Furman Paladins vs. Mercer Bears

Feb 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FUR	31	33	64
MER	29	40	69

Game Recap

Furman Paladins vs Mercer Bears game highlights

Okojie's 25 lead Mercer over Furman 69-64. Baraka Okojie's 25 points helped Mercer defeat Furman 69-64 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

FURMAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Charles Johnston	26	4-7	3-6	0-1	5	2	1	1	1	4	11
21Cooper Bowser	32	5-8	0-0	1-2	7	2	1	1	0	1	11
4Ben Vander Wal	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0
10Alex Wilkins	30	1-7	0-2	5-8	2	5	1	0	2	2	7
3Asa Thomas	33	6-16	2-9	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	1	14
8Collin O'Neal	8	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
6Cole Bowser	17	3-4	2-3	0-0	6	0	0	1	3	4	8
2Eddrin Bronson	16	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
12Tom House	23	3-11	2-6	2-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	10
TOTAL	-	23-6137.7%	10-3330.3%	8-1361.5%	32	13	4	5	9	16	64

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
26Armani Mighty	34	3-12	0-0	1-2	14	1	0	2	1	3	7
11Brady Shoulders	36	4-7	2-3	4-4	13	0	2	1	1	2	14
6Baraka Okojie	38	6-16	1-2	12-14	4	3	1	0	1	2	25
1Zaire Williams	37	5-14	2-10	1-1	2	2	1	0	0	3	13
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	14	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
2Connor Serven	28	4-7	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	1	2	8
3Quinton Perkins II	13	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	3	1	2


TOTAL	-	23-6435.9%	5-2025.0%	18-2185.7%	38	7	5	7	7	15	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFURMER

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Mercer.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Furman.
(19:45) Armani Mighty misses layup.
(19:41) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:33) Charles Johnston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cooper Bowser assists).
30
(19:22) Baraka Okojie bad pass turnover.
(19:22) Cooper Bowser Steal.
(19:17) Foul on Baraka Okojie.
(19:17) Alex Wilkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:17) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:17) Alex Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
40
(19:03) Zaire Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:00) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(18:55) Zaire Williams Steal.
(18:47) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(18:35) Asa Thomas misses layup.
(18:35) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Block.
(18:31) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Armani Mighty misses layup.
(18:21) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
(18:21) Armani Mighty misses tip in layup.
(18:21) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:12) Baraka Okojie makes layup.
42
(18:12) Foul on Ben Vander Wal.
+1 (18:12) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 1.
43
(17:49) Asa Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Zaire Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:24) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:11) Charles Johnston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Asa Thomas assists).
73
+2 (16:45) Armani Mighty makes layup.
75
(16:14) Alex Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:14) Furman Offensive Rebound.
(16:08) Foul on Cole Bowser.
(16:08) Cole Bowser turnover.
(15:46) Zaire Williams misses layup.
(15:43) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Alex Wilkins misses layup.
(15:34) Armani Mighty Block.
(15:30) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Baraka Okojie misses layup.
(15:21) Cole Bowser Block.
(15:18) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(15:14) Charles Johnston misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:10) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:51) Connor Serven makes layup.
77
(14:35) Tom House misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:32) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Baraka Okojie misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:22) Furman Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Cole Bowser bad pass turnover.
(14:15) Quinton Perkins II Steal.
(14:10) Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Collin O'Neal misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:40) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(13:29) Baraka Okojie misses 16-foot jumper.
(13:27) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
(13:09) Cooper Bowser misses 2-foot jumper.
(13:08) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Foul on Connor Serven.
(12:58) Connor Serven turnover.
(12:47) Collin O'Neal bad pass turnover.
(12:47) Baraka Okojie Steal.
(12:47) Foul on Collin O'Neal.
+1 (12:47) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
78
+1 (12:47) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
79
(12:14) Tom House misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:10) Cole Bowser Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:10) Cole Bowser makes 0-foot tip in layup.
99
(11:58) Foul on Ben Vander Wal.
+1 (11:58) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2.
910
+1 (11:58) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
911
(11:40) Asa Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:37) Furman Offensive Rebound.
(11:19) Foul on Charles Johnston.
(11:19) Charles Johnston turnover.
(11:03) Connor Serven misses layup.
(11:01) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
(10:37) Alex Wilkins misses dunk.
(10:37) Quinton Perkins II Block.
(10:30) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses layup.
(10:26) Tom House Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Alex Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:08) Cooper Bowser Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:00) Asa Thomas makes layup.
1111
(9:35) Quinton Perkins II bad pass turnover.
(9:35) Charles Johnston Steal.
(9:27) Charles Johnston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Cooper Bowser Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:19) Tom House makes layup.
1311
(8:54) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses layup.
(8:54) Eddrin Bronson Block.
(8:50) Cooper Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:36) Cooper Bowser makes layup.
1511
(8:20) Quinton Perkins II bad pass turnover.
(8:20) Tom House Steal.
(8:15) Tom House misses layup.
(8:12) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Brady Shoulders misses layup.
(8:06) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
(8:06) Foul on Armani Mighty.
(8:06) Armani Mighty turnover.
+2 (7:52) Asa Thomas makes layup.
1711
(7:14) Baraka Okojie misses 15-foot jumper.
(7:12) Cole Bowser Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:05) Tom House makes 22-foot three point jumper (Eddrin Bronson assists).
2011
+3 (6:52) Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists).
2014
+2 (6:35) Cooper Bowser makes layup.
2214
(6:16) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
(6:16) Baraka Okojie misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:16) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:16) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2215
+3 (5:43) Collin O'Neal makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tom House assists).
2515
+2 (5:17) Connor Serven makes layup (Zaire Williams assists).
2517
(4:55) Ben Vander Wal misses layup.
(4:52) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:47) Baraka Okojie makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2520
(4:30) Collin O'Neal misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:27) Alex Wilkins Offensive Rebound.
(4:23) Foul on Baraka Okojie.
(4:23) Cooper Bowser misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:23) Furman Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:23) Cooper Bowser makes free throw 2 of 2.
2620
(4:05) Quinton Perkins II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:02) Ben Vander Wal Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) Foul on Zaire Williams.
(3:56) Tom House misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:52) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Connor Serven misses layup.
(3:41) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:41) Connor Serven makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2622
(3:24) Tom House misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:21) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Zaire Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:14) Asa Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Mercer Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Mercer retains its timeout.
(3:08) Alex Wilkins bad pass turnover.
(2:52) Armani Mighty misses layup.
(2:52) Charles Johnston Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Foul on Armani Mighty.
(2:52) Charles Johnston misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:52) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Armani Mighty makes layup.
2624
(2:17) Tom House misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:14) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Foul on Alex Wilkins.
+1 (1:55) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 3.
2625
(1:55) Baraka Okojie misses free throw 2 of 3.
(1:55) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:55) Baraka Okojie makes free throw 3 of 3.
2626
+3 (1:38) Asa Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Charles Johnston assists).
2926
+2 (1:19) Zaire Williams makes layup (Connor Serven assists).
2928
(1:19) Foul on Charles Johnston.
+1 (1:19) Zaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 1.
2929
+2 (0:48) Cooper Bowser makes layup.
3129
(0:10) Brady Shoulders misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:08) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
(0:08) Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:08) Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

FUR

MER

64Points69

23-61(37.7%)Field Goal(%)23-64(35.9%)

10-33(30.3%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

8-13(61.5%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

13Assists7

4Steals5

5Blocks7

9Turnovers7

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

10Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Hawkins Arena · Macon, GA

capacity: 3,500

tv: ESPN+

spread: MER -3.5

over/under: 151.5