Mercer's Balanced Attack Leads Bears To 95-83 Win Over Eastern Kentucky

Saturday, November 22

Richmond, Ky.

3 p.m.

Mercer University

3-2,0-0SoCon

Eastern Kentucky

1-4,0-0ASUN

Mercer

Eastern Ky.

Mercer's Balanced Attack Leads Bears To 95-83 Win Over Eastern Kentucky

11/22/2025 7:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Six players scored in double figures

RICHMOND, Ky. – Six Mercer players scored in double figures led by Quinton Perkins II with 20 points and Mercer rolled to a strong 95-83 win over Eastern Kentucky Saturday afternoon from Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky.

With the win the Bears have won each of their two games in the SoCon/ASUN challenge with the other win coming at home on Nov. 9 against Lipscomb.

Mercer had it's most efficient game of the season offensively going 34-for-61 (55.7%) from the field and 13-for-23 (56.5%) from three-point range. It was the Bears' best shooting performance of the season from behind the arc and the 13 made three-pointers were also a season high.

The Bears also outrebounded the Colonels 40-34 and had a 34-28 edge in points in the paint. Perkins went 7-for-9 from the field including 4-for-5 from deep for 20 points. Baraka Okojie had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and five assists. Armani Might recorded his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Mercer 95, Eastern Kentucky 83
RECORDS: Mercer (3-2, 0-0 SoCon), Eastern Kentucky (1-4, 0-0 ASUN)
LOCATION: Richmond, Ky. (Baptist Health Arena)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Perkins seemingly couldn't miss to start the game as he made his first four shots including 3-for-3 from three-point range for 11 points less than four minutes into the game to give Mercer an early 14-9 lead.

Zaire Williams got a steal and went the other way for a fastbreak dunk to give the Bears a 21-16 lead. A few minutes later, Eastern Kentucky would tie the game at 23 with just under 11 minutes to play in the first half. Mercer responded by going on a 9-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from Kyle Cuffe Jr. to give Mercer a 32-23 lead.

Back-to-back buckets from Perkins and Williams extended Mercer's lead to its largest of the first half at 45-27 with five minutes to play in the first half. Mighty closed the scoring in the first half with a hookshot in the paint to give the Bears a 53-38 lead at halftime.

2ND HALF
Okojie knocked down a three-pointer early in the second half to give Mercer a 59-40 lead. Eastern Kentucky cut the Mercer lead to 12 at 69-57 with under 12 minutes to play. A second-chance layup from Okojie pushed Mercer's lead back up to 18 at 78-60 with just over eight minutes to play.

Eastern Kentucky could never get Mercer's lead into single digits for the remainder of the game as the Bears earned the 95-83 win on the road.

NOTABLES
+ With the win Mercer has defeated two of the top five teams in the ASUN Preseason Media Poll (Lipscomb, Eastern Kentucky)
+ Six Mercer players finished in double figures in scoring.
+ Quinton Perkins started the game 4-for-4 from the field and scored 11 points less than four minutes into the game.
+ Mercer went 13-for-23 from three-point range (56.5%). A season high in made three's and 3-PT FG%.
+ Armani Might recorded his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
+ Mercer has scored more than 90 points in all three of its wins this season.
+ Mercer led for more than 37 minutes of the game.

UP NEXT
Mercer returns home to welcome Appalachian State to Macon on Wednesday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside Hawkins Arena.

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