Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
EAST TENNESSEE STATE defeated MERCER 77-71 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. EAST TENNESSEE STATE won by a 6-point margin. Brian Taylor led all scorers with 21 points. EAST TENNESSEE STATE shot 42.1% from the field while MERCER managed 43.1%. EAST TENNESSEE STATE collected 34 rebounds and MERCER grabbed 29. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
EAST TENNESSEE STATE
77 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Brian Taylor | 39:00 | 21 | 5/12 | 4/7 | 1/5 | 10/12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| * Blake Barkley | 35:00 | 19 | 7/12 | 5/9 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| * Cameron Morse | 32:00 | 12 | 5/14 | 5/12 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| * Allen Strothers | 19:00 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| * Jordan Mccullum | 19:00 | 5 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Makhi Johnson | 29:00 | 6 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Jaylen Smith | 21:00 | 13 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Gabe Sisk | 07:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 201:00 | 77 | 24/57 | 18/38 | 6/19 | 23/27 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 83 |
MERCER
71 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Osezojie Baraka Okijie | 35:00 | 15 | 5/15 | 5/9 | 0/6 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| * Brady Shoulders | 34:00 | 21 | 7/11 | 3/5 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| * Zaire Williams | 33:00 | 13 | 5/11 | 2/3 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| * Armani Mighty | 31:00 | 4 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| * Connor Serven | 28:00 | 8 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Quinton Perkins Ii | 27:00 | 8 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Tristan Gross | 08:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Bendji Pierre | 04:00 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 71 | 25/58 | 16/30 | 9/28 | 12/17 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 68 |