Mercer Bears vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Nov 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MER	24	43	67
VT	47	49	96

Game Recap

Mercer Bears vs Virginia Tech Hokies game highlights

Hansberry's 23 points power Virginia Tech past Mercer 96-67. Amani Hansberry scored 23 points, Ben Hammond added 16 and Virginia Tech pulled away from Mercer for a 96-67 victory Thursday night.

Player Stats

MERCER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Makoi Mabor Makoi	27	4-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	4	8
23Derek Goodman	19	3-7	0-2	3-5	1	1	1	0	1	3	9
1KJ Lamonte	32	6-10	2-2	7-9	4	5	0	0	6	3	21
11Brady Shoulders	26	0-1	0-1	2-4	2	1	0	0	3	4	2
3Quinton Perkins II	26	3-9	2-5	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	2	8
18Karon Boyd	23	4-9	2-4	2-3	6	1	0	0	0	0	12
12Petras Padegimas	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
25Keelan Steele	7	1-2	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	2	2	3
2Shane Cherry	20	1-8	0-3	2-4	1	0	0	0	1	3	4
0Dawson Barr	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Ryder Cate	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0




TOTAL	-	22-5440.7%	6-2030.0%	17-2763.0%	31	11	1	2	18	21	67

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Miles Heide	19	3-3	0-0	0-2	5	1	1	0	1	3	6
13Amani Hansberry	27	9-13	1-2	4-5	5	3	0	1	1	1	23
0Jaylen Curry	30	4-15	1-4	5-6	5	4	1	0	0	2	14
3Ben Hammond	26	5-11	2-7	4-4	2	4	5	0	0	1	16
2Isaiah Elohim	13	4-6	1-2	2-3	1	0	0	0	0	3	11
5Sin'Cere Jones	11	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
7Kuol Atak	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31Musa Sagnia	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	3	0
22Solomon Davis	8	1-1	0-0	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
11James Caldarella	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8Eltayeb Eltayeb	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Ethan Copeland	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4Ned Hull	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Tyler Johnson	25	4-9	0-2	0-0	9	2	0	0	0	1	8
33Butta Johnson	21	3-7	3-5	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	3	9
TOTAL	-	34-7048.6%	8-2236.4%	20-2676.9%	37	16	8	3	3	21	96

