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Western Carolina vs Mercer
Final · Wed Jan 21 · 7:00 PM ET · Hawkins Arena
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-off- Spread: Mercer −8.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 158.5 (164 points).
Recap
Mercer beat Western Carolina 88-76 at Hawkins Arena in Macon on Jan 21, 2026 to move to 13-7.
Mercer has won 5 straight. They outscored Western Carolina 41-24 in the first half.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | 24 | 52 | 76 |
| MER | 41 | 47 | 88 |
Team stats
- FG
- 27-65
- 31-68
- 3PT
- 11-34
- 6-26
- FT
- 11-15
- 20-28
- Rebounds
- 40
- 44
- Assists
- 9
- 15
- Turnovers
- 16
- 7
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Western Carolina · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Kell F | 29 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Abdulai Fanta Kabba C | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi G | 15 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Cord Stansberry G | 20 | 11 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Julien Soumaoro G | 29 | 11 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tayeshaun Smith F | 17 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Samuel Dada F | 20 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tahlan Pettway G | 18 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJ Hyland G | 15 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Johnson G | 22 | 14 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Mercer · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armani Mighty C | 30 | 20 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Brady Shoulders G | 33 | 9 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Baraka Okojie G | 32 | 19 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 10-12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Zaire Williams G | 31 | 23 | 9-14 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kyle Cuffe Jr. G | 23 | 5 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bendji Pierre F | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Serven F | 17 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Quinton Perkins II G | 14 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tristan Gross G | 17 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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