Mercer Bears vs. Chattanooga Mocs

Feb 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	37	38	75
UTC	34	45	79

Game Recap

Darner scores 18 as Chattanooga knocks off Mercer 79-75. Tate Darner scored 18 points as Chattanooga beat Mercer 79-75 on Thursday.

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
26Armani Mighty	34	4-5	0-0	10-14	7	0	0	1	0	0	18
11Brady Shoulders	35	1-5	0-2	3-4	10	2	2	0	3	3	5
6Baraka Okojie	38	4-18	0-6	11-15	2	6	2	0	3	3	19
1Zaire Williams	20	4-6	2-2	2-2	5	0	1	0	2	4	12
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	27	3-13	3-10	5-6	3	0	1	0	1	3	14
8Bendji Pierre	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Connor Serven	20	1-4	1-1	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	4	5
3Quinton Perkins II	15	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
10Tristan Gross	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2


TOTAL	-	18-5831.0%	6-2425.0%	33-4376.7%	32	9	8	1	10	19	75

CHATTANOOGA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Makai Richards	17	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	4	6
0Tate Darner	35	6-11	1-4	5-6	5	2	1	0	0	1	18
13Houston Holland	24	4-5	4-5	0-0	3	3	0	1	2	3	12
10Teddy Washington Jr.	26	2-4	0-2	8-11	6	2	1	0	1	4	12
1Brennan Watkins	33	3-6	3-5	6-6	3	3	2	0	4	2	15
30Josh Bowman	13	0-1	0-0	0-2	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
21Collin Mulholland	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5Jordan Frison	22	5-10	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	5	5	11
55Parker Robison	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0
3Jikari Johnson	6	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
11Billy Smith	12	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	25-4654.3%	10-2245.5%	19-2576.0%	24	16	4	3	15	29	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERUTC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Chattanooga.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Mercer.
+3 (19:30) Brennan Watkins makes 25-foot three point jumper.
03
(19:06) Foul on Makai Richards.
+2 (18:58) Zaire Williams makes driving layup.
23
+3 (18:38) Brennan Watkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Teddy Washington Jr. assists).
26
(18:19) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses layup.
(18:19) Houston Holland Block.
(18:16) Tate Darner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Tate Darner makes layup.
28
+3 (17:48) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
58
(17:25) Tate Darner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Brady Shoulders misses layup.
(17:11) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
(17:11) Foul on Makai Richards.
(17:11) Brady Shoulders misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:11) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:11) Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2.
68
(16:56) Foul on Baraka Okojie.
(16:56) Teddy Washington Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:56) Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:56) Teddy Washington Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
69
(16:44) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:42) Brennan Watkins Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Teddy Washington Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:34) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:28) Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
99
(16:09) Jordan Frison misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:06) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:01) Baraka Okojie makes layup.
119
(16:01) Foul on Teddy Washington Jr..
(16:01) Baraka Okojie misses free throw 1 of 1.
(16:00) Brennan Watkins Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Foul on Zaire Williams.
(15:46) Brennan Watkins misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:43) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(15:35) Baraka Okojie misses 14-foot jumper.
(15:31) Tate Darner Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Billy Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Quinton Perkins II misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:58) Tate Darner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:42) Jordan Frison makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1111
+3 (14:27) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
1411
(14:25) Foul on Connor Serven.
(14:25) Josh Bowman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:25) Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:25) Josh Bowman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:25) Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:15) team turnover.
(13:57) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:57) Josh Bowman Block.
(13:54) Jordan Frison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:43) Jordan Frison makes driving layup.
1413
(13:16) Tristan Gross misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:13) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
(13:11) Connor Serven misses 4-foot hook shot.
(13:08) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
(13:07) Baraka Okojie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
(12:57) Foul on Collin Mulholland.
(12:43) Tristan Gross misses layup.
(12:41) Parker Robison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:33) Tate Darner makes layup (Parker Robison assists).
1415
(12:17) Connor Serven misses 6-foot hook shot.
(12:15) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
(12:07) Baraka Okojie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:06) Foul on Jordan Frison.
+2 (11:59) Armani Mighty makes layup.
1615
(11:45) Tate Darner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:42) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Foul on Collin Mulholland.
