Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
EASTERN KENTUCKY lost to MERCER 83-95 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. MERCER won by a 12-point margin. Quinton Perkins Ii led all scorers with 20 points. EASTERN KENTUCKY shot 41.1% from the field while MERCER managed 55.7%. EASTERN KENTUCKY collected 32 rebounds and MERCER grabbed 35. 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
EASTERN KENTUCKY
83 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Montavious Myrick | 31:00 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| * Jackson Holt | 28:00 | 12 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| * Juan Cranford, Jr. | 28:00 | 18 | 7/18 | 3/9 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| * M.j. Williams | 26:00 | 7 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| * Austin Ball | 21:00 | 11 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Jalen Cooper | 20:00 | 4 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Turner Buttry | 19:00 | 9 | 3/9 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyler Jackson | 18:00 | 12 | 5/10 | 5/7 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Yvens Paul | 09:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 83 | 30/73 | 19/44 | 11/29 | 12/15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 85 |
MERCER
95 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Brady Shoulders | 38:00 | 10 | 2/7 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 6/6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| * Armani Mighty | 35:00 | 13 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| * Quinton Perkins Ii | 32:00 | 20 | 7/9 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| * Osezojie Baraka Okijie | 31:00 | 18 | 6/14 | 4/10 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| * Zaire Williams | 30:00 | 14 | 6/13 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tristan Gross | 16:00 | 8 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Kyle Cuffe | 13:00 | 12 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Bendji Pierre | 05:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 95 | 34/61 | 21/38 | 13/23 | 14/18 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 114 |