Mercer Bears vs. UNC Greensboro Spartans

Jan 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	51	51	102
UNCG	37	55	92

Game Recap

Mercer Bears vs UNC Greensboro Spartans game highlights

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
26Armani Mighty	35	7-7	0-0	6-11	13	0	2	2	3	3	20
11Brady Shoulders	32	3-5	1-1	1-2	5	5	1	1	1	3	8
6Baraka Okojie	33	5-14	1-4	14-18	3	3	0	0	2	3	25
1Zaire Williams	27	5-7	3-5	4-4	1	1	1	0	3	2	17
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	19	4-9	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	10
8Bendji Pierre	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
2Connor Serven	18	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	2	2	4
3Quinton Perkins II	15	2-4	2-3	2-2	1	1	0	1	2	2	8
10Tristan Gross	17	3-3	1-1	1-2	3	1	0	0	2	0	8

TOTAL	-	31-5160.8%	10-2050.0%	30-4173.2%	28	12	5	4	15	18	102

UNC GREENSBORO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
11Valentino Pinedo	28	6-9	0-0	1-3	7	1	0	2	4	13
12Justin Neely	36	3-10	0-2	7-7	7	3	2	2	4	13
21KJ Younger	30	7-16	1-6	6-7	1	1	2	0	3	21
13Donald Whitehead Jr.	29	4-10	3-7	1-2	0	1	2	0	2	12
6Noah Norgaard	20	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	5	6
2Clinton Efinda	16	3-3	3-3	0-0	1	2	0	1	2	9
16Domas Kauzonas	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0
45Lilian Marville	29	7-11	2-4	2-4	3	4	1	1	2	18
24Landon King	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0
4Assane Mandian	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-6350.8%	11-2544.0%	17-2373.9%	19	12	8	7	26	92

