Mercer Bears vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Nov 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	21	40	61
TENN	33	43	76

Game Recap

Ament has 18 points and 9 rebounds to lead No. 18 Tennessee past Mercer 76-61. Nate Ament scored 18 points and had nine rebounds to lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 76-61 victory over Mercer on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Connor Serven	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
26Armani Mighty	35	7-11	0-0	0-4	5	0	1	2	1	2	14
11Brady Shoulders	34	1-7	1-4	3-4	9	1	6	0	1	3	6
6Baraka Okojie	34	3-13	1-2	8-8	4	2	1	0	2	4	15
1Zaire Williams	24	2-9	2-7	4-5	4	0	1	0	0	5	10
8Bendji Pierre	11	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0
23Braeden Carlsen	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
3Quinton Perkins II	28	4-10	1-7	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	9
10Tristan Gross	19	1-6	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	4	2
5Kyle Cuffe Jr.	11	0-5	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0



TOTAL	-	20-6729.9%	6-2920.7%	15-2171.4%	25	7	15	4	5	20	61

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	29	6-11	1-4	5-7	9	1	0	0	3	1	18
34Felix Okpara	15	2-4	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	4	5
23Jaylen Carey	16	3-8	0-0	2-3	10	1	0	0	3	1	8
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	28	3-11	2-6	0-0	2	6	0	0	4	3	8
3Bishop Boswell	17	1-2	1-2	2-2	8	0	0	1	2	1	5
6DeWayne Brown II	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	2	6
13J.P. Estrella	20	6-10	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	2	12
12Cade Phillips	15	3-4	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	1	0	2	6
35Ethan Burg	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	5	1	0	1	0	2
24Troy Henderson	12	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	6
4Clarence Massamba	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
77Amaree Abram	13	0-2	0-0	0-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	30-6149.2%	7-1741.2%	9-1560.0%	48	19	2	3	19	18	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Mercer.
(19:46) Felix Okpara missed Jumper.
(19:42) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:21) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(19:13) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:08) Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:58) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
(18:51) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:28) Connor Serven made Layup.
20
(18:01) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:58) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(17:57) Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
(17:52) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:52) Jaylen Carey made Two Point Tip Shot.
22
(17:27) Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
(17:23) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:19) Connor Serven Block.
(17:14) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(17:09) Jaylen Carey Turnover.
(17:09) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(16:40) Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:35) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) Foul on Zaire Williams.
(16:29) Cade Phillips missed Free Throw.
(16:29) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:29) Cade Phillips missed Free Throw.
(16:27) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:06) Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
42
(16:01) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Turnover.
(15:47) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (15:47) Zaire Williams made Free Throw.
52
+1 (15:47) Zaire Williams made Free Throw.
62
+2 (15:31) Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
64
(15:14) Foul on Nate Ament.
(15:05) Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:01) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
(14:47) Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.
(14:46) Foul on Baraka Okojie.
(14:46) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(14:46) J.P. Estrella Turnover.
+2 (14:30) Armani Mighty made Layup.
84
(14:23) Foul on Armani Mighty.
+2 (14:21) J.P. Estrella made Dunk. Assisted by DeWayne Brown II.
86
(14:04) Tristan Gross missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:00) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by DeWayne Brown II.
88
(13:25) Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:21) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
(13:14) DeWayne Brown II Turnover.
(13:14) Armani Mighty Steal.
(13:06) Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:00) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Jumper.
(12:48) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Tristan Gross.
+2 (12:43) DeWayne Brown II made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
810
(12:19) Tristan Gross missed Jumper.
(12:15) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:05) J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
812
+2 (11:49) Baraka Okojie made Jumper.
1012
(11:32) Amaree Abram missed Jumper.
(11:29) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(11:20) Jaylen Carey Turnover.
(11:20) Bendji Pierre Steal.
(11:10) Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
(11:06) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Jaylen Carey Turnover.
(11:02) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(10:52) Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Layup.
(10:48) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:44) Nate Ament made Layup. Assisted by Troy Henderson.
1014
(10:29) Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:26) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:17) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Henderson.
1017
(9:59) Armani Mighty missed Jumper.
(9:56) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
(9:54) Kyle Cuffe Jr. Block.
(9:53) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(9:51) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:48) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(9:48) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(9:39) Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
(9:36) Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (9:30) Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.
1117
+1 (9:30) Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.
1217
(9:13) Troy Henderson Turnover.
(9:13) Bendji Pierre Steal.
(9:02) Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:59) Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.
(8:51) Baraka Okojie Turnover.
+2 (8:40) Nate Ament made Jumper.
1219
(8:15) Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:12) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(8:08) Foul on Brady Shoulders.
(7:55) Nate Ament Turnover.
(7:55) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(7:26) Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:25) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(7:13) Foul on Zaire Williams.
+2 (7:09) DeWayne Brown II made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
1221
(6:53) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+1 (6:53) Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.
1321
+1 (6:53) Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.
1421
(6:37) J.P. Estrella Turnover.
(6:37) Brady Shoulders Steal.
(6:25) Brady Shoulders missed Jumper.
(6:25) Bishop Boswell Block.
(6:24) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(6:22) Baraka Okojie Turnover.
(6:22) Ethan Burg Steal.
+2 (6:06) J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
1423
(5:45) Armani Mighty Turnover.
(5:45) J.P. Estrella Steal.
+2 (5:31) Ethan Burg made Layup.
1425
(5:06) Tristan Gross missed Jumper.
(5:03) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Bishop Boswell Turnover.
(5:01) Brady Shoulders Steal.
+3 (4:37) Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristan Gross.
1725
(4:18) J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
(4:18) Armani Mighty Block.
(4:13) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(4:05) Armani Mighty missed Layup.
(4:01) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:58) Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
1727
(3:30) Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:27) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Ethan Burg Turnover.
(3:13) Bendji Pierre Steal.
(2:49) Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:46) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:41) Nate Ament made Layup.
1729
(2:17) Tristan Gross missed Layup.
(2:17) Cade Phillips Block.
(2:16) Mercer Offensive Rebound.
(2:08) Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:06) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Nate Ament missed Layup.
(1:57) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:54) Quinton Perkins II made Layup.
1929
+2 (1:34) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.
1931
(1:10) Foul on Cade Phillips.
(1:10) Armani Mighty missed Free Throw.
(1:09) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Cade Phillips missed Layup.
(0:48) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:48) Jaylen Carey made Two Point Tip Shot.
1933
(0:36) Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:34) Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:32) Armani Mighty made Dunk. Assisted by Brady Shoulders.
2133
(0:08) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:05) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Mercer Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

TENN

61Points76

20-67(29.9%)Field Goal(%)30-61(49.2%)

6-29(20.7%)3-Point(%)7-17(41.2%)

15-21(71.4%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60.0%)

32(13)Rebounds(Offensive)54(16)

7Assists19

15Steals2

4Blocks3

5Turnovers19

20(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

4Largest Lead23

Game Details

Monday, November 3, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 18,559 (85.6%)

tv: SECN+