Mercer Falls On The Road To Samford

Saturday, February 7

Birmingham, Ala.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

15-10,7-5SoCon

Samford

13-12,6-6SoCon

Mercer

Samford

2/7/2026 8:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Mercer men's basketball team fell on the road to Samford, 69-49 Saturday night from the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

Mercer had a tough night offensively, shooting 16-for-59 (27.1%) from the field and making just 23.5 percent of its three-point attempts. Samford shot 24-for-50 (48.0%) from the field and made 6-of-19 (31.6%) three-pointers.

Baraka Okojie led Mercer with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Armani Mighty finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Samford 69, Mercer 49
RECORDS: Samford (13-12, 6-6 SoCon), Mercer (15-10, 7-5 SoCon)
LOCATION: Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center)

HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST HALF
Okojie scored the first four points of the game for the Bears to give Mercer an early 4-2 lead. Then, the Bears struggled to make shots and Samford went on an 18-3 run to take a 20-7 lead.

A three-pointer from Brady Shoulders brought Mercer withing nine points with the score 25-16, Samford. Samford extended its lead to 16 points before a pair of free throws from Okojie made it a 34-20 game. Neither team could generate much offense over the final five minutes of the first half, as the Bulldogs outscored the Bears 6-2 over that stretch and Samford led 40-22 at halftime.

2ND HALF
Connor Serven found Mighty down low for a layup as Samford still led, 46-29. Okojie knocked down his second three of the game with 4:16 to play as Samford led 65-45. The Bulldogs would go on to win 69-49.

NOTABLES
+ Mercer had 13 fastbreak points to five for Samford.
+ Okojie's 25 points was his sixth conference game this season with at least 20 points.
+ Mighty finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
+ Mercer shot 76.5 percent from the free throw line. The Bears have shot 70 percent or better in all 12 conference games.

UP NEXT
Mercer returns home to host Furman on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside Hawkins Arena.

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