Mercer Bears @ Eastern Kentucky Colonels

ASUN/SoCon Challenge

3-2, 1-2 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Mercer MER	53	42	95
E Kentucky EKU	38	45	83

Eastern Kentucky ColonelsE KentuckyEKU

1-4, 1-2 Home

Austin Ball made Three Point Jumper.
Montavious Myrick missed Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
MJ Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cooper.
Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cooper.
Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Jumper.
Tyler Jackson made Jumper.
Jackson Holt missed Layup.
Tyler Jackson missed Jumper.
Turner Buttry made Jumper.
Austin Ball made Jumper.
Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyler Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Jumper.
MJ Williams missed Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. made Jumper.
Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.
Austin Ball missed Three Point Jumper.
MJ Williams made Layup.
Montavious Myrick missed Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Layup.
Jackson Holt missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.
Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
Jackson Holt made Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
Turner Buttry missed Layup.
Montavious Myrick made Two Point Tip Shot.
Tyler Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
MJ Williams missed Layup.
Tyler Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Montavious Myrick made Dunk. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
Tyler Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
Montavious Myrick missed Layup.
Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
Montavious Myrick made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Ball.
MJ Williams missed Layup.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Montavious Myrick made Dunk. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
Turner Buttry missed Jumper.
Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
Turner Buttry made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Layup.
Juan Cranford Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
Juan Cranford Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
Juan Cranford Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. made Jumper.
Tyler Jackson missed Jumper.
Austin Ball missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Jackson Holt missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juan Cranford Jr..
Juan Cranford Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Austin Ball missed Jumper.
Juan Cranford Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by MJ Williams.
Austin Ball missed Jumper.
Austin Ball made Layup.
MJ Williams missed Layup.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Austin Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
Tyler Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jackson Holt made Jumper.
Turner Buttry missed Jumper.
Tyler Jackson made Layup.
Juan Cranford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Tyler Jackson made Layup.
Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
Zaire Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Williams.
Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Layup. Assisted by Zaire Williams.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Jumper.
Zaire Williams made Dunk.
Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
Bendji Pierre missed Jumper.
Tristan Gross made Jumper.
Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Tristan Gross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armani Mighty.
Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
Tristan Gross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristan Gross.
Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Williams.
Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
Zaire Williams made Layup.
Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Layup. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
Armani Mighty made Dunk. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armani Mighty.
Zaire Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
Armani Mighty made Layup. Assisted by Zaire Williams.
Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armani Mighty.
Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
Tristan Gross missed Three Point Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brady Shoulders.
Zaire Williams made Jumper.
Brady Shoulders made Layup. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Layup.
Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.
Armani Mighty missed Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II missed Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Layup.
Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Layup.
Brady Shoulders missed Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Jumper.
Brady Shoulders made Layup.
Zaire Williams made Layup. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.

MERCER

E KENTUCKY

TIME		MER	EKU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball won by Eastern Kentucky	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball lost by Mercer	0	0
19:34	Austin Ball Turnover.	0	0
19:34	Brady Shoulders Steal.	0	0
19:22	Armani Mighty Turnover.	0	0
19:22	Austin Ball Steal.	0	0
19:11	Montavious Myrick Turnover.	0	0
19:11	Baraka Okojie Steal.	0	0
18:46	Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:42	MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:38	Austin Ball made Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:33	Foul on Juan Cranford Jr..	0	3
18:21	Zaire Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.	3	3
18:13	Juan Cranford Jr. Turnover.	3	3
18:13	Baraka Okojie Steal.	3	3
18:05	Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper.	6	3
17:45	Montavious Myrick missed Jumper.	6	3
17:45	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	6	3
17:45	Austin Ball subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	6	3
17:45	Jalen Cooper subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	6	3
17:31	Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.	9	3
17:15	Juan Cranford Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	9	3
17:11	MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.	9	3
17:03	MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	9	3
17:00	Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.	9	3
16:54	MJ Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cooper.	9	6
16:43	Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Williams.	12	6
16:41	Eastern Kentucky Timeout	12	6
16:41	Technical Foul on Quinton Perkins II.	12	6
16:41	Jackson Holt made Free Throw.	12	7
16:41	Jackson Holt made Free Throw.	12	8
16:21	Foul on Brady Shoulders.	12	8
16:21	Jalen Cooper made Free Throw.	12	9
16:21	Jalen Cooper missed Free Throw.	12	9
16:19	Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.	12	9
16:06	Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.	14	9
15:48	Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Cooper.	14	12
15:32	Armani Mighty made Layup. Assisted by Zaire Williams.	16	12
15:19	Foul on Quinton Perkins II.	16	12
15:19	Official TV Timeout	16	12
15:19	Jackson Holt subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	16	12
15:19	Tyler Jackson subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	16	12
15:19	Quinton Perkins II subbing out for Mercer	16	12
15:19	Kyle Cuffe Jr. subbing in for Mercer	16	12
15:19	MJ Williams made Free Throw.	16	13
15:19	MJ Williams made Free Throw.	16	14
15:19	MJ Williams missed Free Throw.	16	14
15:13	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	16	14
15:12	Foul on Montavious Myrick.	16	14
15:08	MJ Williams subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	16	14
15:08	Montavious Myrick subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	16	14
15:08	Turner Buttry subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	16	14
15:08	Yvens Paul subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	16	14
14:57	Zaire Williams Turnover.	16	14
14:57	Tyler Jackson Steal.	16	14
14:57	Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.	16	14
14:57	Turner Buttry Offensive Rebound.	16	14
14:56	Juan Cranford Jr. missed Jumper.	16	14
14:54	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	16	14
14:52	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Jumper.	16	14
14:49	Juan Cranford Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	14
14:31	Tyler Jackson made Jumper.	16	16
14:20	Foul on Tyler Jackson.	16	16
14:20	Juan Cranford Jr. subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	16	16
14:20	Jalen Cooper subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	16	16
14:20	Jackson Holt subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	16	16
14:20	Austin Ball subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	16	16
14:20	Brady Shoulders subbing out for Mercer	16	16
14:20	Tristan Gross subbing in for Mercer	16	16
14:06	Zaire Williams missed Jumper.	16	16
14:02	Armani Mighty Offensive Rebound.	16	16
14:02	Armani Mighty made Jumper.	18	16
14:02	Foul on Yvens Paul.	18	16
14:02	Armani Mighty made Free Throw.	19	16
14:00	Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..	19	16
13:50	Jackson Holt missed Layup.	19	16
13:50	Armani Mighty Block.	19	16
13:46	Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.	19	16
13:39	Baraka Okojie Turnover.	19	16
13:16	Yvens Paul Turnover.	19	16
13:16	Zaire Williams Steal.	19	16
13:13	Zaire Williams made Dunk.	21	16
12:52	Tyler Jackson missed Jumper.	21	16
12:49	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	21	16
12:43	Baraka Okojie missed Layup.	21	16
12:41	Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.	21	16
12:36	Turner Buttry made Jumper.	21	18
12:28	Zaire Williams subbing out for Mercer	21	18
12:28	Armani Mighty subbing out for Mercer	21	18
12:28	Bendji Pierre subbing in for Mercer	21	18
12:28	Brady Shoulders subbing in for Mercer	21	18
12:15	Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.	21	18
12:11	Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.	21	18
12:05	Bendji Pierre missed Jumper.	21	18
12:01	Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.	21	18
11:43	Austin Ball made Jumper.	21	20
11:30	Tristan Gross made Jumper.	23	20
11:13	Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.	23	20
11:09	Baraka Okojie Defensive Rebound.	23	20
11:06	Brady Shoulders missed Layup.	23	20
11:03	Tristan Gross Offensive Rebound.	23	20
11:01	Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.	23	20
10:58	Tyler Jackson Defensive Rebound.	23	20
10:56	Tyler Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.	23	22
10:56	Foul on Kyle Cuffe Jr..	23	22
10:56	Official TV Timeout	23	22
10:56	Turner Buttry subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	Jackson Holt subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	Austin Ball subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	Yvens Paul subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	MJ Williams subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	Juan Cranford Jr. subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	Jalen Cooper subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	Montavious Myrick subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	23	22
10:56	Tyler Jackson made Free Throw.	23	23
10:47	Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.	23	23
10:45	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	23	23
10:40	Foul on Tyler Jackson.	23	23
10:40	Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.	24	23
10:40	Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.	25	23
10:29	Jalen Cooper Turnover.	25	23
10:29	Tyler Jackson subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	25	23
10:29	Austin Ball subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	25	23
10:29	Baraka Okojie subbing out for Mercer	25	23
10:29	Quinton Perkins II subbing in for Mercer	25	23
10:29	Bendji Pierre subbing out for Mercer	25	23
