0:14Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2
MERTeam stats
This gameETSU
43.1%FG%42.1%
9-283PT6-19
31Rebounds40
13Turnovers12
11Assists8
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:14 · ETSU 77, MER 71Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:14 · ETSU 76, MER 71Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:24 · ETSU 75, MER 71Allen Strothers makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 0:24 · MER 71, ETSU 74Baraka Okojie makes layup- 2H 0:29 · MER 69, ETSU 74Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:29 · MER 68, ETSU 74Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:34 · ETSU 74, MER 67Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:34 · ETSU 73, MER 67Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:44 · MER 67, ETSU 72Brady Shoulders makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 0:51 · MER 64, ETSU 72Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:51 · MER 63, ETSU 72Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:17 · MER 62, ETSU 72Quinton Perkins II makes driving layup
- 2H 1:55 · ETSU 72, MER 60Blake Barkley makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 3:15 · ETSU 70, MER 60Blake Barkley makes layup (Brian Taylor II assists)
- 2H 4:34 · ETSU 68, MER 60Brian Taylor II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Blake Barkley assists)
- 2H 5:13 · ETSU 65, MER 60Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 5:13 · ETSU 64, MER 60Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 5:41 · ETSU 63, MER 60Jaylen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists)
- 2H 6:24 · ETSU 60, MER 60Jaylen Smith makes layup
- 2H 6:57 · MER 60, ETSU 58Baraka Okojie makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 8:42 · MER 58, ETSU 58Connor Serven makes 6-foot hook shot
- 2H 8:59 · ETSU 58, MER 56Blake Barkley makes layup (Allen Strothers assists)
- 2H 9:16 · MER 56, ETSU 56Quinton Perkins II makes 27-foot three point jumper
- 2H 9:24 · ETSU 56, MER 53Jaylen Smith makes layup
- 2H 11:11 · ETSU 54, MER 53Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 11:11 · ETSU 53, MER 53Blake Barkley makes layup (Cam Morris III assists)
- 2H 11:49 · ETSU 51, MER 53Cam Morris III makes layup
- 2H 12:38 · MER 53, ETSU 49Brady Shoulders makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinton Perkins II assists)
- 2H 12:56 · ETSU 49, MER 50Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:56 · ETSU 48, MER 50Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 14:19 · MER 50, ETSU 47Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 14:33 · ETSU 47, MER 49Cam Morris III makes layup
- 2H 14:56 · MER 49, ETSU 45Brady Shoulders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 15:08 · ETSU 45, MER 46Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:08 · ETSU 44, MER 46Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 15:43 · MER 46, ETSU 43Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 2H 16:18 · MER 43, ETSU 43Brady Shoulders makes layup
- 2H 16:42 · ETSU 43, MER 41Blake Barkley makes 4-foot dunk
- 2H 17:10 · ETSU 41, MER 41Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 17:31 · ETSU 40, MER 41Brian Taylor II makes driving layup
- 2H 17:45 · MER 41, ETSU 38Baraka Okojie makes driving layup
- 2H 18:03 · ETSU 38, MER 39Brian Taylor II makes 21-foot jumper
- 2H 18:24 · MER 39, ETSU 36Zaire Williams makes 29-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 18:41 · ETSU 36, MER 36Jordan McCullum makes layup
- 2H 19:08 · MER 36, ETSU 34Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 19:28 · ETSU 34, MER 35Cam Morris III makes layup
- 1H 0:05 · MER 35, ETSU 32Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 0:39 · MER 34, ETSU 32Brady Shoulders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 1:09 · MER 31, ETSU 32Baraka Okojie makes 1-foot dunk (Connor Serven assists)
- 1H 1:30 · MER 29, ETSU 32Connor Serven makes 1-foot dunk (Quinton Perkins II assists)
- 1H 1:42 · ETSU 32, MER 27Brian Taylor II makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 2:24 · MER 27, ETSU 30Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:26 · ETSU 30, MER 26Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Maki Johnson assists)
- 1H 5:05 · MER 26, ETSU 27Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:05 · MER 25, ETSU 27Brady Shoulders makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:23 · ETSU 27, MER 24Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper
- 1H 5:49 · MER 24, ETSU 24Baraka Okojie makes layup
