Western Carolina 77, Mercer 73 - Box Score

NET #228

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	36	41	77
Mercer	35	38	73

Mercer

NET #182

	H1	H2	T
Western Carolina	36	41	77
Mercer	35	38	73

Sat, Mar 7, 2026Harrah's Cherokee CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Western Carolina

Mercer

28%

72%

✗ MissedMargin: +6.8 predicted → -4 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

50.8%→ 44.9

eFG%

48.4 ←53.5%

13.2%→ 13.4

TO Rate

6.5 ←13.0%

32.0%

ORB%

30.9%

31.0%→ 29.0

FT Rate

29.7 ←39.6%

Western Carolina

Predicted Actual

Mercer

Recap

Upset Alert: WCU Tops Mercer

Western Carolina pulls off a stunning upset as the 64-spot NET ranking underdog, despite Mercer's strong 48.4% effective field goal percentage.

In a stunning turn of events, Western Carolina University pulled off a significant upset over Mercer University, winning 77-73 at Harrah's Cherokee Center. The four-point margin belies the significance of this result, as Western Carolina, ranked 234 in the NET rankings, took down Mercer, which sits ...

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Top Performers

Western Carolina

Tidjiane Dioumassi29.6

PTS21REB3AST3STL1

8-16 FG, 4-6 3PT, 1-2 FT

Tahlan Pettway29.0

PTS18REB5AST5STL1

6-14 FG, 1-7 3PT, 5-5 FT

Marcus Kell25.9

PTS15REB7AST0STL1BLK1

5-14 FG, 2-6 3PT, 3-3 FT

Mercer

Baraka OkojieMVP33.7

PTS26REB1AST4STL1

9-21 FG, 2-5 3PT, 6-8 FT

Brady Shoulders29.2

PTS11REB6AST2STL3BLK1

5-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

Zaire Williams23.4

PTS18REB2AST3

5-10 FG, 3-7 3PT, 5-9 FT

Hot Players

Tayeshaun SmithWestern Carolina+159%

PTS

1.0 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

0.2 avg

100% FG 1-1

Tahlan PettwayWestern Carolina+117%

PTS

8.8 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

2.0 avg

43% FG 6-14

Tidjiane DioumassiWestern Carolina+88%

PTS

9.0 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

2.6 avg

50% FG 8-16

Samuel DadaWestern Carolina+41%

PTS

6.1 avg

REB

7.4 avg

AST

0.7 avg

43% FG 3-7

Zaire WilliamsMercer+31%

PTS

12.9 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

1.6 avg

50% FG 5-10

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Western Carolina77

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Tahlan Pettway	37	18	6-14	1-7	5-5	5	5	1	0	3
Tidjiane Dioumassi	34	21	8-16	4-6	1-2	3	3	1	0	1
Cord Stansberry	34	13	3-12	1-8	6-10	4	1	1	0	0
Marcus Kell	28	15	5-14	2-6	3-3	7	0	1	1	1
Samuel Dada	25	6	3-7	0-0	0-0	14	0	0	0	1
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	15	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	2
Tayeshaun Smith	12	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	2
Julien Soumaoro	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1
Justin Johnson	7	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Titian DeRosa	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
Fischer Brown	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Hyland	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
Chase McKey	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	—	77	27-69	8-28	15-20	49	10	4	3	12

Mercer73

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Zaire Williams	36	18	5-10	3-7	5-9	2	3	0	0	1
Baraka Okojie	36	26	9-21	2-5	6-8	1	4	1	0	1
Brady Shoulders	34	11	5-11	1-4	0-0	6	2	3	1	0
Armani Mighty	33	6	3-7	0-0	0-2	8	1	1	0	1
Quinton Perkins II	29	8	3-7	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0
Connor Serven	19	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	1
Kyle Cuffe Jr.	12	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1
Bendji Pierre	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Cole	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
TJ Grant	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
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
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
Total	—	73	27-64	8-21	11-19	26	10	8	2	5