0:00Linus Holmstrom makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Clark assists)
MERTeam stats
This gameVMI
44.4%FG%39.7%
3-213PT14-36
50Rebounds26
14Turnovers12
12Assists14
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:00 · VMI 67, MER 77Linus Holmstrom makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Clark assists)
2H 0:11 · MER 77, VMI 64Brady Shoulders makes 3-foot dunk- 2H 0:19 · MER 75, VMI 64Brady Shoulders makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 0:46 · MER 73, VMI 64Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:46 · MER 72, VMI 64Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:54 · VMI 64, MER 71Kaden Stuckey makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 1:10 · MER 71, VMI 62Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:10 · MER 70, VMI 62Zaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:15 · VMI 62, MER 69Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:15 · VMI 61, MER 69Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:36 · MER 69, VMI 60Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:36 · MER 68, VMI 60Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:10 · MER 67, VMI 60Brady Shoulders makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 3:10 · MER 66, VMI 60Brady Shoulders makes layup (Connor Serven assists)
- 2H 3:30 · VMI 60, MER 64Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- 2H 4:01 · MER 64, VMI 58Armani Mighty makes 3-foot dunk (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 4:33 · MER 62, VMI 58Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:33 · MER 61, VMI 58Zaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:51 · MER 60, VMI 58Armani Mighty makes layup
- 2H 5:41 · MER 58, VMI 58Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:12 · VMI 58, MER 57Tan Yildizoglu makes 16-foot jumper
- 2H 6:46 · MER 57, VMI 56Zaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists)
- 2H 7:38 · MER 54, VMI 56Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:53 · VMI 56, MER 53Linus Holmstrom makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 2H 8:09 · MER 53, VMI 53Connor Serven makes 3-foot dunk (Zaire Williams assists)
- 2H 8:40 · VMI 53, MER 51Linus Holmstrom makes 13-foot jumper
- 2H 8:59 · VMI 51, MER 51TJ Johnson makes 2-foot dunk (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 2H 8:59 · MER 51, VMI 49Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:59 · MER 50, VMI 49Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:56 · MER 49, VMI 49Connor Serven makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 10:14 · VMI 49, MER 47Kaden Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:16 · MER 47, VMI 48Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:41 · MER 46, VMI 48Brady Shoulders makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 12:54 · VMI 48, MER 44Walker Andrews makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 2H 14:00 · MER 44, VMI 45Armani Mighty makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 14:35 · VMI 45, MER 42Cal Liston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 2H 14:51 · MER 42, VMI 42Armani Mighty makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 15:56 · VMI 42, MER 40TJ Johnson makes 29-foot three point jumper
- 2H 17:36 · MER 40, VMI 39Armani Mighty makes 4-foot dunk
- 2H 18:17 · MER 38, VMI 39Brady Shoulders makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 18:41 · VMI 39, MER 36Cal Liston makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Clark assists)
- 2H 19:24 · VMI 36, MER 36Cal Liston makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Clark assists)
- 1H 0:42 · VMI 33, MER 36Cal Liston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 1H 0:53 · MER 36, VMI 30Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:47 · MER 35, VMI 30Armani Mighty makes 8-foot hook shot (Zaire Williams assists)
- 1H 5:36 · VMI 30, MER 33TJ Johnson makes layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 6:05 · MER 33, VMI 28Brady Shoulders makes layup
- 1H 6:18 · VMI 28, MER 31TJ Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper
- 1H 7:02 · MER 31, VMI 25Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:02 · MER 30, VMI 25Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 7:33 · MER 29, VMI 25Zaire Williams makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 8:30 · VMI 25, MER 27TJ Johnson makes layup
- 1H 9:17 · VMI 23, MER 27Mario Tatum Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper
- 1H 9:46 · MER 27, VMI 20Baraka Okojie makes layup
- 1H 10:09 · MER 25, VMI 20Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 10:09 · MER 24, VMI 20Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup
- 1H 11:02 · VMI 20, MER 22Kaden Stuckey makes layup (Linus Holmstrom assists)
- 1H 11:26 · MER 22, VMI 18Connor Serven makes 8-foot hook shot
- 1H 11:40 · VMI 18, MER 20Walker Andrews makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 12:10 · MER 20, VMI 15Brady Shoulders makes layup
- 1H 12:26 · VMI 15, MER 18Linus Holmstrom makes 9-foot jumper
- 1H 12:40 · MER 18, VMI 13Brady Shoulders makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 13:28 · MER 16, VMI 13Connor Serven makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 14:39 · VMI 13, MER 14Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup
- 1H 15:12 · VMI 11, MER 14Linus Holmstrom makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 15:39 · MER 14, VMI 8Brady Shoulders makes layup
- 1H 15:52 · VMI 8, MER 12Linus Holmstrom makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 16:32 · MER 12, VMI 5Armani Mighty makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 17:03 · VMI 5, MER 10TJ Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 17:39 · MER 10, VMI 2Armani Mighty makes 5-foot jumper
- 1H 18:01 · MER 8, VMI 2Baraka Okojie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists)
- 1H 18:44 · MER 5, VMI 2Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 11-foot jumper
- 1H 19:07 · VMI 2, MER 3Linus Holmstrom makes layup
- 1H 19:33 · MER 3, VMI 0Zaire Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
Box score
Team
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MER36
41
77
VMI33
34
67
MERTeam stats
This gameVMI28-63Field goals25-63
44.4%Field goal %39.7%
3-213-pointers14-36
18-24Free throws3-4
50Rebounds26
12Assists14
7Steals8
3Blocks6
14Turnovers12
8Fouls22
Top performers
This game
MERBrady Shoulders20 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 9-17 FG- MERArmani Mighty18 PTS, 25 REB, 2 AST, 8-10 FG
VMILinus Holmstrom18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 7-17 FG
Mercer BearsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Armani MightyC | 34 | 18 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 11Brady ShouldersG | 36 | 20 | 9-17 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 6Baraka OkojieG | 38 | 11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1Zaire WilliamsG | 29 | 12 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 5Kyle Cuffe Jr.G | 22 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8Bendji PierreF | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Connor ServenF | 24 | 11 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10Tristan GrossG | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18Pero ZubacF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Alex KochF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Petras PadegimasF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22Jaydon ColeG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0NJ NgangaG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Braeden CarlsenG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3Quinton Perkins IIG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14TJ GrantG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 77 | 28-63 | 3-21 | 18-24 | 50 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 8 |
MEROffense
VMISeason stats
82.7 (48th)Points per Game(310th) 72.0
46.3% (120th)Field Goal %(421st) 40.2%
34.9% (165th)3-Point %(300th) 32.9%
72.3% (248th)Free Throw %(248th) 72.3%
13.8 (224th)Assists per Game(332nd) 12.6
12.3 (90th)Off. Rebounds per Game(293rd) 10.2
10.4 (84th)Turnovers per Game(54th) 10
MERDefense
VMISeason stats
37.6 (84th)Rebounds per Game(326th) 33.3
25.3 (139th)Def. Rebounds per Game(330th) 23.1
7.9 (117th)Steals per Game(199th) 7.0
3.4 (195th)Blocks per Game(379th) 2.4
MERTeam record
VMI11-7Record6-12
Venue and TV
- 6:00 PM, January 15, 2026
- Cameron Hall, Lexington
- Watch: ESPN+