0:05Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
VMITeam stats
This gameMER
41.9%FG%50.0%
16-423PT9-31
28Rebounds46
11Turnovers10
18Assists21
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:05 · MER 95, VMI 81Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:05 · MER 94, VMI 81Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 0:14 · VMI 81, MER 93Tan Yildizoglu makes 24-foot three point jumper- 2H 0:22 · MER 93, VMI 78Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup
- 2H 0:40 · MER 91, VMI 78Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:40 · MER 90, VMI 78Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:02 · VMI 78, MER 89Tan Yildizoglu makes layup (Cal Liston assists)
- 2H 1:19 · MER 89, VMI 76Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 2H 1:55 · MER 86, VMI 76Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 2:15 · MER 84, VMI 76Armani Mighty makes 1-foot dunk (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 2H 2:38 · VMI 76, MER 82Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- 2H 3:15 · MER 82, VMI 74Baraka Okojie makes 3-foot dunk
- 2H 3:47 · MER 80, VMI 74Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:47 · MER 79, VMI 74Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:25 · MER 78, VMI 74Connor Serven makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 4:41 · MER 76, VMI 74Brady Shoulders makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 5:12 · VMI 74, MER 74Linus Holmstrom makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 2H 5:44 · MER 74, VMI 71Armani Mighty makes 3-foot dunk (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 2H 6:13 · MER 72, VMI 71Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 6:13 · MER 71, VMI 71Baraka Okojie makes layup
- 2H 6:25 · VMI 71, MER 69Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:25 · VMI 70, MER 69Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:44 · MER 69, VMI 69Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:55 · VMI 69, MER 68Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- 2H 8:13 · MER 68, VMI 67Connor Serven makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 9:06 · VMI 67, MER 66Mario Tatum Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 2H 9:32 · MER 66, VMI 64Baraka Okojie makes 12-foot jumper (Connor Serven assists)
- 2H 10:30 · MER 64, VMI 64Zaire Williams makes layup (Connor Serven assists)
- 2H 10:53 · VMI 64, MER 62Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:53 · VMI 63, MER 62Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:14 · MER 62, VMI 62Connor Serven makes layup (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists)
- 2H 12:05 · VMI 62, MER 60Tan Yildizoglu makes layup
- 2H 12:23 · VMI 60, MER 60TJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:48 · MER 60, VMI 59Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tristan Gross assists)
- 2H 13:08 · VMI 59, MER 57Linus Holmstrom makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 2H 13:46 · VMI 56, MER 57TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 2H 14:23 · VMI 53, MER 57Kaden Stuckey makes layup
- 2H 14:53 · VMI 51, MER 57Linus Holmstrom makes 23-foot three point jumper
- 2H 15:52 · MER 57, VMI 48Brady Shoulders makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zaire Williams assists)
- 2H 16:03 · VMI 48, MER 54Cal Liston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 2H 16:16 · MER 54, VMI 45Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 16:16 · MER 53, VMI 45Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 16:40 · VMI 45, MER 52TJ Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cal Liston assists)
- 2H 17:15 · MER 52, VMI 42Baraka Okojie makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- 2H 17:31 · VMI 42, MER 50Cal Liston makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Clark assists)
- 2H 18:11 · MER 50, VMI 39Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup
- 2H 18:44 · VMI 39, MER 48TJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 18:44 · VMI 38, MER 48TJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 19:06 · MER 48, VMI 37Zaire Williams makes 16-foot jumper
- 2H 19:44 · MER 46, VMI 37Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 0:00 · VMI 37, MER 43Tan Yildizoglu makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 0:00 · VMI 36, MER 43Tan Yildizoglu makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 0:39 · VMI 35, MER 43Cal Liston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 0:50 · MER 43, VMI 32Tristan Gross makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 1:05 · VMI 32, MER 40AJ Clark makes 1-foot dunk (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 2:37 · MER 40, VMI 30Tristan Gross makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists)
- 1H 3:36 · MER 37, VMI 30Armani Mighty makes 1-foot dunk (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 1H 4:17 · MER 35, VMI 30Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:48 · VMI 30, MER 34TJ Johnson makes 11-foot jumper
