Mercer Bears vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Nov 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	53	42	95
EKU	38	45	83

Game Recap

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
26Armani Mighty	35	6-7	0-0	1-2	12	3	1	3	3	2	13
11Brady Shoulders	38	2-7	0-2	6-6	5	1	1	0	1	2	10
3Quinton Perkins II	32	7-9	4-5	2-2	2	5	1	0	4	3	20
6Baraka Okojie	31	6-14	2-4	4-6	5	5	3	0	3	2	18
1Zaire Williams	30	6-13	2-5	0-0	6	4	1	0	3	0	14
8Bendji Pierre	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Tristan Gross	16	3-4	2-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	8
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	13	4-5	3-3	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	4	12


TOTAL	-	34-6155.7%	13-2356.5%	14-1877.8%	35	19	7	3	14	13	95

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Montavious Myrick	31	4-7	0-0	2-2	6	2	2	0	4	4	10
14Austin Ball	21	4-8	2-3	1-2	7	1	1	1	1	1	11
3MJ Williams	25	2-10	1-5	2-3	5	2	0	0	0	2	7
4Juan Cranford Jr.	28	7-18	4-9	0-0	3	1	3	1	1	3	18
11Jackson Holt	27	4-7	2-4	2-2	4	3	0	0	1	2	12
21Yvens Paul	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
8Jalen Cooper	20	1-4	1-1	1-2	1	2	1	1	1	0	4
12Mason Miles	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Tyler Jackson	18	5-10	0-3	2-2	3	0	1	0	1	5	12
0Turner Buttry	20	3-9	1-4	2-2	3	5	0	0	1	0	9
TOTAL	-	30-7341.1%	11-2937.9%	12-1580.0%	32	16	8	3	11	19	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMEREKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Eastern Kentucky.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Mercer.
(19:34) Austin Ball Turnover.
(19:34) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(19:22) Armani Mighty Turnover.
(19:22) Austin Ball Steal.
(19:11) Montavious Myrick Turnover.
(19:11) Baraka Okojie Steal.
(18:46) Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:42) MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:38) Austin Ball made Three Point Jumper.
03
(18:33) Foul on Juan Cranford Jr..
+3 (18:21) Zaire Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
33
(18:13) Juan Cranford Jr. Turnover.
(18:13) Baraka Okojie Steal.
+3 (18:05) Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper.
63
(17:45) Montavious Myrick missed Jumper.
(17:45) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:31) Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
93
(17:15) Juan Cranford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:11) MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.
(17:03) MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:00) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:54) MJ Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cooper.
96
+3 (16:43) Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Williams.
126
(16:41) Technical Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
+1 (16:41) Jackson Holt made Free Throw.
127
+1 (16:41) Jackson Holt made Free Throw.
128
(16:21) Foul on Brady Shoulders.
+1 (16:21) Jalen Cooper made Free Throw.
129
(16:21) Jalen Cooper missed Free Throw.
(16:19) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:06) Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
149
+3 (15:48) Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cooper.
1412
+2 (15:32) Armani Mighty made Layup. Assisted by Zaire Williams.
1612
(15:19) Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
+1 (15:19) MJ Williams made Free Throw.
1613
+1 (15:19) MJ Williams made Free Throw.
1614
(15:19) MJ Williams missed Free Throw.
(15:13) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:12) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
(14:57) Zaire Williams Turnover.
(14:57) Tyler Jackson Steal.
(14:57) Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.
(14:57) Turner Buttry Offensive Rebound.
(14:56) Juan Cranford Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:54) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:49) Juan Cranford Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:31) Tyler Jackson made Jumper.
1616
(14:20) Foul on Tyler Jackson.
(14:06) Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
(14:02) Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:02) Armani Mighty made Jumper.
1816
(14:02) Foul on Yvens Paul.
+1 (14:02) Armani Mighty made Free Throw.
1916
(14:00) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
(13:50) Jackson Holt missed Layup.
(13:50) Armani Mighty Block.
(13:46) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(13:39) Baraka Okojie Turnover.
(13:16) Yvens Paul Turnover.
(13:16) Zaire Williams Steal.
+2 (13:13) Zaire Williams made Dunk.
2116
(12:52) Tyler Jackson missed Jumper.
(12:49) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
(12:41) Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:36) Turner Buttry made Jumper.
2118
(12:15) Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:11) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
(12:05) Bendji Pierre missed Jumper.
(12:01) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:43) Austin Ball made Jumper.
2120
+2 (11:30) Tristan Gross made Jumper.
2320
(11:13) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:09) Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
(11:03) Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.