10:29	Armani Mighty subbing in for Mercer	25	23
10:16	Tristan Gross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.	28	23
10:01	Juan Cranford Jr. missed Jumper.	28	23
9:58	Quinton Perkins II Defensive Rebound.	28	23
9:56	Foul on Austin Ball.	28	23
9:56	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Free Throw.	28	23
9:56	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	28	23
9:56	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Free Throw.	29	23
9:35	MJ Williams missed Jumper.	29	23
9:29	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	29	23
9:18	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armani Mighty.	32	23
8:58	Juan Cranford Jr. made Jumper.	32	25
8:39	Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.	32	25
8:36	Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.	32	25
8:25	Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.	32	25
8:19	Juan Cranford Jr. Offensive Rebound.	32	25
8:14	Austin Ball missed Three Point Jumper.	32	25
8:11	Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.	32	25
8:04	MJ Williams made Layup.	32	27
7:39	Tristan Gross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.	35	27
7:06	Montavious Myrick missed Jumper.	35	27
7:02	Juan Cranford Jr. Offensive Rebound.	35	27
7:02	Juan Cranford Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.	35	27
7:01	MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.	35	27
7:00	MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	35	27
6:58	MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.	35	27
6:57	MJ Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	35	27
6:53	Kyle Cuffe Jr. Defensive Rebound.	35	27
6:44	Quinton Perkins II Turnover.	35	27
6:44	Montavious Myrick Steal.	35	27
6:40	Montavious Myrick Turnover.	35	27
6:40	Quinton Perkins II Steal.	35	27
6:36	Kyle Cuffe Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristan Gross.	38	27
6:35	Eastern Kentucky Timeout	38	27
6:35	MJ Williams subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	38	27
6:35	Austin Ball subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	38	27
6:35	Turner Buttry subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	38	27
6:35	Jackson Holt subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	38	27
6:35	Kyle Cuffe Jr. subbing out for Mercer	38	27
6:35	Zaire Williams subbing in for Mercer	38	27
6:21	Juan Cranford Jr. missed Layup.	38	27
6:18	Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.	38	27
6:15	Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Williams.	41	27
6:04	Jackson Holt missed Three Point Jumper.	41	27
5:59	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	41	27
5:51	Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.	43	27
5:26	Jalen Cooper missed Jumper.	43	27
5:22	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	43	27
5:04	Zaire Williams made Layup.	45	27
4:50	Turner Buttry Turnover.	45	27
4:50	Armani Mighty Steal.	45	27
4:45	Zaire Williams missed Jumper.	45	27
4:45	Jalen Cooper Block.	45	27
4:38	Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.	45	27
4:33	Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.	45	30
4:14	Armani Mighty made Layup. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.	47	30
4:02	Jackson Holt made Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.	47	32
3:37	Armani Mighty Turnover.	47	32
3:37	Jalen Cooper Steal.	47	32
3:26	Turner Buttry missed Layup.	47	32
3:25	Montavious Myrick made Two Point Tip Shot.	47	34
3:25	Mercer Timeout	47	34
3:25	Turner Buttry subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	47	34
3:25	Juan Cranford Jr. subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	47	34
3:25	Jalen Cooper subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	47	34
3:25	Tyler Jackson subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	47	34
3:25	MJ Williams subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	47	34
3:25	Austin Ball subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	47	34
3:25	Tristan Gross subbing out for Mercer	47	34
3:25	Baraka Okojie subbing in for Mercer	47	34
3:22	Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.	47	34
3:04	Brady Shoulders missed Layup.	47	34
3:04	Austin Ball Block.	47	34
3:02	Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.	47	34
3:02	Foul on Jackson Holt.	47	34
3:02	Brady Shoulders made Free Throw.	48	34
3:02	Brady Shoulders made Free Throw.	49	34
2:47	Tyler Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	49	34
2:45	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	49	34
2:36	Zaire Williams Turnover.	49	34
2:25	MJ Williams missed Layup.	49	34
2:22	Tyler Jackson Offensive Rebound.	49	34
2:19	Tyler Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	49	34
2:16	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	49	34
2:02	Armani Mighty made Dunk. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.	51	34
1:43	Montavious Myrick made Dunk. Assisted by Jackson Holt.	51	36
1:26	Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.	51	36
1:23	Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.	51	36
1:16	Tyler Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.	51	38
0:58	Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	51	38
0:55	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	51	38
0:55	Quinton Perkins II subbing out for Mercer	51	38
0:55	Tristan Gross subbing in for Mercer	51	38
0:55	Austin Ball subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	51	38
0:55	Jalen Cooper subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	51	38
0:42	Armani Mighty made Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.	53	38
0:22	Montavious Myrick missed Layup.	53	38
0:20	Armani Mighty Defensive Rebound.	53	38
0:07	Baraka Okojie Turnover.	53	38
0:07	Tyler Jackson subbing out for Eastern Kentucky	53	38
0:07	Turner Buttry subbing in for Eastern Kentucky	53	38
0:01	Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.	53	38
0:00	Mercer Deadball Team Rebound.	53	38
0:00	End of 1st half	53	38

Mercer Bears vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels: Game Highlights

1:20

Tyler Jackson gets the hoop and the harm

0:17

Tyler Jackson somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:17

Baptist Health Arena

8:00 PM, 22 November 2025

Richmond, KY

Attendance: 1,700

Referees:
Craig Murley
James Gibson
Bryan Washer

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	7-2
Mercer	0-0	-	6-2
Wofford	0-0	-	6-3
Furman	0-0	-	5-4
Chattanooga	0-0	-	4-4
Western Carolina	0-0	-	4-4
Samford	0-0	-	4-6
VMI	0-0	-	4-7
The Citadel	0-0	-	2-7
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	1-8

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
West Georgia	0-0	-	5-3
Florida Gulf Coast	0-0	-	5-4
Lipscomb	0-0	-	5-4
North Alabama	0-0	-	5-4
Austin Peay	0-0	-	4-4
Bellarmine	0-0	-	4-4
Jacksonville	0-0	-	4-4
Central Arkansas	0-0	-	4-5
Queens University	0-0	-	4-5
Stetson	0-0	-	3-7
North Florida	0-0	-	2-6
Eastern Kentucky	0-0	-	1-7

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