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERUNCG

(20:00) Start game.
(19:55) Jump Ball won by Mercer.
(19:55) Jump Ball lost by UNC Greensboro.
(19:39) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:36) KJ Younger Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
02
+3 (19:03) Zaire Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brady Shoulders assists).
32
(18:40) Justin Neely misses 4-foot jumper.
(18:37) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Baraka Okojie bad pass turnover.
(18:03) Justin Neely misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Armani Mighty bad pass turnover.
(17:48) KJ Younger Steal.
(17:42) KJ Younger misses driving layup.
(17:42) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:25) Brady Shoulders makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
62
(17:10) KJ Younger misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:10) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:54) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zaire Williams assists).
92
(16:37) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
(16:37) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:37) UNC Greensboro Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:37) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
93
(16:22) Foul on Donald Whitehead Jr..
(16:15) Baraka Okojie misses 13-foot jumper.
(16:11) Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.
(16:09) Baraka Okojie misses 12-foot jumper.
(16:06) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) KJ Younger misses driving layup.
(15:54) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Brady Shoulders misses layup.
(15:42) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Foul on Baraka Okojie.
+2 (15:19) KJ Younger makes driving layup.
95
(15:02) Connor Serven bad pass turnover.
(15:02) Noah Norgaard Steal.
+3 (14:53) Noah Norgaard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists).
98
(14:30) Foul on Lilian Marville.
+2 (14:14) Tristan Gross makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
118
(13:35) KJ Younger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:31) Tristan Gross Defensive Rebound.
(13:23) Baraka Okojie misses driving layup.
(13:21) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:20) Armani Mighty makes 3-foot hook shot.
138
(13:01) Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
+1 (13:01) Lilian Marville makes free throw 1 of 2.
139
(12:59) Lilian Marville misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:58) Tristan Gross Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Baraka Okojie misses driving layup.
(12:43) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:43) Armani Mighty makes 3-foot dunk.
159
(12:11) Lilian Marville misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:09) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Foul on Domas Kauzonas.
+2 (11:45) Armani Mighty makes 4-foot hook shot.
179
(11:26) Landon King bad pass turnover.
(11:26) Connor Serven Steal.
(11:15) Foul on Domas Kauzonas.
(11:15) Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:15) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:15) Armani Mighty misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:12) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:55) Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
(10:55) Tristan Gross misses free throw 1 of 2.
+1 (10:55) Tristan Gross makes free throw 2 of 2.
189
(10:55) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:54) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:40) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clinton Efinda assists).
1812
(10:31) Zaire Williams bad pass turnover.
+2 (10:12) Justin Neely makes 9-foot hook shot.
1814
(10:12) Foul on Brady Shoulders.
+1 (10:12) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 1.
1815
(9:45) Quinton Perkins II misses 19-foot jumper.
(9:42) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:34) Bendji Pierre makes 5-foot hook shot.
2015
(9:14) Noah Norgaard misses 17-foot jumper.
(9:14) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Foul on Noah Norgaard.
(9:03) Foul on Lilian Marville.
+1 (9:03) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2115
+1 (9:03) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2215
+2 (8:42) Valentino Pinedo makes driving layup.
2217
+2 (8:26) Baraka Okojie makes layup (Brady Shoulders assists).
2417
(8:13) Foul on Bendji Pierre.
+1 (8:13) KJ Younger makes free throw 1 of 2.
2418
+1 (8:13) KJ Younger makes free throw 2 of 2.
2419
(7:57) Baraka Okojie misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(7:54) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:53) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup.
2619
(7:38) KJ Younger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:36) Valentino Pinedo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:34) Valentino Pinedo makes layup.
2621
+2 (7:24) Baraka Okojie makes driving layup.
2821
(7:23) Foul on Noah Norgaard.
+1 (7:23) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 1.
2921
(7:10) KJ Younger misses layup.
(7:07) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:01) Brady Shoulders makes driving layup.
3121
(6:49) Valentino Pinedo bad pass turnover.
(6:49) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(6:41) Foul on Landon King.
(6:41) Baraka Okojie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:41) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:41) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
3221
(6:27) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:24) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:10) Armani Mighty makes 8-foot hook shot.
3421
(6:01) Valentino Pinedo misses layup.
(5:57) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:56) Baraka Okojie makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3721
(5:55) Foul on Donald Whitehead Jr..
(5:54) Baraka Okojie misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:52) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:28) Justin Neely makes driving layup.
3723
(4:56) Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
+1 (4:56) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
3823
+1 (4:56) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
3923
+2 (4:43) KJ Younger makes driving layup.
3925
(4:42) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
+1 (4:42) KJ Younger makes free throw 1 of 1.
3926
+3 (4:28) Tristan Gross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brady Shoulders assists).
4226
(4:10) Justin Neely misses driving layup.
(4:06) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Zaire Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(3:50) KJ Younger misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:46) Quinton Perkins II Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Quinton Perkins II bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:22) Noah Norgaard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists).
4229
+3 (3:12) Quinton Perkins II makes 25-foot three point jumper.
4529
(2:37) Noah Norgaard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:37) UNC Greensboro Offensive Rebound.
(2:20) Justin Neely misses driving layup.
(2:15) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Foul on Domas Kauzonas.
(2:14) Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:14) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:13) Armani Mighty misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:10) Zaire Williams Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:09) Zaire Williams makes layup.
4729
+2 (1:45) KJ Younger makes driving layup.
4731
(1:27) Baraka Okojie misses 3-foot jumper.
(1:24) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
(1:23) Quinton Perkins II misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(1:20) Lilian Marville Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:13) Lilian Marville makes 26-foot three point jumper (KJ Younger assists).
4734
(0:57) Foul on Noah Norgaard.
+1 (0:57) Quinton Perkins II makes free throw 1 of 2.
4834
+1 (0:57) Quinton Perkins II makes free throw 2 of 2.
4934
+3 (0:39) Clinton Efinda makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lilian Marville assists).
4937
+2 (0:07) Baraka Okojie makes 8-foot hook shot.
5137

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

UNCG

102Points92

31-51(60.8%)Field Goal(%)32-63(50.8%)

10-20(50.0%)3-Point(%)11-25(44.0%)

30-41(73.2%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

37(11)Rebounds(Offensive)22(8)

12Assists12

5Steals8

4Blocks0

15Turnovers7

18(0)Fouls(Technical)26(0)

22Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Greensboro Coliseum · Greensboro, NC

attendance: 1,368 (5.8%)

spread: MER -5.5

over/under: 155.5