(11:01) Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:58) Tyler Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:56) Tyler Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
2322
(10:56) Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..
+1 (10:56) Tyler Jackson made Free Throw.
2323
(10:47) Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
(10:45) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(10:40) Foul on Tyler Jackson.
+1 (10:40) Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.
2423
+1 (10:40) Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.
2523
(10:29) Jalen Cooper Turnover.
+3 (10:16) Tristan Gross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
2823
(10:01) Juan Cranford Jr. missed Jumper.
(9:58) Quinton Perkins II Defensive Rebound.
(9:56) Foul on Austin Ball.
(9:56) Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Free Throw.
(9:56) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:56) Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Free Throw.
2923
(9:35) MJ Williams missed Jumper.
(9:29) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:18) Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armani Mighty.
3223
+2 (8:58) Juan Cranford Jr. made Jumper.
3225
(8:39) Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:36) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.
(8:19) Juan Cranford Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(8:14) Austin Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:11) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:04) MJ Williams made Layup.
3227
+3 (7:39) Tristan Gross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
3527
(7:06) Montavious Myrick missed Jumper.
(7:02) Juan Cranford Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) Juan Cranford Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(7:01) MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.
(7:00) MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:58) MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.
(6:57) MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:53) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Quinton Perkins II Turnover.
(6:44) Montavious Myrick Steal.
(6:40) Montavious Myrick Turnover.
(6:40) Quinton Perkins II Steal.
+3 (6:36) Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristan Gross.
3827
(6:21) Juan Cranford Jr. missed Layup.
(6:18) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:15) Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Williams.
4127
(6:04) Jackson Holt missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:59) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:51) Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
4327
(5:26) Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.
(5:22) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:04) Zaire Williams made Layup.
4527
(4:50) Turner Buttry Turnover.
(4:50) Armani Mighty Steal.
(4:45) Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
(4:45) Jalen Cooper Block.
(4:38) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:33) Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
4530
+2 (4:14) Armani Mighty made Layup. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
4730
+2 (4:02) Jackson Holt made Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
4732
(3:37) Armani Mighty Turnover.
(3:37) Jalen Cooper Steal.
(3:26) Turner Buttry missed Layup.
+2 (3:25) Montavious Myrick made Two Point Tip Shot.
4734
(3:22) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
(3:04) Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
(3:04) Austin Ball Block.
(3:02) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
(3:02) Foul on Jackson Holt.
+1 (3:02) Brady Shoulders made Free Throw.
4834
+1 (3:02) Brady Shoulders made Free Throw.
4934
(2:47) Tyler Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:45) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Zaire Williams Turnover.
(2:25) MJ Williams missed Layup.
(2:22) Tyler Jackson Offensive Rebound.
(2:19) Tyler Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:16) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:02) Armani Mighty made Dunk. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
5134
+2 (1:43) Montavious Myrick made Dunk. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
5136
(1:26) Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:23) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:16) Tyler Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
5138
(0:58) Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:55) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:42) Armani Mighty made Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
5338
(0:22) Montavious Myrick missed Layup.
(0:20) Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Baraka Okojie Turnover.
(0:01) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

EKU

95Points83

34-61(55.7%)Field Goal(%)30-73(41.1%)

13-23(56.5%)3-Point(%)11-29(37.9%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)12-15(80.0%)

40(14)Rebounds(Offensive)34(18)

19Assists16

7Steals8

3Blocks3

14Turnovers11

13(1)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, November 22, 2025 · 3:00 PM

McBrayer Arena · Richmond, KY

attendance: 1,700 (26.2%)

tv: ESPN+