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

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%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MER -5.5

over/under: 155.5