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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwaySamford86
Final
HomeMercer89
Saturday, February 21, 2026All El Paso sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
SAM414586
MER444589
Final

Mercer edges Samford 89-86

Mercer Bears held off Samford Bulldogs 89-86 on Saturday at Hawkins Arena.

The first half made the difference: Mercer outscored Samford 44-41.

Mercer shot 64% to 47% and won the boards 32-28.

For Mercer, Baraka Okojie (G): 25. For Samford, Dylan Faulkner (F): 27.

Mercer improves to 18-11. Samford falls to 16-13.

Attendance: 1,138.

Full recap at ESPN: Okojie's 25 help Mercer beat Samford 89-86

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#15
SAM · PointsDylan Faulkner F27
#3
SAM · AssistsKeaton Norris G4
#15
SAM · ReboundsDylan Faulkner F8
#6
MER · PointsBaraka Okojie G25
#6
MER · AssistsBaraka Okojie G5
#26
MER · ReboundsArmani Mighty C13
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
D. Faulkner F282712-160-03-583210623
K. Martin G1340-30-24-411010012
C. Norris G3893-101-32-251030053
K. Norris G32113-91-34-434100122
J. Booth G40268-154-86-631220122
W. Shaver C1242-60-00-041000042
Z. Wilburn G2331-30-01-210000015
I. Campbell-Finch G1421-20-00-011100013
Team8630-646-1620-232812670101822

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