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Mercer Bears at East Tennessee State Buccaneers: January 3, 2026

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers beat the Mercer Bears 77-71 on January 3, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 3, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Brady Shoulders (Mercer Bears, 21); Brian Taylor II (East Tennessee State Buccaneers, 21).

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Line score

Line score — Mercer Bears / East Tennessee State Buccaneers — College basketball — January 3, 2026
TeamH1H2Final
Mercer Bears353671
East Tennessee State Buccaneers324577

What stood out

  • The East Tennessee State Buccaneers' biggest edge came in the 2nd half (45-36).

Player lines

  • Armani Mighty (MER C): 31 MIN, 4 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Baraka Okojie (MER G): 35 MIN, 15 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 5 TOV
  • Bendji Pierre (MER F): 3 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Brady Shoulders (MER G): 34 MIN, 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Connor Serven (MER F): 28 MIN, 8 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Quinton Perkins II (MER G): 28 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Tristan Gross (MER G): 8 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Zaire Williams (MER G): 33 MIN, 13 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Allen Strothers (ETSU G): 19 MIN, 1 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Blake Barkley (ETSU F): 35 MIN, 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Brian Taylor II (ETSU G): 39 MIN, 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Cam Morris III (ETSU F): 32 MIN, 12 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 3 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Gabe Sisk (ETSU G): 7 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jaylen Smith (ETSU G): 21 MIN, 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jordan McCullum (ETSU F): 19 MIN, 5 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Maki Johnson (ETSU G): 28 MIN, 6 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Mercer Bears head-to-head (2 meetings).

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