	0-0	1-2	5	2	0	1	1
Tristan Gross	13	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	5	2	0	0	0
Bendji Pierre	4	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Cole	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
Pero Zubac	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
Alex Koch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Quinton Perkins II	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
TJ Grant	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	95	32-64	9-31	22-29	40	21	9	4	10