0:12Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2
ETSUTeam stats
This gameMER
45.2%FG%51.1%
9-243PT11-21
33Rebounds32
8Turnovers9
13Assists15
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:12 · MER 82, ETSU 76Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:31 · MER 81, ETSU 76Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
2H 0:40 · ETSU 76, MER 80Maki Johnson makes free throw 3 of 3- 2H 0:40 · ETSU 75, MER 80Maki Johnson makes free throw 1 of 3
- 2H 0:52 · MER 80, ETSU 74Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:52 · MER 79, ETSU 74Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:42 · MER 78, ETSU 74Zaire Williams makes 17-foot jumper
- 2H 2:20 · MER 76, ETSU 74Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:39 · ETSU 74, MER 75Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:39 · MER 75, ETSU 73Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:03 · ETSU 73, MER 74Blake Barkley makes layup
- 2H 4:00 · ETSU 71, MER 74Blake Barkley makes layup
- 2H 4:13 · MER 74, ETSU 69Zaire Williams makes layup
- 2H 4:30 · ETSU 69, MER 72Blake Barkley makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 5:41 · ETSU 67, MER 72Blake Barkley makes 8-foot alley oop dunk (Allen Strothers assists)
- 2H 6:00 · MER 72, ETSU 65Quinton Perkins II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 6:28 · ETSU 65, MER 69Brian Taylor II makes 16-foot jumper
- 2H 7:08 · MER 69, ETSU 63Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:09 · MER 68, ETSU 63Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:27 · ETSU 63, MER 67Cam Morris III makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 8:28 · ETSU 61, MER 67Jaylen Smith makes 7-foot jumper
- 2H 8:54 · MER 67, ETSU 59Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:54 · MER 66, ETSU 59Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:03 · ETSU 59, MER 65Jaylen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 9:27 · MER 65, ETSU 56Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:55 · ETSU 56, MER 64Jordan McCullum makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:55 · ETSU 55, MER 64Jordan McCullum makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:10 · MER 64, ETSU 54Armani Mighty makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 11:25 · ETSU 54, MER 62Isaiah Sutherland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists)
- 2H 12:01 · ETSU 51, MER 62Isaiah Sutherland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Blake Barkley assists)
- 2H 12:54 · ETSU 48, MER 62Isaiah Sutherland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Maki Johnson assists)
- 2H 13:09 · MER 62, ETSU 45Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 13:09 · MER 61, ETSU 45Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:29 · ETSU 45, MER 60Cam Morris III makes layup (Brian Taylor II assists)
- 2H 13:54 · MER 60, ETSU 43Armani Mighty makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 2H 15:23 · MER 58, ETSU 43Zaire Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper
- 2H 16:51 · MER 55, ETSU 43Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armani Mighty assists)
- 2H 18:14 · ETSU 43, MER 52Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 18:14 · ETSU 42, MER 52Blake Barkley makes layup (Cam Morris III assists)
- 2H 18:43 · MER 52, ETSU 40Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 18:43 · MER 51, ETSU 40Baraka Okojie makes 9-foot jumper
- 2H 19:17 · ETSU 40, MER 49Jordan McCullum makes layup
- 2H 19:38 · ETSU 38, MER 49Brian Taylor II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists)
- 1H 0:46 · ETSU 35, MER 49Maki Johnson makes layup
- 1H 1:23 · MER 49, ETSU 33Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 1:35 · ETSU 33, MER 46Brian Taylor II makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 2:04 · MER 46, ETSU 31Bendji Pierre makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zaire Williams assists)
- 1H 2:44 · ETSU 31, MER 43Jordan McCullum makes 21-foot jumper (Blake Barkley assists)
- 1H 3:14 · MER 43, ETSU 29Zaire Williams makes free throw 3 of 3
- 1H 3:14 · MER 42, ETSU 29Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 3
- 1H 3:14 · MER 41, ETSU 29Zaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 3
- 1H 4:19 · MER 40, ETSU 29Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:19 · MER 39, ETSU 29Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:57 · ETSU 29, MER 38Jaylen Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blake Barkley assists)
- 1H 6:16 · MER 38, ETSU 26Armani Mighty makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 6:32 · ETSU 26, MER 36Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 6:32 · ETSU 25, MER 36Cam Morris III makes layup (Jaylen Smith assists)
