Mercer Bears vs VMI Keydets

College Basketball

Mercer

11-7

77-67

Final

VMI

6-12

Cameron Hall

Lead tracker

MER leadsBiggest lead MER 13, VMI 4

VMI leads

Team	1H	2H	T
MER	36	41	77
VMI	33	34	67

Who won: Mercer 77-67

The Mercer Bears beat the VMI Keydets 77-67 on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Cameron Hall. Brady Shoulders led the Mercer in points (20). Linus Holmstrom led the VMI in points (18).

Player of the game

Armani Mighty

MER · 18 PTS, 25 REB, 3 BLK

9.3

Win probability

100%MER final

MERVMI

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
THREEH2 0:00
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
L. Holmstrom · 18 PTS · ast A. Clark
Linus Holmstrom makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Clark assists)
MER 77 - 67 VMI
SLAMH2 0:11
Dunk, 3 ft
B. Shoulders · 20 PTS
Brady Shoulders makes 3-foot dunk
MER 77 - 64 VMI
H2 0:17
Steal
Brady Shoulders Steal.
B. Shoulders · 20 PTS
H2 0:17
TO
Bad pass turnover
Tan Yildizoglu bad pass turnover
T. Yildizoglu · 4 PTS
H2 0:19
+2
Layup
Brady Shoulders makes layup (Baraka Okojie assists)
B. Shoulders · 20 PTS · ast B. Okojie
MER 75 - 64 VMI
H2 0:34
Defensive rebound
Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:37
Misses 10-foot jumper
Tan Yildizoglu misses 10-foot jumper
T. Yildizoglu · 4 PTS
H2 0:46
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Okojie · 11 PTS
MER 73 - 64 VMI
H2 0:46
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
B. Okojie · 11 PTS
MER 72 - 64 VMI
H2 0:46
Foul on Tan Yildizoglu
Foul on Tan Yildizoglu.
T. Yildizoglu · 4 PTS
H2 0:54VMI
Shorttimeout
VMI Timeout
H2 0:54
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Kaden Stuckey makes 0-foot tip in layup
K. Stuckey · 5 PTS
MER 71 - 64 VMI
H2 0:54
Offensive Rebound
Kaden Stuckey Offensive Rebound.
K. Stuckey · 5 PTS
H2 0:55
Misses layup
Linus Holmstrom misses layup
L. Holmstrom · 18 PTS
H2 1:10
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Zaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
Z. Williams · 12 PTS
MER 71 - 62 VMI
H2 1:10
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Zaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
Z. Williams · 12 PTS
MER 70 - 62 VMI
H2 1:10
Foul on Linus Holmstrom
Foul on Linus Holmstrom.
L. Holmstrom · 18 PTS
H2 1:21
Defensive rebound
Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:26
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mario Tatum Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
M. Tatum Jr. · 7 PTS
H2 1:29
Offensive Rebound
Kaden Stuckey Offensive Rebound.
K. Stuckey · 5 PTS
H2 1:32
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Linus Holmstrom misses 24-foot three point jumper
L. Holmstrom · 18 PTS
H2 1:49
Foul on Brady Shoulders
Foul on Brady Shoulders.
B. Shoulders · 20 PTS
H2 1:49
Defensive rebound
Kaden Stuckey Defensive Rebound.