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UNC Greensboro Spartans at Mercer Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UNC Greensboro Spartans
8-14, 2-6 Away
Final
77 - 95
Mercer Bears
14-8, 10-0 Home

Shoulders has 16 in Mercer's 95-77 win over UNC Greensboro

UNC Greensboro Spartans vs. Mercer Bears: Game Highlights

Shoulders had five rebounds for the Bears (14-8, 6-3 Southern Conference). Baraka Okojie added 16 points and eight assists and shot 4 for 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line. Kyle Cuffe Jr. had 15 points.

KJ Younger finished with 30 points for the Spartans (8-14, 4-5). Noah Norgaard added 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals for UNC Greensboro. Justin Neely had 14 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.

Mercer took the lead with 10:33 left in the first half and did not trail again. Okojie led their team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them up 43-29 at the break. Mercer extended its lead to 57-32 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Zaire Williams scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 95
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 95
2nd 0:05 Clinton Efinda Defensive Rebound. 77 - 95
2nd 0:08 Braeden Carlsen misses 23-foot three point jumper 77 - 95
2nd 0:11 Alex Koch Defensive Rebound. 77 - 95

Statistics

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27-70 FG 32-68
39 Field Goal % 47
10-34 3PT 16-40
29 Three Point % 40
13-18 FT 15-21
72 Free Throw % 71
40 Rebounds 46
15 Offensive Rebounds 14
25 Defensive Rebounds 32
15 Assists 16
6 Steals 3
0 Blocks 5
9 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 16
8 Fast Break Points 23
34 Points in Paint 28
18 Fouls 14
4 Largest Lead 34
5 Lead Changes 5
13 Percent Led 86

Game Information

Venue: Hawkins Arena

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 973 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-13
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26
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