Model Predictions
| Model | Western Carolina Catamounts | Mercer Bears | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 41.0% | 59.0% | +1.1 | ✗ (5.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 26.4% | 73.6% | +5.6 | ✗ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.7% | 62.3% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 22.2% | 77.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 34.8% | 65.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Mercer Bears -4 (73-77). Ratings: 2025-26 season-end ratings.
Western Carolina Catamounts
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahlan Pettway * | 37 | 6-14 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Cord Stansberry * | 34 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 6-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Tidjiane Dioumassi * | 34 | 8-16 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Marcus Kell * | 28 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Samuel Dada * | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Abdulai Fanta Kabba | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Tayeshaun Smith | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Julien Soumaoro | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Justin Johnson | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Mercer Bears
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraka Okojie * | 36 | 9-21 | 2-5 | 6-8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | - |
| Zaire Williams * | 36 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 5-9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Brady Shoulders * | 34 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Armani Mighty * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Quinton Perkins II * | 29 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Connor Serven | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kyle Cuffe Jr. | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Bendji Pierre | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter