Mercer Bears @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers

8-7, 0-2 SoCon

Final

	1	2	T
Mercer MER	35	36	71
ETSU ETSU	32	45	77

East Tennessee State BuccaneersETSUETSU

10-5, 2-0 SoCon

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Jordan McCullum makes layup
Jordan McCullum makes free throw 1 of 1
Connor Serven makes 9-foot hook shot
Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists)
Zaire Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cam Morris III makes 15-foot hook shot
Armani Mighty misses layup
Baraka Okojie misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cam Morris III misses layup
Zaire Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jordan McCullum misses 30-foot three point jumper
Brady Shoulders misses 23-foot three point jumper
Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2
Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2
Brady Shoulders makes layup
Cam Morris III misses 10-foot hook shot
Armani Mighty makes layup
Jaylen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinton Perkins II assists)
Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cam Morris III makes 0-foot tip in layup
Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brian Taylor II misses 18-foot jumper
Tristan Gross misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brian Taylor II makes layup
Quinton Perkins II makes 29-foot three point jumper (Connor Serven assists)
Jordan McCullum misses 29-foot three point jumper
Blake Barkley misses 17-foot floating jump shot
Bendji Pierre misses 25-foot three point jumper
Baraka Okojie misses layup
Jordan McCullum misses layup
Bendji Pierre makes layup (Quinton Perkins II assists)
Blake Barkley misses 12-foot hook shot
Connor Serven misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Smith misses layup
Brian Taylor II misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2
Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2
Cam Morris III misses 10-foot hook shot
Cam Morris III misses layup
Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists)
Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
Zaire Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Zaire Williams makes layup
Brian Taylor II misses layup
Brady Shoulders makes driving layup
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 3
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 3
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 3 of 3
Baraka Okojie makes layup
Cam Morris III misses 27-foot three point jumper
Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper
Brady Shoulders makes free throw 1 of 2
Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2
Baraka Okojie misses 14-foot jumper
Jordan McCullum misses layup
Connor Serven misses layup
Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Maki Johnson assists)
Baraka Okojie misses 31-foot three point jumper
Brian Taylor II misses 28-foot three point jumper
Armani Mighty misses layup
Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 2
Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2
Maki Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Taylor II makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Connor Serven makes 1-foot dunk (Quinton Perkins II assists)
Baraka Okojie makes 1-foot dunk (Connor Serven assists)
Cam Morris III misses layup
Brady Shoulders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper
Brady Shoulders misses free throw 1 of 2
Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2
Brian Taylor II misses 24-foot three point jumper
Baraka Okojie misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Cam Morris III makes layup
Baraka Okojie misses free throw 1 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
Cam Morris III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan McCullum makes layup
Brady Shoulders misses layup
Zaire Williams makes 29-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
Brian Taylor II makes 21-foot jumper
Baraka Okojie makes driving layup
Brian Taylor II makes driving layup
Brian Taylor II misses free throw 1 of 2
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
Brady Shoulders misses 25-foot three point jumper
Blake Barkley makes 4-foot dunk
Brady Shoulders makes layup
Zaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brady Shoulders assists)
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
Brady Shoulders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
Cam Morris III makes layup
Quinton Perkins II misses 24-foot three point jumper
Armani Mighty makes free throw 1 of 2
Armani Mighty misses free throw 2 of 2
Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper
Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
Brady Shoulders makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinton Perkins II assists)
Jaylen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cam Morris III misses dunk
Blake Barkley misses 13-foot jumper
Cam Morris III makes layup
Brady Shoulders misses layup
Blake Barkley makes layup (Cam Morris III assists)
Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 1
Zaire Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cam Morris III misses free throw 1 of 1
Connor Serven misses 13-foot floating jump shot
Armani Mighty misses layup
Jaylen Smith makes layup
Quinton Perkins II makes 27-foot three point jumper
Blake Barkley makes layup (Allen Strothers assists)
Connor Serven makes 6-foot hook shot
Jaylen Smith misses layup
Blake Barkley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan McCullum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Baraka Okojie makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Maki Johnson misses layup
Jaylen Smith makes layup
Baraka Okojie misses 11-foot jumper
Jaylen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists)
Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
Connor Serven misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brian Taylor II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Blake Barkley assists)
Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 1
Jaylen Smith misses layup
Connor Serven misses layup
Armani Mighty misses layup
Blake Barkley makes layup (Brian Taylor II assists)
Cam Morris III misses layup
Blake Barkley misses layup
Blake Barkley makes 0-foot tip in layup
Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brian Taylor II misses free throw 1 of 1
Quinton Perkins II makes driving layup
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
Brady Shoulders makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2
Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 1 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes free throw 2 of 2
Baraka Okojie makes layup
Allen Strothers makes free throw 1 of 2
Allen Strothers misses free throw 2 of 2
Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper
Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2
Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2
Zaire Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Quinton Perkins II misses 22-foot three point jumper

