Mercer Bears vs. Furman Paladins

FINAL

Dec 31, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	35	37	72
FUR	36	38	74

Game Recap

Alex Wilkins scores 20, hits winner to lift Furman over Mercer 74-72 in Southern Conference opener. Alex Wilkins scored 20 points and hit a go-ahead jumper with 19 seconds left to help Furman defeat Mercer 74-72 on Wednesday in a Southern Conference opener.

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
26Armani Mighty	36	4-11	0-0	0-0	13	3	0	5	2	2	8
11Brady Shoulders	33	4-7	1-2	0-0	9	2	5	0	2	2	9
3Quinton Perkins II	27	2-8	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	4
6Baraka Okojie	32	7-16	2-5	6-6	2	3	1	0	1	1	22
1Zaire Williams	29	5-14	3-6	0-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	13
2Connor Serven	20	4-8	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	3	2	4	8
10Tristan Gross	13	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	10	3-6	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	7
TOTAL	-	29-7041.4%	7-2035.0%	7-977.8%	35	9	8	8	7	14	72

FURMAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Charles Johnston	33	3-8	1-4	2-2	12	2	2	0	1	1	9
4Ben Vander Wal	34	5-9	0-0	1-3	7	2	0	0	3	2	11
10Alex Wilkins	32	7-15	3-4	3-4	1	7	0	0	3	2	20
12Tom House	32	4-8	1-5	4-6	4	1	0	0	1	2	13
3Asa Thomas	36	6-11	4-9	3-5	5	2	1	1	0	0	19
15Owen Ritger	6	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2
0Abijah Franklin	10	0-4	0-1	0-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2Eddrin Bronson	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-5944.1%	9-2339.1%	13-2259.1%	35	16	3	1	10	9	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERFUR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Furman.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Mercer.
(19:45) Alex Wilkins misses layup.
(19:42) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(19:32) Zaire Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:28) Alex Wilkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:16) Ben Vander Wal makes layup.
02
(18:54) Foul on Ben Vander Wal.
+1 (18:54) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
12
+1 (18:54) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(18:44) Foul on Zaire Williams.
+3 (18:35) Charles Johnston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Wilkins assists).
25
(18:17) Zaire Williams misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:15) Furman Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(17:57) Brady Shoulders Steal.
+3 (17:31) Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
55
(17:18) Ben Vander Wal misses layup.
(17:15) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(17:11) Baraka Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:08) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
(16:54) Alex Wilkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:54) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:54) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
56
+2 (16:27) Baraka Okojie makes driving layup.
76
+2 (16:04) Tom House makes layup.
78
+2 (15:49) Brady Shoulders makes layup.
98
(15:42) Alex Wilkins misses 9-foot jumper.
(15:39) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Armani Mighty misses 8-foot hook shot.
(15:21) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:03) Tom House makes 9-foot jumper.
910
(14:45) Baraka Okojie misses 9-foot jumper.
(14:43) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Charles Johnston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:30) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Quinton Perkins II misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:20) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Charles Johnston makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Asa Thomas assists).
912
(13:52) Zaire Williams misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:51) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(13:51) Foul on Zaire Williams.
(13:37) Abijah Franklin misses layup.
(13:32) Owen Ritger Offensive Rebound.
(13:32) Owen Ritger misses tip in layup.
(13:32) Connor Serven Block.
(13:30) Tristan Gross Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Baraka Okojie misses driving layup.
(13:25) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:13) Tom House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Owen Ritger assists).
915
(12:47) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:41) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:41) Connor Serven makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1115
(12:22) Abijah Franklin misses layup.
(12:20) Abijah Franklin Offensive Rebound.
(12:17) Abijah Franklin misses layup.
(12:16) Furman Offensive Rebound.
(12:12) Owen Ritger misses layup.
(12:12) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Connor Serven Block.
(11:57) Foul on Connor Serven.
(11:57) Connor Serven turnover.
+2 (11:29) Alex Wilkins makes driving layup.
1117
(11:06) Foul on Abijah Franklin.
(11:06) Tristan Gross misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:06) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:06) Tristan Gross makes free throw 2 of 2.