- 1H 6:03 · ETSU 24, MER 22Brian Taylor II makes free throw 3 of 3
- 1H 6:03 · ETSU 23, MER 22Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 3
- 1H 6:03 · ETSU 22, MER 22Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 3
- 1H 6:30 · MER 22, ETSU 21Brady Shoulders makes driving layup
- 1H 7:11 · MER 20, ETSU 21Zaire Williams makes layup
- 1H 7:55 · ETSU 21, MER 18Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:55 · ETSU 20, MER 18Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:46 · ETSU 19, MER 18Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists)
- 1H 9:17 · ETSU 16, MER 18Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:17 · ETSU 15, MER 18Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 9:35 · ETSU 14, MER 18Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:35 · ETSU 13, MER 18Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 10:40 · MER 18, ETSU 12Bendji Pierre makes layup (Quinton Perkins II assists)
- 1H 12:00 · MER 16, ETSU 12Quinton Perkins II makes 29-foot three point jumper (Connor Serven assists)
- 1H 12:19 · ETSU 12, MER 13Brian Taylor II makes layup
- 1H 13:21 · ETSU 10, MER 13Cam Morris III makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 13:46 · MER 13, ETSU 8Zaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinton Perkins II assists)
- 1H 14:34 · MER 10, ETSU 8Armani Mighty makes layup
- 1H 15:05 · MER 8, ETSU 8Brady Shoulders makes layup
- 1H 15:40 · MER 6, ETSU 8Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 15:40 · MER 5, ETSU 8Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 17:07 · MER 4, ETSU 8Zaire Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 17:59 · ETSU 8, MER 2Cam Morris III makes 15-foot hook shot
- 1H 19:09 · ETSU 6, MER 2Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists)
- 1H 19:18 · MER 2, ETSU 3Connor Serven makes 9-foot hook shot
- 1H 19:39 · ETSU 3, MER 0Jordan McCullum makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 19:39 · ETSU 2, MER 0Jordan McCullum makes layup
Box score
Team
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2
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MER35
36
71
ETSU32
45
77
MERTeam stats
This gameETSU25-58Field goals24-57
43.1%Field goal %42.1%
9-283-pointers6-19
12-17Free throws23-27
31Rebounds40
11Assists8
5Steals8
3Blocks5
13Turnovers12
20Fouls20
Top performers
This game
ETSUBrian Taylor II21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 5-12 FG
MERBrady Shoulders21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 7-11 FG- ETSUBlake Barkley19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 7-12 FG
Mercer BearsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Connor ServenF | 28 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 26Armani MightyC | 31 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 11Brady ShouldersG | 34 | 21 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 6Baraka OkojieG | 35 | 15 | 5-15 | 0-6 | 5-6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1Zaire WilliamsG | 33 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8Bendji PierreF | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3Quinton Perkins IIG | 28 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10Tristan GrossG | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18Pero ZubacF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Alex KochF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Petras PadegimasF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22Jaydon ColeG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0NJ NgangaG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Braeden CarlsenG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14TJ GrantG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Kyle Cuffe Jr.G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 71 | 25-58 | 9-28 | 12-17 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
MEROffense
ETSUSeason stats
82.7 (48th)Points per Game(147th) 77.6
46.3% (120th)Field Goal %(31st) 48.8%
34.9% (165th)3-Point %(214th) 34.2%
72.3% (248th)Free Throw %(147th) 74.4%
13.8 (224th)Assists per Game(194th) 14.1
12.3 (90th)Off. Rebounds per Game(376th) 9.3
10.4 (84th)Turnovers per Game(68th) 10.2
MERDefense
ETSUSeason stats
37.6 (84th)Rebounds per Game(314th) 33.7
25.3 (139th)Def. Rebounds per Game(213th) 24.4
7.9 (117th)Steals per Game(70th) 8.7
3.4 (195th)Blocks per Game(214th) 3.3
MERTeam record
ETSU8-7Record10-5
Venue and TV
- 4:00 PM, January 3, 2026
- Freedom Hall (TN), Johnson City
- Watch: ESPN+