Mercer Bears vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	35	36	71
ETSU	32	45	77

Game Recap

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Connor Serven	28	3-8	0-2	2-2	4	2	1	0	2	2	8
26Armani Mighty	31	1-5	0-0	2-5	9	0	0	1	1	3	4
11Brady Shoulders	34	7-11	4-6	3-4	8	1	1	0	0	5	21
6Baraka Okojie	35	5-15	0-6	5-6	2	4	2	0	5	1	15
1Zaire Williams	33	5-11	3-8	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	4	13
8Bendji Pierre	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
3Quinton Perkins II	28	3-5	2-4	0-0	3	4	0	0	2	3	8
10Tristan Gross	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0
TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	9-2832.1%	12-1770.6%	29	11	5	3	13	20	71

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	35	7-12	2-3	3-3	4	1	0	0	3	3	19
15Cam Morris III	32	5-14	0-2	2-3	6	1	2	3	0	3	12
35Jordan McCullum	19	2-7	0-3	1-1	3	0	0	1	1	1	5
11Brian Taylor II	39	5-12	1-5	10-12	8	2	0	1	3	5	21
5Allen Strothers	19	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	2	2	0	2	2	1
4Jaylen Smith	21	3-8	1-3	6-6	3	1	2	0	1	3	13
2Maki Johnson	28	2-4	2-3	0-0	5	1	2	0	1	1	6
21Gabe Sisk	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	6-1931.6%	23-2785.2%	34	8	8	5	12	20	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERETSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Mercer.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
(19:52) Foul on Connor Serven.
(19:52) Connor Serven turnover.
+2 (19:39) Jordan McCullum makes layup.
02
(19:39) Foul on Armani Mighty.
+1 (19:39) Jordan McCullum makes free throw 1 of 1.
03
+2 (19:18) Connor Serven makes 9-foot hook shot.
23
+3 (19:09) Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists).
26
(18:36) Zaire Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:34) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(18:28) Armani Mighty bad pass turnover.
(18:28) Cam Morris III Steal.
+2 (17:59) Cam Morris III makes 15-foot hook shot.
28
(17:43) Armani Mighty misses layup.
(17:43) Cam Morris III Block.
(17:42) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(17:34) Baraka Okojie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:30) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(17:18) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Foul on Blake Barkley.
+2 (17:07) Zaire Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
48
(16:33) Jordan McCullum misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(16:29) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Brady Shoulders misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Blake Barkley bad pass turnover.
(15:57) Zaire Williams Steal.
(15:40) Foul on Allen Strothers.
+1 (15:40) Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2.
58
+1 (15:40) Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2.
68
(15:18) Foul on Gabe Sisk.
(15:18) Gabe Sisk turnover.
+2 (15:05) Brady Shoulders makes layup.
88
(14:51) Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
(14:46) Cam Morris III misses 10-foot hook shot.
(14:42) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:34) Armani Mighty makes layup.
108
(14:04) Jaylen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:00) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(13:56) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
+3 (13:46) Zaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinton Perkins II assists).
138
(13:26) Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:21) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:21) Cam Morris III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1310
(13:07) Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(12:41) Brian Taylor II misses 18-foot jumper.
(12:38) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(12:35) Tristan Gross misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Foul on Armani Mighty.
+2 (12:19) Brian Taylor II makes layup.
1312
+3 (12:00) Quinton Perkins II makes 29-foot three point jumper (Connor Serven assists).
1612
(11:32) Jordan McCullum misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(11:29) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
(11:21) Blake Barkley misses 17-foot floating jump shot.
(11:18) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Bendji Pierre misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:12) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
(11:12) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(11:01) Baraka Okojie misses layup.
(11:01) Jordan McCullum Block.
(10:57) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
(10:55) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(10:55) Tristan Gross Block.
(10:51) Quinton Perkins II Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Foul on Allen Strothers.
+2 (10:40) Bendji Pierre makes layup (Quinton Perkins II assists).
1812
(10:14) Blake Barkley misses 12-foot hook shot.
(10:11) Bendji Pierre Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Connor Serven misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Jaylen Smith misses layup.
(9:44) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
(9:38) Brian Taylor II misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:35) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
(9:35) Foul on Tristan Gross.
+1 (9:35) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2.
1813
+1 (9:35) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2.
1814
(9:23) Baraka Okojie bad pass turnover.
(9:23) Cam Morris III Steal.
(9:17) Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
+1 (9:17) Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2.
1815
+1 (9:17) Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2.
1816
(9:06) Tristan Gross out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(8:54) Cam Morris III misses 10-foot hook shot.
(8:51) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
(8:51) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(8:51) Bendji Pierre Block.
(8:51) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:46) Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
1819
(8:20) Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:17) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(7:55) Foul on Tristan Gross.
+1 (7:55) Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
1820
+1 (7:55) Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
1821
(7:39) Zaire Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:35) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(7:26) Jaylen Smith turnover.
+2 (7:11) Zaire Williams makes layup.
2021
(6:50) Brian Taylor II misses layup.
(6:48) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:30) Brady Shoulders makes driving layup.
2221
(6:03) Foul on Zaire Williams.
+1 (6:03) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 3.
2222
+1 (6:03) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 3.
2223
+1 (6:03) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 3 of 3.
2224
+2 (5:49) Baraka Okojie makes layup.
2424
(5:31) Cam Morris III misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:27) Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:23) Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2427
(5:05) Foul on Blake Barkley.
+1 (5:05) Brady Shoulders makes free throw 1 of 2.
2527
+1 (5:05) Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2.
2627
(4:43) Allen Strothers traveling turnover.
(4:31) Baraka Okojie misses 14-foot jumper.
(4:28) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Jordan McCullum misses layup.
(4:06) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Connor Serven misses layup.
(3:58) Quinton Perkins II Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) Zaire Williams bad pass turnover.
(3:50) Allen Strothers Steal.
+3 (3:26) Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Maki Johnson assists).
2630
(3:06) Baraka Okojie misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Brian Taylor II misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Armani Mighty misses layup.
(2:24) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
(2:24) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(2:24) Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:24) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:24) Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2.
2730
(2:15) Maki Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:11) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Quinton Perkins II bad pass turnover.
(2:02) Maki Johnson Steal.
+2 (1:42) Brian Taylor II makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
2732
+2 (1:30) Connor Serven makes 1-foot dunk (Quinton Perkins II assists).
2932
(1:14) Jordan McCullum bad pass turnover.
(1:14) Connor Serven Steal.
+2 (1:09) Baraka Okojie makes 1-foot dunk (Connor Serven assists).
3132
(0:49) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(0:45) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:39) Brady Shoulders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
3432
(0:29) Foul on Brian Taylor II.
(0:29) Brian Taylor II turnover.
(0:09) Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:05) Foul on Gabe Sisk.
(0:05) Brady Shoulders misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:05) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:05) Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2.
3532
(0:04) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Brian Taylor II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Gabe Sisk Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

ETSU

71Points77

25-58(43.1%)Field Goal(%)24-57(42.1%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)23-27(85.2%)

31(11)Rebounds(Offensive)40(16)

11Assists8

5Steals8

3Blocks5

13Turnovers12

20(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

6Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Freedom Hall Civic Center · Johnson City, TN

attendance: 3,122 (50.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ETSU -7.5

over/under: 148.5