Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Mercer Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.0% | 59.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (10.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.4% | 73.6% | +5.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.7% | 62.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Mercer Bears +12 (88-76). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
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Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Kell * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -15.5 |
| Julien Soumaoro * | 29 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Cord Stansberry * | 20 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi * | 15 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Abdulai Fanta Kabba * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Justin Johnson | 22 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Samuel Dada | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Tahlan Pettway | 18 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Tayeshaun Smith | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| CJ Hyland | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Shoulders * | 33 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | -7.1 |
| Baraka Okojie * | 32 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 10-12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Zaire Williams * | 31 | 9-14 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Armani Mighty * | 30 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 26 | - |
| Kyle Cuffe Jr. * | 23 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Connor Serven | 17 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Tristan Gross | 17 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Quinton Perkins II | 14 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bendji Pierre | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter