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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armani MightyC6.1 | 33 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Brady ShouldersG7.2 | 34 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.2 |
| Quinton Perkins IIG5.8 | 29 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Baraka OkojieG7.8 | 36 | 26 | 9-21 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| Zaire WilliamsG7.3 | 36 | 18 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 5-9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12.7 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Bendji PierreF | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Connor ServenF5.8 | 18 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Kyle Cuffe Jr.G4.4 | 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1.9 |
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