Western Carolina 76, Mercer 88 - Box Score

NET #228

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	24	46	70
Mercer	41	45	86

Mercer

NET #182

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	24	46	70
Mercer	41	45	86

Wed, Jan 21, 2026Hawkins ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Western Carolina

Mercer

10%

90%

✓ CorrectMargin: +16.0 predicted → +12 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

48.2%→ 50.0

eFG%

52.4 ←53.9%

15.1%→ 17.6

TO Rate

7.4 ←14.0%

30.2%

ORB%

31.3%

31.5%→ 25.4

FT Rate

44.4 ←36.0%

Western Carolina

Predicted Actual

Mercer

Preview

Mercer Seeks to Bolster Tournament Hopes Against Western Carolina

The Bears look to extend their three-game win streak and pad their resume with a win over the Catamounts at Hawkins Arena.

As the college basketball season heats up, Mercer finds itself in a precarious position, needing quality wins to build a tournament resume. With a NET ranking of 133 and a quad record of 0-3 in Q1 and 0-2 in Q2, the Bears are running out of opportunities to make a statement. A win over Western Carol...

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Top Performers

Western Carolina

Justin Johnson20.8

PTS12REB4AST0STL1BLK1

4-10 FG, 1-4 3PT, 3-5 FT

Julien Soumaoro19.6

PTS11REB3AST4STL1

4-10 FG, 3-9 3PT

Marcus Kell13.4

PTS4REB7AST0STL1BLK1

2-7 FG, 0-3 3PT

Mercer

Zaire WilliamsMVP37.3

PTS21REB4AST5STL2

8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-3 FT

Armani Mighty36.1

PTS20REB13AST2BLK1

9-9 FG, 2-3 FT

Baraka Okojie34.8

PTS19REB4AST3STL3BLK1

4-9 FG, 1-6 3PT, 10-12 FT

Hot Players

Zaire WilliamsMercer+70%

PTS

12.9 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

1.6 avg

67% FG 8-12

Justin JohnsonWestern Carolina+67%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

0.8 avg

40% FG 4-10

Armani MightyMercer+39%

PTS

13.3 avg

REB

10.8 avg

AST

1.0 avg

100% FG 9-9

Tristan GrossMercer+36%

PTS

3.5 avg

REB

1.8 avg

AST

0.6 avg

67% FG 2-3

CJ HylandWestern Carolina+23%

PTS

5.0 avg

REB

1.3 avg

AST

1.0 avg

20% FG 1-5

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Western Carolina76

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Julien Soumaoro	27	11	4-10	3-9	0-0	3	4	1	0	2
Marcus Kell	26	4	2-7	0-3	0-0	7	0	1	1	2
Cord Stansberry	20	11	2-8	2-7	5-5	3	0	0	0	1
Justin Johnson	19	12	4-10	1-4	3-5	4	0	1	1	0
Samuel Dada	17	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	2
Tayeshaun Smith	17	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	15	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	1	1
Tahlan Pettway	15	11	4-5	3-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	1
CJ Hyland	15	5	1-5	0-1	3-3	1	3	0	1	2
Tidjiane Dioumassi	15	8	3-8	2-4	0-0	5	0	0	0	3
Chase McKey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Vernon Collins	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Williams	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Fischer Brown	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Titian DeRosa	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Hollifield	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	24-59	11-33	11-15	34	8	4	6	14

Mercer88

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Brady Shoulders	31	9	3-11	0-3	3-4	5	1	2	0	2
Baraka Okojie	29	19	4-9	1-6	10-12	4	3	3	1	1
Zaire Williams	28	21	8-12	3-5	2-3	4	5	2	0	0
Armani Mighty	28	20	9-9	0-0	2-3	13	2	0	1	3
Kyle Cuffe Jr.	20	5	1-8	0-3	3-4	2	1	3	0	0
Tristan Gross	17	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
Connor Serven	16	4	2-4	0-1	0-1	4	0	0	0	0
Quinton Perkins II	14	2	1-7	0-4	0-1	3	2	0	0	0
Bendji Pierre	3	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
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
Braeden Carlsen	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
TJ Grant	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
Total	—	86	30-63	6-25	20-28	36	15	10	2	6