FinalWednesday, January 21, 2026

Western Carolina Catamounts vs Mercer Bears Box Score

Score by period

Team	1st	2nd	Total
WCU	24	52	76
MER	41	47	88

WCUMER

41.5%Field goal %45.6%

32.4%3-point %23.1%

73.3%Free throw %71.4%

40Rebounds44

17Offensive rebounds20

9Assists15

4Steals10

6Blocks3

16Turnovers7

22Fouls13

30Points in the paint44

13Fast break points13

21Points off turnovers7

0Largest lead25

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Starters
Julien SoumaoroG	29	11	4-12	3-10	0-0	1	2	3	4	1	0	2	2
Marcus KellF	29	4	2-7	0-3	0-0	1	6	7	0	1	1	2	1
Cord StansberryG	20	11	2-8	2-7	5-5	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tidjiane DioumassiG	15	8	3-8	2-4	0-0	3	2	5	0	0	0	3	4
Abdulai Fanta KabbaC	15	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	3	2	5	0	0	1	1	5
Bench
Justin JohnsonF	22	14	5-12	1-4	3-5	2	3	5	0	1	1	0	2
Samuel DadaF	20	10	5-6	0-0	0-0	3	3	6	0	0	1	2	3
Tahlan PettwayG	18	11	4-5	3-4	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1
Tayeshaun SmithF	17	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2
CJ HylandG	15	5	1-5	0-1	3-3	0	1	1	3	0	1	2	2
Chase McKeyF	Did not play
Fischer BrownG	Did not play
Drew HollifieldG	Did not play
Titian DeRosaG	Did not play
Vernon Collins Jr.F	Did not play
Max WilliamsG	Did not play
Team		76	27-65	11-34	11-15	17	23	40	9	4	6	16	22
			41.5%	32.4%	73.3%

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Starters
Brady ShouldersG	33	9	3-12	0-3	3-4	2	3	5	1	2	0	2	1
Baraka OkojieG	32	19	4-9	1-6	10-12	2	2	4	3	3	1	1	3
Zaire WilliamsG	31	23	9-14	3-6	2-3	2	3	5	5	2	0	0	1
Armani MightyC	30	20	9-10	0-0	2-3	8	7	15	2	0	2	3	2
Kyle Cuffe Jr.G	23	5	1-9	0-3	3-4	1	2	3	1	3	0	0	3
Bench
Tristan GrossG	17	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Connor ServenF	17	4	2-4	0-1	0-1	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	1
Quinton Perkins IIG	14	2	1-7	0-4	0-1	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	1
Bendji PierreF	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TJ GrantG	Did not play
NJ NgangaG	Did not play
Jaydon ColeG	Did not play
Alex KochF	Did not play
Pero ZubacF	Did not play
Braeden CarlsenG	Did not play
Petras PadegimasF	Did not play
Team		88	31-68	6-26	20-28	20	24	44	15	10	3	7	13
			45.6%	23.1%	71.4%