FinalSaturday, March 7, 2026SoCon Championship - Quarterfinal
Western Carolina Catamounts vs Mercer Bears Box Score
Score by period
Game leaders
Team stats
WCUMER
39.1%Field goal %42.2%
28.6%3-point %38.1%
75.0%Free throw %57.9%
53Rebounds29
25Offensive rebounds11
10Assists10
4Steals8
3Blocks2
14Turnovers5
17Fouls14
28Points in the paint30
5Fast break points9
21Points off turnovers8
5Largest lead17
Western Carolina Catamounts box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||||||||
| Tahlan PettwayG | 37 | 18 | 6-14 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Tidjiane DioumassiG | 34 | 21 | 8-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Cord StansberryG | 34 | 13 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 6-10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marcus KellF | 28 | 15 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Samuel DadaF | 25 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Abdulai Fanta KabbaC | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tayeshaun SmithF | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Julien SoumaoroG | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Justin JohnsonF | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chase McKeyF | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| CJ HylandG | 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 | 77 | 27-69 | 8-28 | 15-20 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | ||
| 39.1% | 28.6% | 75.0% | ||||||||||||
Mercer Bears box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||||||||
| Baraka OkojieG | 36 | 26 | 9-21 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zaire WilliamsG | 36 | 18 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 5-9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brady ShouldersG | 34 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Armani MightyC | 33 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Quinton Perkins IIG | 29 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Connor ServenF | 18 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kyle Cuffe Jr.G | 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bendji PierreF | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NJ NgangaG | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| TJ GrantG | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Jaydon ColeG | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Alex KochF | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Pero ZubacF | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Braeden CarlsenG | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Tristan GrossG | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Petras PadegimasF | Did not play | |||||||||||||
| Team | 73 | 27-64 | 8-21 | 11-19 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 42.2% | 38.1% | 57.9% | ||||||||||||
Game info
- League
- NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
- Season
- 2025-26
- Stage
- Regular season
- Round
- SoCon Championship - Quarterfinal
- Tip-off
- Saturday, March 7, 2026, 8:30 PM EST
- Venue
- Harrah's Cherokee Center
- Attendance
- 4,768
- Game ID
- 9360
Head to head
MER 1 – WCU 2 in the last 3 games
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