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		MER	ETSU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Mercer	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State	0	0
19:52	Foul on Connor Serven.	0	0
19:52	Connor Serven turnover	0	0
19:39	Jordan McCullum makes layup	0	2
19:39	Foul on Armani Mighty.	0	2
19:39	Jordan McCullum makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
19:18	Connor Serven makes 9-foot hook shot	2	3
19:09	Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists)	2	6
18:36	Zaire Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	6
18:34	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	2	6
18:28	Armani Mighty bad pass turnover	2	6
18:28	Cam Morris III Steal.	2	6
17:59	Cam Morris III makes 15-foot hook shot	2	8
17:43	Armani Mighty misses layup	2	8
17:43	Cam Morris III Block.	2	8
17:42	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	2	8
17:34	Baraka Okojie misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	8
17:30	Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.	2	8
17:19	Cam Morris III misses layup	2	8
17:18	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	2	8
17:18	Foul on Blake Barkley.	2	8
17:18	Cam Morris III subbing out for East Tennessee State	2	8
17:18	Gabe Sisk subbing in for East Tennessee State	2	8
17:07	Zaire Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	4	8
16:33	Jordan McCullum misses 30-foot three point jumper	4	8
16:29	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	4	8
16:14	Brady Shoulders misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	8
16:10	Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.	4	8
15:57	Blake Barkley bad pass turnover	4	8
15:57	Zaire Williams Steal.	4	8
15:40	Foul on Allen Strothers.	4	8
15:40	Official TV Timeout	4	8
15:40	Allen Strothers subbing out for East Tennessee State	4	8
15:40	Blake Barkley subbing out for East Tennessee State	4	8
15:40	Jaylen Smith subbing in for East Tennessee State	4	8
15:40	Cam Morris III subbing in for East Tennessee State	4	8
15:40	Armani Mighty subbing out for Mercer	4	8
15:40	Quinton Perkins II subbing in for Mercer	4	8
15:40	Connor Serven makes free throw 1 of 2	5	8
15:40	Connor Serven makes free throw 2 of 2	6	8
15:18	Foul on Gabe Sisk.	6	8
15:18	Gabe Sisk turnover	6	8
15:18	Gabe Sisk subbing out for East Tennessee State	6	8
15:18	Maki Johnson subbing in for East Tennessee State	6	8
15:05	Brady Shoulders makes layup	8	8
14:51	Foul on Quinton Perkins II.	8	8
14:51	Jordan McCullum subbing out for East Tennessee State	8	8
14:51	Blake Barkley subbing in for East Tennessee State	8	8
14:51	Connor Serven subbing out for Mercer	8	8
14:51	Armani Mighty subbing in for Mercer	8	8
14:46	Cam Morris III misses 10-foot hook shot	8	8
14:42	Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:34	Armani Mighty makes layup	10	8
14:04	Jaylen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	8
14:00	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	10	8
13:56	Foul on Jaylen Smith.	10	8
13:56	Jaylen Smith subbing out for East Tennessee State	10	8
13:56	Allen Strothers subbing in for East Tennessee State	10	8
13:56	Baraka Okojie subbing out for Mercer	10	8
13:56	Tristan Gross subbing in for Mercer	10	8
13:46	Zaire Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinton Perkins II assists)	13	8
13:26	Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	8
13:21	Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.	13	8
13:21	Cam Morris III makes 0-foot tip in layup	13	10
13:07	Zaire Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	10
13:04	Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:41	Brian Taylor II misses 18-foot jumper	13	10
12:38	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:35	Tristan Gross misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	10
12:33	Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.	13	10
12:33	Foul on Armani Mighty.	13	10
12:33	Armani Mighty subbing out for Mercer	13	10
12:33	Connor Serven subbing in for Mercer	13	10
12:33	Cam Morris III subbing out for East Tennessee State	13	10
12:33	Jordan McCullum subbing in for East Tennessee State	13	10
12:19	Brian Taylor II makes layup	13	12
12:00	Quinton Perkins II makes 29-foot three point jumper (Connor Serven assists)	16	12
11:32	Jordan McCullum misses 29-foot three point jumper	16	12
