Western Carolina Catamounts vs Mercer Bears, SoCon Championship Quarterfinal
Lead tracker
WCU leadsBiggest lead WCU 5, MER 17MER leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 WCU | 36 | 41 | 77 |
 MER | 35 | 38 | 73 |
Who won: W Carolina 77-73
The Western Carolina Catamounts beat the Mercer Bears 77-73 in SoCon Championship Quarterfinal on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Harrah's Cherokee Center. Tidjiane Dioumassi led the W Carolina in points (21). Baraka Okojie led the Mercer in points (26).
MER
Player of the game
Baraka Okojie
MER · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
7.8
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel DadaF6.4 | 25 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Marcus KellF6.7 | 28 | 15 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9.6 |
| Tahlan PettwayG7.3 | 37 | 18 | 6-14 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13.2 |
| Tidjiane DioumassiG7.6 | 34 | 21 | 8-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14.8 |
| Cord StansberryG6.3 | 34 | 13 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 6-10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Tayeshaun SmithF5.6 | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Abdulai Fanta KabbaC5.5 | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Justin JohnsonG | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.9 |
| Julien SoumaoroG4.8 | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.7 |
North Carolina24-761
Duke29-276Final
Arizona29-289
Colorado17-1479Final
UConn27-462
Marquette12-1968Final
Florida25-684
Kentucky19-1277Final
Arizona St16-1565
Iowa State25-686Final
Houston26-582
Oklahoma St18-1375Final
Texas Tech22-976
BYU21-1082Final
Virginia Tech19-1272
Virginia27-476Final
Kansas St12-1985
Kansas22-9104Final
Wisconsin22-997
Purdue23-893Final