VMI Keydets vs. Mercer Bears

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VMI	37	44	81
MER	43	52	95

Game Recap

Okojie's 24 lead Mercer over VMI 95-81. Baraka Okojie had 24 points in Mercer's 95-81 win against VMI on Saturday.

Player Stats

VMI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Cal Liston	23	4-9	4-9	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	4	12
44TJ Johnson	40	8-16	7-15	3-5	5	0	0	1	1	1	26
4Linus Holmstrom	35	5-9	3-7	4-4	5	0	0	0	4	5	17
30Tan Yildizoglu	37	5-12	1-5	2-2	4	10	5	0	1	2	13
5AJ Clark	33	2-8	0-2	1-1	5	1	1	0	2	1	5
6Kaden Stuckey	12	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	1	1	5	3
2Mario Tatum Jr.	19	1-5	1-3	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	2	5
7Jaylen Pazon	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-6241.9%	16-4238.1%	13-1681.3%	25	18	7	3	10	20	81

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
26Armani Mighty	37	5-7	0-0	7-11	8	1	0	3	1	2	17
11Brady Shoulders	36	3-10	2-5	3-4	12	5	2	0	2	1	11
6Baraka Okojie	38	7-12	0-4	10-11	3	7	3	0	3	1	24
1Zaire Williams	26	4-11	2-9	0-0	4	3	2	0	2	2	10
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	25	7-14	2-7	1-1	3	1	2	0	1	4	17
8Bendji Pierre	4	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
2Connor Serven	21	3-3	0-0	1-2	5	2	0	1	1	2	7
10Tristan Gross	13	2-4	2-4	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	2	6
TOTAL	-	32-6450.0%	9-3129.0%	22-2975.9%	40	21	9	4	10	15	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVMIMER

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Mercer.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by VMI.
+3 (19:40) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
03
+3 (19:18) TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
33
(19:08) Foul on Cal Liston.
+1 (19:08) Brady Shoulders makes free throw 1 of 2.
34
+1 (19:08) Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2.
35
+3 (18:55) TJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
65
(18:42) Foul on TJ Johnson.
+1 (18:42) Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2.
66
+1 (18:42) Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2.
67
(18:30) Cal Liston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:26) AJ Clark Offensive Rebound.
(18:23) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
(18:11) Linus Holmstrom misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:08) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Zaire Williams bad pass turnover.
(18:07) Tan Yildizoglu Steal.
+3 (18:01) TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
97
(17:46) Foul on AJ Clark.
(17:46) Brady Shoulders misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:46) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:46) Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2.
98
(17:26) Tan Yildizoglu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:23) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:12) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) TJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:44) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 20-foot jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
910
(16:15) TJ Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:13) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Foul on Linus Holmstrom.
+1 (16:12) Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2.
911
+1 (16:12) Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2.
912
(16:01) AJ Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) Tan Yildizoglu Offensive Rebound.
(15:56) Tan Yildizoglu misses tip in layup.
(15:55) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:36) Linus Holmstrom makes layup.
1112
(15:36) Baraka Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:36) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
(15:25) Baraka Okojie bad pass turnover.
(15:25) Tan Yildizoglu Steal.
(15:14) Linus Holmstrom bad pass turnover.
(15:14) Zaire Williams Steal.
(15:08) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
+1 (15:08) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1113
(15:08) Baraka Okojie misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:08) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(14:53) Kyle Cuffe Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:43) AJ Clark misses layup.
(14:43) Armani Mighty Block.
(14:38) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:35) Armani Mighty makes layup (Tristan Gross assists).
1115
(14:18) Foul on Connor Serven.
+2 (14:05) Linus Holmstrom makes layup.
1315
(13:52) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:49) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Armani Mighty makes layup.
1317
(13:32) Tan Yildizoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Tristan Gross Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
+2 (13:16) Baraka Okojie makes layup (Brady Shoulders assists).
1319
(13:03) Foul on Connor Serven.
(12:58) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:55) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on Mario Tatum Jr..
+1 (12:53) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1320
+1 (12:53) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1321
+3 (12:35) TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists).
1621
+3 (12:22) Bendji Pierre makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
1624
+2 (11:53) AJ Clark makes layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
1824
(11:53) Foul on Tristan Gross.
+1 (11:53) AJ Clark makes free throw 1 of 1.
1924
(11:34) Armani Mighty misses layup.
(11:31) AJ Clark Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) AJ Clark bad pass turnover.
(11:12) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(11:01) Baraka Okojie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:56) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
(10:47) Bendji Pierre misses 10-foot jumper.
(10:43) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
(10:43) Armani Mighty misses tip in layup.
(10:43) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
(10:43) Foul on Tan Yildizoglu.
(10:43) Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:43) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:43) Armani Mighty misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:43) AJ Clark Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Cal Liston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:29) Tristan Gross Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:25) Baraka Okojie makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
1926
+3 (9:59) Cal Liston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists).
2226
(9:51) Foul on Cal Liston.
(9:49) Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:49) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Linus Holmstrom bad pass turnover.
(9:26) Bendji Pierre misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Foul on Bendji Pierre.
+3 (9:05) TJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaden Stuckey assists).
2526
(8:38) Brady Shoulders misses layup.
(8:38) Kaden Stuckey Block.
(8:38) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Foul on Zaire Williams.
+1 (8:37) Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 1 of 2.
2626
+1 (8:37) Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 2 of 2.
2726
+2 (8:12) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup (Zaire Williams assists).
2728
(8:12) Foul on Mario Tatum Jr..
+1 (8:12) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
2729
(8:01) AJ Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:58) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
(7:57) Brady Shoulders bad pass turnover.
(7:57) AJ Clark Steal.
(7:47) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
+1 (7:47) Kaden Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2829
(7:47) Kaden Stuckey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:47) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:28) Brady Shoulders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
2832
(7:01) TJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:59) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:41) Baraka Okojie makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
2834
(6:12) Kaden Stuckey bad pass turnover.
(6:12) Baraka Okojie Steal.
(6:06) Armani Mighty bad pass turnover.
(6:06) Tan Yildizoglu Steal.
(5:47) Foul on Brady Shoulders.
(5:47) TJ Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:47) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Zaire Williams bad pass turnover.
(5:03) Tan Yildizoglu misses 14-foot jumper.
(5:00) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Brady Shoulders misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:52) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:48) TJ Johnson makes 11-foot jumper.
3034
(4:33) Tristan Gross misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:33) Jaylen Pazon Block.
(4:33) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(4:26) Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:23) Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.
(4:17) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
(4:17) Connor Serven misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:17) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:17) Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2.
3035
(3:45) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (3:36) Armani Mighty makes 1-foot dunk (Brady Shoulders assists).
3037
(3:23) Cal Liston misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:20) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses layup.
(3:11) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:00) Cal Liston bad pass turnover.
(3:00) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Steal.
(2:54) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:37) Tristan Gross makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists).
3040
(2:06) Linus Holmstrom misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) Tristan Gross Defensive Rebound.
(1:48) Baraka Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:45) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Cal Liston misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:29) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(1:17) Brady Shoulders misses layup.
(1:14) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:05) AJ Clark makes 1-foot dunk (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
3240
+3 (0:50) Tristan Gross makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
3243
+3 (0:39) Cal Liston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
3543
(0:06) VMI Coach's Challenge (Overturned) VMI retains its timeout.
(0:06) Brady Shoulders bad pass turnover.
(0:00) Foul on Armani Mighty.
+1 (0:00) Tan Yildizoglu makes free throw 1 of 2.
3643
+1 (0:00) Tan Yildizoglu makes free throw 2 of 2.
3743

2nd half

Team Stats

VMI

MER

81Points95

26-62(41.9%)Field Goal(%)32-64(50.0%)

16-42(38.1%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

13-16(81.3%)Free Throw(%)22-29(75.9%)

28(8)Rebounds(Offensive)46(15)

18Assists21

7Steals9

3Blocks4

11Turnovers10

20(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

2Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Hawkins Arena · Macon, GA

attendance: 1,520 (43.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MER -18.5

over/under: 153.5