- 1H 6:49 · MER 36, ETSU 23Quinton Perkins II makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 7:22 · MER 33, ETSU 23Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quinton Perkins II assists)
- 1H 7:38 · ETSU 23, MER 30Blake Barkley makes layup
- 1H 8:36 · MER 30, ETSU 21Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 8:36 · MER 29, ETSU 21Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup
- 1H 9:03 · ETSU 21, MER 27Allen Strothers makes 6-foot jumper
- 1H 9:49 · MER 27, ETSU 19Bendji Pierre makes layup
- 1H 10:14 · ETSU 19, MER 25Brian Taylor II makes 22-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists)
- 1H 10:28 · ETSU 16, MER 25Jordan McCullum makes layup (Allen Strothers assists)
- 1H 10:52 · MER 25, ETSU 14Zaire Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bendji Pierre assists)
- 1H 11:05 · ETSU 14, MER 22Maki Johnson makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jordan McCullum assists)
- 1H 11:24 · MER 22, ETSU 11Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup
- 1H 11:45 · ETSU 11, MER 20Brian Taylor II makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 12:12 · MER 20, ETSU 8Bendji Pierre makes 23-foot three point jumper (Connor Serven assists)
- 1H 12:51 · ETSU 8, MER 17Brian Taylor II makes layup
- 1H 13:02 · MER 17, ETSU 6Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 14:05 · MER 16, ETSU 6Armani Mighty makes 1-foot dunk (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 14:39 · MER 14, ETSU 6Quinton Perkins II makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zaire Williams assists)
- 1H 15:11 · ETSU 6, MER 11Milton Matthews III makes 7-foot jumper
- 1H 15:47 · MER 11, ETSU 4Connor Serven makes 1-foot dunk (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 16:00 · ETSU 4, MER 9Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 16:00 · ETSU 3, MER 9Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 16:20 · MER 9, ETSU 2Armani Mighty makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
- 1H 16:42 · MER 7, ETSU 2Zaire Williams makes layup (Connor Serven assists)
- 1H 17:53 · MER 5, ETSU 2Zaire Williams makes free throw 3 of 3
- 1H 17:53 · MER 4, ETSU 2Zaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 3
- 1H 18:07 · ETSU 2, MER 3Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 18:07 · ETSU 1, MER 3Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 19:00 · MER 3, ETSU 0Quinton Perkins II makes 25-foot three point jumper
Box score
Team
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ETSU35
41
76
MER49
33
82
ETSUTeam stats
This gameMER28-62Field goals24-47
45.2%Field goal %51.1%
9-243-pointers11-21
11-14Free throws23-36
33Rebounds32
13Assists15
8Steals6
2Blocks4
8Turnovers9
23Fouls14
Top performers
This game
MERZaire Williams23 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 7-9 FG
ETSUBlake Barkley16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 6-13 FG- ETSUBrian Taylor II15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 6-15 FG
East Tennessee State BuccaneersPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Blake BarkleyF | 31 | 16 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 15Cam Morris IIIF | 27 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 35Jordan McCullumF | 21 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11Brian Taylor IIG | 33 | 15 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5Allen StrothersG | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24Isaiah SutherlandF | 9 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4Jaylen SmithG | 24 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2Maki JohnsonG | 25 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 55Milton Matthews IIIG | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30Henry SisemoreF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14Brayden CrumpF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25Joseph CarterG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Frederico Whitaker Jr.G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3Maddox HuffG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21Gabe SiskG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 76 | 28-62 | 9-24 | 11-14 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 23 |
ETSUOffense
MERSeason stats
77.6 (147th)Points per Game(48th) 82.7
48.8% (31st)Field Goal %(120th) 46.3%
34.2% (214th)3-Point %(165th) 34.9%
74.4% (147th)Free Throw %(248th) 72.3%
14.1 (194th)Assists per Game(224th) 13.8
9.3 (376th)Off. Rebounds per Game(90th) 12.3
10.2 (68th)Turnovers per Game(84th) 10.4
ETSUDefense
MERSeason stats
33.7 (314th)Rebounds per Game(84th) 37.6
24.4 (213th)Def. Rebounds per Game(139th) 25.3
8.7 (70th)Steals per Game(117th) 7.9
3.3 (214th)Blocks per Game(195th) 3.4
ETSUTeam record
MER21-10Record19-12
Venue and TV
- 4:30 PM, February 28, 2026
- Hawkins Arena, Macon
- Watch: ESPN+