NCAA 2025-2026
February 28, 2026
Match Summary
MERCER defeated EAST TENNESSEE STATE 82-76 on February 28, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. MERCER won by a 6-point margin. Zaire Williams led all scorers with 23 points. MERCER shot 51.1% from the field while EAST TENNESSEE STATE managed 45.2%. MERCER collected 30 rebounds and EAST TENNESSEE STATE grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Zaire Williams G
6'4" - 1.93m
Efficiency Leader
Zaire Williams G
6'4" - 1.93m
MERCER
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | * Osezojie Baraka Okijie | 37:00 | 14 | 1/7 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 12/17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 26 | * Armani Mighty | 35:00 | 10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 0/4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | * Zaire Williams | 34:00 | 23 | 7/9 | 3/3 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | * Quinton Perkins Ii | 33:00 | 12 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | * T.j. Grant | 03:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Connor Serven | 30:00 | 5 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Kyle Cuffe | 16:00 | 10 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Bendji Pierre | 12:00 | 8 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 82 | 24/47 | 13/26 | 11/21 | 23/36 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 92 |
EAST TENNESSEE STATE
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | * Brian Taylor | 33:00 | 15 | 6/15 | 3/8 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | * Blake Barkley | 30:00 | 16 | 6/13 | 6/12 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | * Cameron Morse | 26:00 | 7 | 3/8 | 3/7 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 35 | * Jordan Mccullum | 21:00 | 8 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | * Allen Strothers | 17:00 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Makhi Johnson | 25:00 | 7 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Jaylen Smith | 24:00 | 10 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 55 | Milton Matthews | 14:00 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Isaiah Sutherland | 10:00 | 9 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 76 | 28/62 | 19/38 | 9/24 | 11/14 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 85 |
* Players marked with * are starters.