UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. Mercer Bears

Jan 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNCG	29	48	77
MER	43	52	95

Game Recap

Shoulders has 16 in Mercer's 95-77 win over UNC Greensboro. Brady Shoulders scored 16 points as Mercer beat UNC Greensboro 95-77 on Thursday.

Player Stats

UNC GREENSBORO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Valentino Pinedo	16	0-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
12Justin Neely	34	4-11	1-4	5-5	11	4	1	0	2	3	14
21KJ Younger	33	11-20	4-9	4-5	4	2	1	0	0	2	30
13Donald Whitehead Jr.	30	3-10	2-6	4-5	1	4	1	0	2	2	12
6Noah Norgaard	32	6-9	3-6	0-1	8	1	2	0	3	1	15
8Chane Bynum	10	1-7	0-4	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	1	2
2Clinton Efinda	20	1-6	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
16Domas Kauzonas	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	2
24Landon King	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9Braylen Bowman	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Clyde Bailey II	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0


TOTAL	-	27-7038.6%	10-3429.4%	13-1872.2%	33	15	6	0	9	18	77

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
26Armani Mighty	26	4-5	0-0	5-8	14	0	0	2	0	2	13
11Brady Shoulders	24	6-8	4-6	0-0	5	1	0	0	3	1	16
6Baraka Okojie	36	4-11	3-5	5-6	1	8	1	0	1	3	16
1Zaire Williams	29	5-15	2-8	1-1	5	3	0	1	0	2	13
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	29	6-14	3-10	0-0	5	3	2	0	1	3	15
18Pero Zubac	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Alex Koch	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Bendji Pierre	13	3-6	1-4	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	9
2Connor Serven	19	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	2	0	2	3
22Jaydon Cole	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
23Braeden Carlsen	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14TJ Grant	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Tristan Gross	19	3-5	3-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0	9
TOTAL	-	32-6847.1%	16-4040.0%	15-2171.4%	40	16	3	5	8	14	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCGMER

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Mercer.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UNC Greensboro.
(19:50) Brady Shoulders bad pass turnover.
(19:50) KJ Younger Steal.
+2 (19:43) KJ Younger makes layup.
20
+3 (19:18) Baraka Okojie makes 24-foot three point jumper.
23
(18:53) Noah Norgaard bad pass turnover.
(18:53) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Steal.
+2 (18:48) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup.
25
(18:23) Valentino Pinedo misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:17) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:15) Baraka Okojie makes 23-foot three point jumper.
28
(17:54) KJ Younger misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:53) UNC Greensboro Offensive Rebound.
(17:41) KJ Younger misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:41) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Foul on Domas Kauzonas.
(17:40) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (16:49) Noah Norgaard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Neely assists).
58
(16:30) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:27) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:22) Domas Kauzonas makes layup (KJ Younger assists).
78
(16:06) Zaire Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:06) UNC Greensboro Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Foul on Armani Mighty.
(15:40) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
+1 (15:40) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
88
+1 (15:40) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
98
+1 (15:40) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
108
(15:13) Zaire Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:10) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Donald Whitehead Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:01) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:53) Brady Shoulders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
1011
+3 (14:28) Justin Neely makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clyde Bailey II assists).
1311
+2 (14:12) Connor Serven makes 1-foot dunk.
1313
+2 (14:03) Justin Neely makes layup.
1513
(14:03) Foul on Brady Shoulders.
+1 (14:03) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 1.
1613
(13:52) Foul on Clyde Bailey II.
(13:34) Baraka Okojie misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:31) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Foul on Domas Kauzonas.
(13:25) Domas Kauzonas turnover.
+2 (13:10) Zaire Williams makes 20-foot jumper.
1615
+2 (12:52) Noah Norgaard makes layup.
1815
(12:52) Foul on Zaire Williams.
(12:52) Noah Norgaard misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:52) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(12:35) Zaire Williams misses layup.
(12:35) Clinton Efinda Defensive Rebound.
(12:35) Chane Bynum misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:35) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Foul on Clinton Efinda.
+2 (12:13) Armani Mighty makes layup.
1817
(11:56) Foul on Noah Norgaard.
(11:56) Noah Norgaard turnover.
(11:44) Tristan Gross bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:20) Donald Whitehead Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Younger assists).
2117
(11:04) Baraka Okojie misses 9-foot jumper.
(11:01) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:01) Armani Mighty makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2119
(10:48) Donald Whitehead Jr. bad pass turnover.
+3 (10:30) Bendji Pierre makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
2122
(10:14) Noah Norgaard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:12) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Tristan Gross misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Donald Whitehead Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) KJ Younger misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:47) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Foul on Donald Whitehead Jr..
+1 (9:28) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2123
(9:28) Baraka Okojie misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:28) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Valentino Pinedo bad pass turnover.
(9:28) Baraka Okojie Steal.
+2 (9:28) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists).
2125
(9:28) Justin Neely misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:28) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(8:34) Baraka Okojie misses 14-foot jumper.
(8:31) KJ Younger Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Justin Neely misses layup.
(8:22) Armani Mighty Block.
(8:22) UNC Greensboro Offensive Rebound.
(8:16) Justin Neely out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(7:53) Connor Serven misses layup.
(7:49) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:47) Tristan Gross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists).
2128
(7:41) Noah Norgaard bad pass turnover.
(7:41) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Steal.
+2 (7:41) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup.
2130
(7:41) Clyde Bailey II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:41) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:17) Bendji Pierre makes 16-foot jumper.
2132
(6:56) Noah Norgaard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:49) UNC Greensboro Offensive Rebound.
(6:31) Valentino Pinedo misses dunk.
(6:31) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Connor Serven Block.
(6:22) Bendji Pierre misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) KJ Younger makes layup.
2332
(6:01) Baraka Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Domas Kauzonas misses layup.
(5:52) Connor Serven Block.
(5:46) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:42) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Clinton Efinda misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:26) Justin Neely Offensive Rebound.
(5:24) KJ Younger misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Baraka Okojie misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:01) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) KJ Younger misses 5-foot jumper.
(4:35) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Baraka Okojie misses layup.
(4:28) Justin Neely Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Foul on Baraka Okojie.
+2 (4:07) KJ Younger makes 1-foot dunk (Justin Neely assists).
2532
(3:43) Foul on Donald Whitehead Jr..
+1 (3:43) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2533
+1 (3:43) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2534
(3:21) Clinton Efinda misses 10-foot jumper.
(3:18) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:14) Brady Shoulders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
2537
(2:54) Clinton Efinda misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:49) KJ Younger Offensive Rebound.
(2:32) Clinton Efinda misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:32) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Brady Shoulders bad pass turnover.
(2:18) Noah Norgaard Steal.
+2 (2:14) KJ Younger makes layup (Justin Neely assists).
2737
+3 (1:49) Baraka Okojie makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2740
(1:37) Foul on Zaire Williams.
+1 (1:37) Justin Neely makes free throw 1 of 2.
2840
+1 (1:37) Justin Neely makes free throw 2 of 2.
2940
(1:17) Bendji Pierre misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:13) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Noah Norgaard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:51) Bendji Pierre Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:47) Brady Shoulders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
2943
(0:28) Justin Neely misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:25) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Noah Norgaard Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNCG

MER

77Points95

27-70(38.6%)Field Goal(%)32-68(47.1%)

10-34(29.4%)3-Point(%)16-40(40.0%)

13-18(72.2%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)

40(15)Rebounds(Offensive)46(14)

15Assists16

6Steals3

0Blocks5

9Turnovers9

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead34

Game Details

Thursday, January 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Hawkins Arena · Macon, GA

attendance: 973 (27.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MER -10.5

over/under: 158.5