Mercer Wins Big, 101-63 Over The Citadel

Wednesday, January 7

Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

9-7,1-2SoCon

101

The Citadel

3-13,0-3SoCon

The Citadel

Mercer

101

1/7/2026 10:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Mercer's fourth game this season with at least 100 points

MACON, Ga. – Armani Mighty recorded his seventh double-double of the season to help power Mercer to a resounding 101-63 win over The Citadel Wednesday night from Hawkins Arena.

The 38-point win was Mercer's largest margin of victory in a conference game since a 40-point win over Samford in 2020.

Mercer had one of its best nights shooting the ball all season. The Bears were 34-of-58 (58.6%) from the field, 15-for-28 (53.6%) from three-point range and 18-for-20 (90.0%) from the free throw line. The Citadel went 22-for-50 (44.0%) from the field and made 10-of-26 (38.5%) three-point attempts.

Mighty finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Quinton Perkins II also finished with 18 points and went 4-for-7 from three-point range. Baraka Okojie added 14 points while taking a season low five field goal attempts. He also added a game high five assists.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Mercer 101, The Citadel 63
RECORDS: Mercer (9-7, 1-2 SoCon), The Citadel (3-13, 0-3 SoCon)
LOCATION: Macon, Ga. (Hawkins Arena)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Kyle Cuffe Jr. got things started for the Bears with back-to-back three-pointers in Mercer's first two possessions of the game. A stepback jumper from Okojie put Mercer in front, 11-4. After a three-pointer from The Citadel brought the Bulldogs within four at 17-13, Mercer responded with an 11-0 run to go up 28-17. Perkins would score eight of Mercer's 11 points during the scoring run.

Okojie found Zaire Williams for a transition three that gave the Bears a 43-23 lead. Okojie knocked down his second thee-pointer of the half in the final minute of the first half to give Mercer a commanding lead heading into halftime, 54-31.

2ND HALF
The Citadel chipped into Mercer's lead in the opening minutes of the first half as Mercer's lead was 18 points at 64-46. A layup from Connor Serven put the Bears in front 76-48. A steal from Williams led to a transition three from Bendji Pierre to cap a 15-1 run for the Bears as Mercer would take a 84-49 lead.

Cuffe drove baseline and scored the bucket plus the foul to extend Mercer's lead to its largest of the night at 90-51. A tip-in from Mighty made it 98-60 with three minutes to play. Freshman Jaydon Cole would connect on a three-pointer for Mercer's final points in a dominant 101-63 win.

NOTABLES
+ The 38-point win was Mercer's largest margin of victory in a conference game since a 40-point win over Samford in 2020.
+ Mercer has won five straight games against The Citadel.
+ Mercer scored more than 100 points in a game for the fourth time this season.
+ Mercer improves to 7-0 at home this season. The only SoCon team yet to lose at home this season.
+ Armani Mighty registered his seventh double-double of the season.
+ Mercer shot 58.6 percent from the field. It's best field goal percentage in a game all season.
+ The Bears went 15-for-28 from three-point range. Tied for the most made three's in a game this season.
+ Mercer shot 90.0 percent from the foul line, its best free throw percentage in a game this season.
+ Baraka Okojie scored 14 points while taking a season low five field goal attempts.
+ 10 different players scored for Mercer and no player took more than 10 field goal attempts.

UP NEXT
Mercer will stay in Macon to play Wofford on Saturday Jan. 10. Tip off is scheduled for 2p.m. inside Hawkins Arena.

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