Western Carolina Catamounts vs Mercer Bears, SoCon Championship Quarterfinal

College Basketball

W Carolina

15-15

77-73

Final

Mercer

19-13

Harrah's Cherokee Center

Lead tracker

WCU leadsBiggest lead WCU 5, MER 17

MER 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).

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Tidjiane Dioumassi led Western Carolina with 21 points and Marcus Kell sealed the victory with a free throw with 30 seconds left as the Catamounts took down Mercer 77-73 on Saturday in the Southern Conference Tournament.

What it means

W Carolina 4-12 on the road; Mercer 14-1 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Feb 28

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ESPN · Feb 28

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Preview · Feb 27

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Recap · Feb 26

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ESPN · Feb 25

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Preview · Feb 24

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Game info

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville, NC · Attendance 4,768
Officials: Mike Terry (Referee), Michael Husted (Referee), Hunter Allen (Referee)