Western Carolina Catamounts vs Mercer Bears

College Basketball

W Carolina

6-12

76-88

Final

Mercer

13-7

Hawkins Arena

Lead tracker

WCU leadsBiggest lead WCU 0, MER 25

MER leads

Team	1H	2H	T
WCU	24	52	76
MER	41	47	88

Who won: Mercer 88-76

The Mercer Bears beat the Western Carolina Catamounts 88-76 on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Hawkins Arena. The Mercer outscored the W Carolina 41-24 in the 1st half. Zaire Williams led the Mercer in points (23). Justin Johnson led the W Carolina in points (14).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WCUMER

27-65FG31-68

42Field Goal %46

11-343PT6-26

32Three Point %23

11-15FT20-28

73Free Throw %71

40Rebounds44

17Offensive Rebounds20

23Defensive Rebounds24

9Assists15

4Steals10

6Blocks3

16Turnovers7

2Team Turnovers1

16Total Turnovers7

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

7Points Off Turnovers21

13Fast Break Points13

30Points in Paint44

22Fouls13

0Largest Lead25

0Lead Changes0

0Percent Led98

Player of the game

Zaire Williams

MER · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

9.0

Win probability

100%MER final

WCUMER

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:20
+2
Layup
Samuel Dada makes layup (Tahlan Pettway assists)
S. Dada · 10 PTS · ast T. Pettway
WCU 76 - 88 MER
H2 0:23
Defensive rebound
Samuel Dada Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:27
Misses tip in layup
Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses tip in layup
K. Cuffe Jr. · 5 PTS
H2 0:27
Offensive Rebound
Kyle Cuffe Jr. Offensive Rebound.
K. Cuffe Jr. · 5 PTS
H2 0:32
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Z. Williams · 23 PTS
H2 0:34
Defensive rebound
Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:38
Block
Armani Mighty Block.
A. Mighty · 20 PTS
H2 0:38
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Julien Soumaoro misses 25-foot three point jumper
J. Soumaoro · 11 PTS
H2 1:00MER
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
H2 1:27MER
Shorttimeout
Mercer Timeout
H2 1:33
+2
Jumper, 2 ft
Samuel Dada makes 2-foot jumper
S. Dada · 10 PTS
WCU 74 - 88 MER
H2 1:33
Offensive Rebound
Samuel Dada Offensive Rebound.
S. Dada · 10 PTS
H2 1:37
Misses 15-foot jumper
Julien Soumaoro misses 15-foot jumper
J. Soumaoro · 11 PTS
H2 1:51
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Zaire Williams makes 0-foot tip in layup
Z. Williams · 23 PTS
WCU 72 - 88 MER
H2 1:51
Offensive Rebound
Zaire Williams Offensive Rebound.
Z. Williams · 23 PTS
H2 1:55
Misses layup
Armani Mighty misses layup
A. Mighty · 20 PTS
H2 1:56
Offensive Rebound
Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.
A. Mighty · 20 PTS
H2 1:58
Misses layup
Brady Shoulders misses layup
B. Shoulders · 9 PTS
H2 2:24
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Justin Johnson makes 0-foot tip in layup
J. Johnson · 14 PTS
WCU 72 - 86 MER
H2 2:24
Offensive Rebound
Justin Johnson Offensive Rebound.
J. Johnson · 14 PTS
H2 2:28
Misses layup
Justin Johnson misses layup
J. Johnson · 14 PTS
H2 2:44
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Okojie · 19 PTS
WCU 70 - 86 MER
H2 2:44
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
B. Okojie · 19 PTS
WCU 70 - 85 MER