11:29	East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	16	12
11:27	Official TV Timeout	16	12
11:27	Maki Johnson subbing out for East Tennessee State	16	12
11:27	Jaylen Smith subbing in for East Tennessee State	16	12
11:27	Zaire Williams subbing out for Mercer	16	12
11:27	Brady Shoulders subbing out for Mercer	16	12
11:27	Baraka Okojie subbing in for Mercer	16	12
11:27	Bendji Pierre subbing in for Mercer	16	12
11:21	Blake Barkley misses 17-foot floating jump shot	16	12
11:18	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	16	12
11:14	Bendji Pierre misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	12
11:12	Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.	16	12
11:12	Foul on Jaylen Smith.	16	12
11:01	Baraka Okojie misses layup	16	12
11:01	Jordan McCullum Block.	16	12
10:57	Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.	16	12
10:55	Jordan McCullum misses layup	16	12
10:55	Tristan Gross Block.	16	12
10:51	Quinton Perkins II Defensive Rebound.	16	12
10:42	Foul on Allen Strothers.	16	12
10:42	Allen Strothers subbing out for East Tennessee State	16	12
10:42	Cam Morris III subbing in for East Tennessee State	16	12
10:40	Bendji Pierre makes layup (Quinton Perkins II assists)	18	12
10:14	Blake Barkley misses 12-foot hook shot	18	12
10:11	Bendji Pierre Defensive Rebound.	18	12
10:06	Connor Serven misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	12
10:03	East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.	18	12
9:46	Jaylen Smith misses layup	18	12
9:44	East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	18	12
9:44	Blake Barkley subbing out for East Tennessee State	18	12
9:44	Maki Johnson subbing in for East Tennessee State	18	12
9:38	Brian Taylor II misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot	18	12
9:35	Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.	18	12
9:35	Foul on Tristan Gross.	18	12
9:35	Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2	18	13
9:35	Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
9:23	Baraka Okojie bad pass turnover	18	14
9:23	Cam Morris III Steal.	18	14
9:17	Foul on Quinton Perkins II.	18	14
9:17	Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2	18	15
9:17	Quinton Perkins II subbing out for Mercer	18	15
9:17	Zaire Williams subbing in for Mercer	18	15
9:17	Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2	18	16
9:06	Tristan Gross out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	16
8:54	Cam Morris III misses 10-foot hook shot	18	16
8:51	Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.	18	16
8:51	Cam Morris III misses layup	18	16
8:51	Bendji Pierre Block.	18	16
8:51	East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	18	16
8:46	Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists)	18	19
8:20	Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	19
8:17	Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.	18	19
7:55	Foul on Tristan Gross.	18	19
7:55	Official TV Timeout	18	19
7:55	Jordan McCullum subbing out for East Tennessee State	18	19
7:55	Blake Barkley subbing in for East Tennessee State	18	19
7:55	Connor Serven subbing out for Mercer	18	19
7:55	Bendji Pierre subbing out for Mercer	18	19
7:55	Tristan Gross subbing out for Mercer	18	19
7:55	Quinton Perkins II subbing in for Mercer	18	19
7:55	Brady Shoulders subbing in for Mercer	18	19
7:55	Armani Mighty subbing in for Mercer	18	19
7:55	Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	18	20
7:55	Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	18	21
7:39	Zaire Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	18	21
7:35	Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.	18	21
7:26	Foul on Jaylen Smith.	18	21
7:26	Jaylen Smith turnover	18	21
7:26	Jaylen Smith subbing out for East Tennessee State	18	21
7:26	Allen Strothers subbing in for East Tennessee State	18	21
7:11	Zaire Williams makes layup	20	21
6:50	Brian Taylor II misses layup	20	21
6:48	Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.	20	21
6:30	Brady Shoulders makes driving layup	22	21
6:29	East Tennessee State Timeout	22	21
6:03	Foul on Zaire Williams.	22	21
6:03	Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 3	22	22
6:03	Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 3	22	23
6:03	Brian Taylor II makes free throw 3 of 3	22	24