- 1H 6:41 · MER 34, VMI 28Baraka Okojie makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 7:28 · MER 32, VMI 28Brady Shoulders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 7:47 · VMI 28, MER 29Kaden Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:12 · MER 29, VMI 27Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 8:12 · MER 28, VMI 27Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup (Zaire Williams assists)
- 1H 8:37 · VMI 27, MER 26Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 8:37 · VMI 26, MER 26Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 9:05 · VMI 25, MER 26TJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaden Stuckey assists)
- 1H 9:59 · VMI 22, MER 26Cal Liston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 1H 10:25 · MER 26, VMI 19Baraka Okojie makes 11-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 11:53 · VMI 19, MER 24AJ Clark makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 11:53 · VMI 18, MER 24AJ Clark makes layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 12:22 · MER 24, VMI 16Bendji Pierre makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 12:35 · VMI 16, MER 21TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists)
- 1H 12:53 · MER 21, VMI 13Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 12:53 · MER 20, VMI 13Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 13:16 · MER 19, VMI 13Baraka Okojie makes layup (Brady Shoulders assists)
- 1H 13:49 · MER 17, VMI 13Armani Mighty makes layup
- 1H 14:05 · VMI 13, MER 15Linus Holmstrom makes layup
- 1H 14:35 · MER 15, VMI 11Armani Mighty makes layup (Tristan Gross assists)
- 1H 15:08 · MER 13, VMI 11Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 15:36 · VMI 11, MER 12Linus Holmstrom makes layup
- 1H 16:12 · MER 12, VMI 9Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 16:12 · MER 11, VMI 9Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 16:44 · MER 10, VMI 9Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 20-foot jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 17:46 · MER 8, VMI 9Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 18:01 · VMI 9, MER 7TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 18:42 · MER 7, VMI 6Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 18:42 · MER 6, VMI 6Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 18:55 · VMI 6, MER 5TJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 19:08 · MER 5, VMI 3Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 19:08 · MER 4, VMI 3Brady Shoulders makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 19:18 · VMI 3, MER 3TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists)
- 1H 19:40 · MER 3, VMI 0Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
Box score
Team
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VMI37
44
81
MER43
52
95
VMITeam stats
This gameMER26-62Field goals32-64
41.9%Field goal %50.0%
16-423-pointers9-31
13-16Free throws22-29
28Rebounds46
18Assists21
7Steals9
3Blocks4
11Turnovers10
20Fouls15
Top performers
This game
VMITJ Johnson26 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 8-16 FG
MERBaraka Okojie24 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 7-12 FG- MERArmani Mighty17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 5-7 FG
VMI KeydetsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0Cal ListonF | 23 | 12 | 4-9 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 44TJ JohnsonF | 40 | 26 | 8-16 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4Linus HolmstromG | 35 | 17 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 30Tan YildizogluG | 37 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5AJ ClarkG | 33 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6Kaden StuckeyF | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2Mario Tatum Jr.G | 19 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7Jaylen PazonG | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Alexander DaushviliF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3Mason HagedornF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32Robert PetersF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42Mason LawsonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Branford Edmonds IIIG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14Walker AndrewsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Rickey Bradley Jr.G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 81 | 26-62 | 16-42 | 13-16 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 |
VMIOffense
MERSeason stats
72.0 (310th)Points per Game(48th) 82.7
40.2% (421st)Field Goal %(120th) 46.3%
32.9% (300th)3-Point %(165th) 34.9%
72.3% (248th)Free Throw %(248th) 72.3%
12.6 (332nd)Assists per Game(224th) 13.8
10.2 (293rd)Off. Rebounds per Game(90th) 12.3
10 (54th)Turnovers per Game(84th) 10.4
VMIDefense
MERSeason stats
33.3 (326th)Rebounds per Game(84th) 37.6
23.1 (330th)Def. Rebounds per Game(139th) 25.3
7.0 (199th)Steals per Game(117th) 7.9
2.4 (379th)Blocks per Game(195th) 3.4
VMITeam record
MER6-17Record15-8
Venue and TV
- 2:00 PM, January 31, 2026
- Hawkins Arena, Macon
- Watch: ESPN+