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMERVT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Mercer.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
(19:33) Foul on Brady Shoulders.
(19:33) Brady Shoulders turnover.
+2 (19:19) Amani Hansberry makes 7-foot hook shot (Jaylen Curry assists).
02
(19:08) KJ Lamonte misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:04) Isaiah Elohim Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:53) Jaylen Curry makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
04
+2 (18:33) Makoi Mabor Makoi makes 7-foot hook shot (Quinton Perkins II assists).
24
+3 (18:10) Ben Hammond makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amani Hansberry assists).
27
+2 (17:49) KJ Lamonte makes driving layup.
47
(17:32) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:28) KJ Lamonte Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) KJ Lamonte misses driving layup.
(17:25) Amani Hansberry Block.
(17:21) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:19) Jaylen Curry makes 22-foot pullup jump shot.
49
(16:54) Makoi Mabor Makoi traveling turnover.
(16:40) Isaiah Elohim misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Derek Goodman Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Quinton Perkins II misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:16) Makoi Mabor Makoi Offensive Rebound.
(16:13) Derek Goodman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Jaylen Curry Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Jaylen Curry misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(16:04) Miles Heide Offensive Rebound.
(16:04) Foul on Makoi Mabor Makoi.
(16:04) Miles Heide misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:04) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:04) Miles Heide misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:02) Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(16:00) Jaylen Curry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:57) Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:55) Tyler Johnson makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
411
+2 (15:40) KJ Lamonte makes driving layup.
611
(15:40) Foul on Jaylen Curry.
+1 (15:40) KJ Lamonte makes free throw 1 of 1.
711
(15:10) Tyler Johnson misses driving layup.
(15:09) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:09) team shot clock turnover .
(14:55) Foul on Musa Sagnia.
+1 (14:55) KJ Lamonte makes free throw 1 of 2.
811
+1 (14:55) KJ Lamonte makes free throw 2 of 2.
911
(14:34) Sin'Cere Jones misses driving layup.
(14:31) Sin'Cere Jones Offensive Rebound.
(14:31) Sin'Cere Jones misses layup.
(14:28) Musa Sagnia Offensive Rebound.
(14:15) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) Makoi Mabor Makoi Defensive Rebound.
(14:05) KJ Lamonte traveling turnover.
+2 (13:39) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
913
(13:24) Foul on Keelan Steele.
(13:24) Keelan Steele turnover.
(13:13) Amani Hansberry misses driving layup.
(13:09) Karon Boyd Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Shane Cherry misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:56) Tyler Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Foul on Shane Cherry.
(12:49) Jaylen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:49) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:49) Jaylen Curry makes free throw 2 of 2.
914
(12:30) Foul on Keelan Steele.
(12:30) Keelan Steele turnover.
(12:11) Butta Johnson misses driving layup.
(12:11) Makoi Mabor Makoi Block.
(12:11) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
(11:59) Jaylen Curry misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:57) Tyler Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:49) Miles Heide makes driving layup.
916
+3 (11:21) KJ Lamonte makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1216
(10:58) Amani Hansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:55) KJ Lamonte Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) KJ Lamonte bad pass turnover.
(10:47) Jaylen Curry Steal.
+2 (10:43) Tyler Johnson makes 3-foot dunk (Jaylen Curry assists).
1218
(10:29) Foul on Butta Johnson.
(10:29) Shane Cherry misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:29) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:29) Shane Cherry makes free throw 2 of 2.
1318
(10:14) Butta Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:11) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:10) Amani Hansberry makes layup.
1320
(9:42) Quinton Perkins II bad pass turnover.
(9:42) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (9:27) Amani Hansberry makes 5-foot hook shot.
1322
(9:27) Foul on Quinton Perkins II.
+1 (9:27) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 1 of 1.
1323
(9:18) Foul on Ben Hammond.
(9:16) Derek Goodman bad pass turnover.
(9:16) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (9:13) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
1325
(8:57) Derek Goodman misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:54) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:46) Miles Heide makes 3-foot dunk (Jaylen Curry assists).
1327
(8:23) Brady Shoulders bad pass turnover.
(8:23) Ben Hammond Steal.
(8:20) Foul on KJ Lamonte.
+1 (8:20) Ben Hammond makes free throw 1 of 2.
1328
+1 (8:20) Ben Hammond makes free throw 2 of 2.
1329
(8:01) Karon Boyd misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:58) Petras Padegimas Offensive Rebound.
(7:51) Quinton Perkins II misses driving layup.
(7:49) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:33) Jaylen Curry makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
1331
(7:18) Foul on Musa Sagnia.
(7:18) KJ Lamonte misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:18) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:18) KJ Lamonte makes free throw 2 of 2.
1431
+3 (7:05) Jaylen Curry makes 24-foot three pointer.
1434
(6:50) Karon Boyd misses layup.
(6:48) Jaylen Curry Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Jaylen Curry misses driving layup.
(6:41) Petras Padegimas Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) KJ Lamonte bad pass turnover.
(6:24) Butta Johnson misses driving layup.
(6:23) Solomon Davis Offensive Rebound.
(6:23) Foul on Shane Cherry.
+1 (6:23) Solomon Davis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1435
+1 (6:23) Solomon Davis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1436
(6:11) Shane Cherry misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:07) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:04) Butta Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
1439
+2 (5:43) Karon Boyd makes layup (Makoi Mabor Makoi assists).
1639
(5:21) Tyler Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Karon Boyd Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Karon Boyd misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:06) Solomon Davis Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) Tyler Johnson misses layup.
(4:51) Shane Cherry Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Ryder Cate misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:41) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(4:39) Butta Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:35) Ryder Cate Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) KJ Lamonte bad pass turnover.
(4:31) Butta Johnson Steal.
+2 (4:07) Amani Hansberry makes 7-foot hook shot (Tyler Johnson assists).
1641
(3:52) Foul on Solomon Davis.
(3:38) KJ Lamonte bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:31) Amani Hansberry makes driving layup (Ben Hammond assists).
1643
(3:23) Foul on Butta Johnson.
+1 (3:23) Derek Goodman makes free throw 1 of 2.
1743
(3:22) Derek Goodman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:20) Jaylen Curry Defensive Rebound.
(3:13) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Derek Goodman Steal.
+2 (2:58) Makoi Mabor Makoi makes 6-foot hook shot (Derek Goodman assists).
1943
(2:36) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:31) Makoi Mabor Makoi Defensive Rebound.
(2:22) Brady Shoulders misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:17) KJ Lamonte Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:16) KJ Lamonte makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2243
(1:54) Jaylen Curry misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(1:51) Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.
(1:38) Makoi Mabor Makoi bad pass turnover.
(1:38) Miles Heide Steal.
(1:21) Jaylen Curry misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:19) Mercer Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) Shane Cherry bad pass turnover.
(0:59) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (0:55) Tyler Johnson makes layup (Ben Hammond assists).
2245
+2 (0:34) Derek Goodman makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
2445
+2 (0:04) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
2447
(0:00) Derek Goodman misses driving layup.
(0:00) Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MER

67Points96

22-54(40.7%)Field Goal(%)34-70(48.6%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

17-27(63.0%)Free Throw(%)20-26(76.9%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(14)

11Assists16

1Steals8

2Blocks3

18Turnovers4

21(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

0Largest Lead31

Game Details

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Cassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA

attendance: 5,060 (56.7%)

spread: VT -20.5

over/under: 154.5