+1 (11:36) Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2.
1715
+1 (11:36) Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2.
1815
(11:07) Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
+2 (10:55) Jikari Johnson makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Bowman assists).
1817
(10:46) Foul on Josh Bowman.
+1 (10:46) Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2.
1917
+1 (10:46) Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2.
2017
(10:36) Houston Holland bad pass turnover.
(10:36) Baraka Okojie Steal.
(10:29) Foul on Josh Bowman.
+1 (10:29) Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2.
2117
+1 (10:29) Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2.
2217
(10:04) Jikari Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:04) Armani Mighty Block.
(10:00) Jikari Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(9:57) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (9:44) Zaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists).
2517
(9:27) Foul on Zaire Williams.
+1 (9:27) Brennan Watkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
2518
+1 (9:27) Brennan Watkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
2519
(9:06) Zaire Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:02) Jordan Frison Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Jordan Frison misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:49) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:45) Armani Mighty makes 3-foot dunk (Brady Shoulders assists).
2719
(8:37) Teddy Washington Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:34) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(8:23) Bendji Pierre misses 7-foot hook shot.
(8:19) Jordan Frison Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Billy Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:13) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Zaire Williams bad pass turnover.
(7:52) Teddy Washington Jr. Steal.
+2 (7:47) Tate Darner makes layup (Brennan Watkins assists).
2721
(7:27) Baraka Okojie bad pass turnover.
(7:14) Jordan Frison bad pass turnover.
(7:02) Foul on Brennan Watkins.
+1 (7:02) Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2.
2821
(7:02) Armani Mighty misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:01) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:51) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
(6:47) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:44) Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:23) Jordan Frison bad pass turnover.
(6:23) Connor Serven Steal.
(6:15) Foul on Jordan Frison.
+1 (6:15) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2921
+1 (6:15) Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3021
+2 (5:52) Tate Darner makes layup (Jordan Frison assists).
3023
(5:35) Quinton Perkins II bad pass turnover.
(5:35) Brennan Watkins Steal.
(5:13) Jordan Frison bad pass turnover.
+2 (5:04) Brady Shoulders makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists).
3223
+3 (4:50) Houston Holland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Makai Richards assists).
3226
(4:18) Baraka Okojie misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:12) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
(4:12) Connor Serven misses tip in layup.
(4:12) Makai Richards Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) Tate Darner misses layup.
(3:59) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Brady Shoulders traveling turnover.
+3 (3:28) Houston Holland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tate Darner assists).
3229
(3:01) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:58) Chattanooga Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:37) Makai Richards makes 3-foot hook shot (Houston Holland assists).
3231
(2:21) Baraka Okojie misses 7-foot jumper.
(2:20) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(2:11) Baraka Okojie misses layup.
(2:10) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
(2:10) Foul on Teddy Washington Jr..
(2:10) Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:10) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:10) Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2.
3331
+2 (1:43) Makai Richards makes 1-foot dunk (Teddy Washington Jr. assists).
3333
(1:26) Baraka Okojie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:21) Tristan Gross makes layup (Brady Shoulders assists).
3533
(1:03) Parker Robison bad pass turnover.
(1:03) Brady Shoulders Steal.
+2 (0:54) Baraka Okojie makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
3733
(0:39) Brennan Watkins bad pass turnover.
(0:39) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(0:35) Brady Shoulders misses layup.
(0:34) Houston Holland Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Brennan Watkins bad pass turnover.
(0:16) Baraka Okojie bad pass turnover.
(0:03) Houston Holland misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Teddy Washington Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Connor Serven.
+1 (0:00) Teddy Washington Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3734
(0:00) Teddy Washington Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:00) Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

UTC

75Points79

18-58(31.0%)Field Goal(%)25-46(54.3%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)10-22(45.5%)

33-43(76.7%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

34(16)Rebounds(Offensive)25(3)

9Assists16

8Steals4

1Blocks3

10Turnovers17

19(0)Fouls(Technical)29(0)

9Largest Lead6

Game Details

Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM

McKenzie Arena · Chattanooga, TN

attendance: 3,183 (28.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MER -4.5

over/under: 155.5