5:49	Baraka Okojie makes layup	24	24
5:31	Cam Morris III misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	24
5:27	Brian Taylor II Offensive Rebound.	24	24
5:23	Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper	24	27
5:05	Foul on Blake Barkley.	24	27
5:05	Blake Barkley subbing out for East Tennessee State	24	27
5:05	Jordan McCullum subbing in for East Tennessee State	24	27
5:05	Brady Shoulders makes free throw 1 of 2	25	27
5:05	Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2	26	27
4:43	Allen Strothers traveling turnover	26	27
4:31	Baraka Okojie misses 14-foot jumper	26	27
4:28	Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.	26	27
4:20	Cam Morris III subbing out for East Tennessee State	26	27
4:20	Blake Barkley subbing in for East Tennessee State	26	27
4:20	Armani Mighty subbing out for Mercer	26	27
4:20	Connor Serven subbing in for Mercer	26	27
4:08	Jordan McCullum misses layup	26	27
4:06	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	26	27
4:01	Connor Serven misses layup	26	27
3:58	Quinton Perkins II Offensive Rebound.	26	27
3:50	Zaire Williams bad pass turnover	26	27
3:50	Allen Strothers Steal.	26	27
3:50	Official TV Timeout	26	27
3:50	Jordan McCullum subbing out for East Tennessee State	26	27
3:50	Cam Morris III subbing in for East Tennessee State	26	27
3:50	Zaire Williams subbing out for Mercer	26	27
3:50	Armani Mighty subbing in for Mercer	26	27
3:26	Blake Barkley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Maki Johnson assists)	26	30
3:06	Baraka Okojie misses 31-foot three point jumper	26	30
3:04	East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.	26	30
2:52	Brian Taylor II misses 28-foot three point jumper	26	30
2:48	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	26	30
2:39	Blake Barkley subbing out for East Tennessee State	26	30
2:39	Jordan McCullum subbing in for East Tennessee State	26	30
2:25	Armani Mighty misses layup	26	30
2:24	Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.	26	30
2:24	Foul on Jordan McCullum.	26	30
2:24	Armani Mighty misses free throw 1 of 2	26	30
2:24	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	26	30
2:24	Armani Mighty makes free throw 2 of 2	27	30
2:15	Maki Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	30
2:11	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	27	30
2:02	Quinton Perkins II bad pass turnover	27	30
2:02	Maki Johnson Steal.	27	30
2:02	Allen Strothers subbing out for East Tennessee State	27	30
2:02	Gabe Sisk subbing in for East Tennessee State	27	30
1:42	Brian Taylor II makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	27	32
1:30	Connor Serven makes 1-foot dunk (Quinton Perkins II assists)	29	32
1:14	Jordan McCullum bad pass turnover	29	32
1:14	Connor Serven Steal.	29	32
1:09	Baraka Okojie makes 1-foot dunk (Connor Serven assists)	31	32
1:09	Mercer Timeout	31	32
1:09	Jordan McCullum subbing out for East Tennessee State	31	32
1:09	Blake Barkley subbing in for East Tennessee State	31	32
1:09	Armani Mighty subbing out for Mercer	31	32
1:09	Zaire Williams subbing in for Mercer	31	32
0:49	Cam Morris III misses layup	31	32
0:45	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	31	32
0:39	Brady Shoulders makes 24-foot three point jumper (Baraka Okojie assists)	34	32
0:29	Foul on Brian Taylor II.	34	32
0:29	Brian Taylor II turnover	34	32
0:09	Baraka Okojie misses 28-foot three point jumper	34	32
0:05	Foul on Gabe Sisk.	34	32
0:05	Brady Shoulders misses free throw 1 of 2	34	32
0:05	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	34	32
0:05	Brady Shoulders makes free throw 2 of 2	35	32
0:04	Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.	35	32
0:00	Brian Taylor II misses 24-foot three point jumper	35	32
0:00	Gabe Sisk Offensive Rebound.	35	32
0:00	End of 1st half	35	32

Mercer Bears vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers: Game Highlights

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Johnson City, TN

NCAA Division I

Southern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
East Tennessee State	7-2	-	15-7
Wofford	7-2	-	15-7
Furman	6-3	1	15-7
Mercer	6-3	1	14-8
Western Carolina	4-5	3	8-12
UNC Greensboro	4-5	3	8-14
The Citadel	4-5	3	7-15
Samford	3-6	4	10-12
Chattanooga	3-6	4	9-13
VMI	1-8	6	6-16

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