Mercer Bears vs Western Carolina Catamounts

College Basketball

Mercer

18-12

74-78

Final

W Carolina

13-15

Ramsey Center

Lead tracker

MER leadsBiggest lead MER 6, WCU 8

WCU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
MER	32	42	74
WCU	33	45	78

Who won: W Carolina 78-74

The Western Carolina Catamounts beat the Mercer Bears 78-74 on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Ramsey Center. Cord Stansberry led the W Carolina in points (21). Baraka Okojie led the Mercer in points (22).

MER

WCU

Player of the game

Cord Stansberry

WCU · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

8.1

Players	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	GmSc
Samuel DadaF5.6	25	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	3.3
Marcus KellF7.9	34	18	6-9	2-3	4-4	4	0	1	2	0	1	3	1	16.3
Tahlan PettwayG7.1	38	15	4-10	1-5	6-7	2	1	1	3	0	0	2	2	11.7
Tidjiane DioumassiG5.7	29	15	4-13	1-5	6-6	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	4.2
Cord StansberryG8.1	39	21	7-11	1-3	6-6	5	4	2	1	0	0	5	3	18.2
Bench
Tayeshaun SmithF	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-0.7
Justin JohnsonF3.7	14	1	0-5	0-2	1-2	3	1	3	0	0	1	2	2	-4.7
Abdulai Fanta KabbaC6.4	15	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	7.4