NCAA 2025-2026
February 25, 2026
Match Summary
WESTERN CAROLINA defeated MERCER 78-74 on February 25, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. WESTERN CAROLINA won by a 4-point margin. Osezojie Baraka Okijie led all scorers with 22 points. WESTERN CAROLINA shot 45.3% from the field while MERCER managed 50.9%. WESTERN CAROLINA collected 28 rebounds and MERCER grabbed 25. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Osezojie Baraka Okijie PG
20 yrs (2005) 6'3" - 1.91m
Efficiency Leader
Cord Stansberry G
6'4" - 1.93m
WESTERN CAROLINA
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | * Cord Stansberry | 39:00 | 21 | 7/11 | 6/8 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | * Tahlan Pettway | 38:00 | 15 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 6/7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 23 | * Marcus Kell | 34:00 | 18 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 22 | * Tidjiane Dioumassi | 29:00 | 15 | 4/13 | 3/8 | 1/5 | 6/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | * Sam Dada | 25:00 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Adbulai Fanta Kabba | 15:00 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Justin Johnson | 14:00 | 1 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| 21 | Taye Smith | 06:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 78 | 24/53 | 19/35 | 5/18 | 25/27 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 79 |
MERCER
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | * Osezojie Baraka Okijie | 37:00 | 22 | 8/13 | 7/11 | 1/2 | 5/6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | * Zaire Williams | 35:00 | 13 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 26 | * Armani Mighty | 34:00 | 16 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 6/10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | * Quinton Perkins Ii | 31:00 | 13 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | * Connor Serven | 30:00 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bendji Pierre | 15:00 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tristan Gross | 11:00 | 4 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Kyle Cuffe | 07:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 74 | 28/55 | 26/43 | 2/12 | 16/22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 65 |
* Players marked with * are starters.