1217
+3 (10:51) Alex Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1220
(10:26) Quinton Perkins II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Connor Serven makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1420
+3 (10:10) Alex Wilkins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Charles Johnston assists).
1423
(9:48) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
(9:39) Foul on Tom House.
+3 (9:34) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists).
1723
(9:14) Ben Vander Wal misses layup.
(9:14) Armani Mighty Block.
(9:08) Charles Johnston Offensive Rebound.
(8:58) Alex Wilkins misses 7-foot jumper.
(8:58) Furman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:56) Asa Thomas makes layup (Alex Wilkins assists).
1725
(8:35) Armani Mighty misses layup.
(8:33) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
1925
(8:13) Asa Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:09) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Armani Mighty makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
2125
(7:24) Ben Vander Wal traveling turnover.
(7:13) Baraka Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:10) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:07) Ben Vander Wal makes 6-foot dunk (Alex Wilkins assists).
2127
(6:56) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
(6:47) Zaire Williams misses layup.
(6:44) Zaire Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:44) Zaire Williams makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2327
(6:35) Tom House misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:32) Owen Ritger Offensive Rebound.
(6:30) Owen Ritger bad pass turnover.
(6:30) Baraka Okojie Steal.
+2 (6:24) Baraka Okojie makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2527
(6:05) Tom House bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:52) Armani Mighty makes 5-foot hook shot (Brady Shoulders assists).
2727
(5:40) Eddrin Bronson bad pass turnover.
(5:40) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(5:37) Foul on Eddrin Bronson.
+1 (5:37) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2827
+1 (5:37) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2927
+2 (5:25) Owen Ritger makes layup (Abijah Franklin assists).
2929
(5:10) Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:06) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:03) Asa Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2932
(4:43) Quinton Perkins II misses 20-foot jumper.
(4:40) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(4:34) Ben Vander Wal bad pass turnover.
(4:34) Quinton Perkins II Steal.
+2 (4:31) Quinton Perkins II makes driving layup.
3132
(4:07) Owen Ritger misses layup.
(4:04) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Quinton Perkins II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:56) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:56) Brady Shoulders makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3332
(3:26) Tom House misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:23) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Connor Serven misses 8-foot hook shot.
(3:02) Asa Thomas Block.
(2:58) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:42) Charles Johnston misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:41) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:12) Armani Mighty misses 6-foot hook shot.
(2:06) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:06) Brady Shoulders makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3532
(1:51) Asa Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:49) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(1:34) Baraka Okojie misses driving layup.
(1:31) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:28) Alex Wilkins makes driving layup.
3534
(1:09) Brady Shoulders bad pass turnover.
(1:09) Charles Johnston Steal.
(1:04) Alex Wilkins misses 6-foot jumper.
(1:04) Armani Mighty Block.
(1:04) Furman Offensive Rebound.
(0:45) Alex Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:42) Charles Johnston Offensive Rebound.
(0:40) Foul on Connor Serven.
(0:40) Tom House misses free throw 1 of 3.
(0:40) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:40) Tom House makes free throw 2 of 3.
3535
+1 (0:40) Tom House makes free throw 3 of 3.
3536
(0:27) Connor Serven misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:24) Tom House Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

FUR

72Points74

29-70(41.4%)Field Goal(%)26-59(44.1%)

7-20(35.0%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

7-9(77.8%)Free Throw(%)13-22(59.1%)

37(14)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

9Assists16

8Steals3

8Blocks1

7Turnovers11

14(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

3Largest Lead9

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 12:00 PM

Timmons Arena · Greenville, SC

attendance: 2,117 (84.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: FUR -2.5

over/under: 154.5