Mercer Bears @ Tennessee Volunteers

0-1, 0-1 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Mercer MER	21	40	61
Tennessee TENN	33	43	76

Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeTENN

1-0, 1-0 Home

Felix Okpara missed Jumper.
Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
Jaylen Carey made Two Point Tip Shot.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
J.P. Estrella made Dunk. Assisted by DeWayne Brown II.
J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by DeWayne Brown II.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Jumper.
DeWayne Brown II made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
Amaree Abram missed Jumper.
Nate Ament made Layup. Assisted by Troy Henderson.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Henderson.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Ament made Jumper.
DeWayne Brown II made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
Ethan Burg made Layup.
J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
Nate Ament made Layup.
Nate Ament missed Layup.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.
Cade Phillips missed Layup.
Jaylen Carey made Two Point Tip Shot.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
J.P. Estrella missed Layup.
J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
Bishop Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
Jaylen Carey made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
Troy Henderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Carey.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
J.P. Estrella made Two Point Tip Shot.
Cade Phillips made Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
Bishop Boswell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
Troy Henderson missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy Henderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
DeWayne Brown II made Jumper.
Ethan Burg missed Jumper.
Nate Ament missed Layup.
Amaree Abram missed Layup.
Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
J.P. Estrella made Two Point Tip Shot.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
Felix Okpara made Dunk. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
Nate Ament made Jumper.
Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
Nate Ament made Layup.
Felix Okpara missed Jumper.
Felix Okpara made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amari Evans.
Clarence Massamba missed Three Point Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
Connor Serven made Layup.
Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Layup.
Tristan Gross missed Three Point Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
Tristan Gross missed Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Layup.
Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
Armani Mighty missed Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
Brady Shoulders missed Jumper.
Tristan Gross missed Jumper.
Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristan Gross.
Armani Mighty missed Layup.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
Tristan Gross missed Layup.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II made Layup.
Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Dunk. Assisted by Brady Shoulders.
Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.
Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Layup.
Brady Shoulders missed Layup.
Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Baraka Okojie made Three Point Jumper.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.
Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Jumper.
Tristan Gross made Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.
Zaire Williams missed Jumper.
Zaire Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
Armani Mighty made Layup.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Jumper.
Zaire Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinton Perkins II.
Quinton Perkins II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baraka Okojie.
Armani Mighty made Layup.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Tristan Gross missed Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Layup.
Armani Mighty missed Layup.
Baraka Okojie made Layup.
Baraka Okojie missed Jumper.
Armani Mighty made Two Point Tip Shot.
Armani Mighty missed Jumper.
Braeden Carlsen made Three Point Jumper.

MERCER

TENNESSEE

TIME		MER	TENN
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Tennessee	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Mercer	0	0
19:46	Felix Okpara missed Jumper.	0	0
19:42	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:21	Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:13	Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:08	Zaire Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:02	Brady Shoulders missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:58	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:54	Jaylen Carey missed Layup.	0	0
18:51	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:28	Connor Serven made Layup.	2	0
18:01	Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:58	Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.	2	0
17:57	Jaylen Carey missed Layup.	2	0
17:52	Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.	2	0
17:52	Jaylen Carey made Two Point Tip Shot.	2	2
17:27	Zaire Williams missed Jumper.	2	2
17:23	Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:19	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:19	Connor Serven Block.	2	2
17:14	Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:09	Jaylen Carey Turnover.	2	2
17:09	Brady Shoulders Steal.	2	2
17:06	Jaylen Carey subbing out for Tennessee	2	2
17:06	Cade Phillips subbing in for Tennessee	2	2
17:06	Connor Serven subbing out for Mercer	2	2
17:06	Quinton Perkins II subbing in for Mercer	2	2
16:40	Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
16:35	Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:29	Foul on Zaire Williams.	2	2
16:29	Cade Phillips missed Free Throw.	2	2
16:29	Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.	2	2
16:29	Bishop Boswell subbing out for Tennessee	2	2
16:29	Amaree Abram subbing in for Tennessee	2	2
16:29	Cade Phillips missed Free Throw.	2	2
16:27	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:06	Quinton Perkins II made Jumper.	4	2
16:01	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Turnover.	4	2
16:01	Felix Okpara subbing out for Tennessee	4	2
16:01	J.P. Estrella subbing in for Tennessee	4	2
15:47	Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	4	2
15:47	Official TV Timeout	4	2
15:47	Ja'Kobi Gillespie subbing out for Tennessee	4	2
15:47	Ethan Burg subbing in for Tennessee	4	2
15:47	Zaire Williams made Free Throw.	5	2
15:47	Zaire Williams made Free Throw.	6	2
15:31	Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Amaree Abram.	6	4
15:14	Foul on Nate Ament.	6	4
15:05	Baraka Okojie missed Three Point Jumper.	6	4
15:01	Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	6	4
14:48	J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.	6	4
14:47	Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.	6	4
14:46	Foul on Baraka Okojie.	6	4
14:46	Nate Ament subbing out for Tennessee	6	4
14:46	Ja'Kobi Gillespie subbing in for Tennessee	6	4
14:46	Foul on J.P. Estrella.	6	4
14:46	J.P. Estrella Turnover.	6	4
14:45	Brady Shoulders subbing out for Mercer	6	4
14:45	Tristan Gross subbing in for Mercer	6	4
14:30	Armani Mighty made Layup.	8	4
14:23	Foul on Armani Mighty.	8	4
14:23	Cade Phillips subbing out for Tennessee	8	4
14:23	DeWayne Brown II subbing in for Tennessee	8	4
14:21	J.P. Estrella made Dunk. Assisted by DeWayne Brown II.	8	6
14:04	Tristan Gross missed Three Point Jumper.	8	6
14:00	DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.	8	6
13:49	J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by DeWayne Brown II.	8	8
13:25	Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
13:21	Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:14	DeWayne Brown II Turnover.	8	8
13:14	Armani Mighty Steal.	8	8
13:06	Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
13:00	Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:00	Zaire Williams subbing out for Mercer	8	8
13:00	Kyle Cuffe Jr. subbing in for Mercer	8	8
12:50	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Jumper.	8	8
12:48	J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.	8	8
12:48	Foul on Tristan Gross.	8	8
12:43	DeWayne Brown II made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.	8	10
12:19	Tristan Gross missed Jumper.	8	10
12:15	DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.	8	10
12:05	J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	8	12
11:49	Baraka Okojie made Jumper.	10	12
11:46	Official TV Timeout	10	12
11:46	DeWayne Brown II subbing out for Tennessee	10	12
11:46	J.P. Estrella subbing out for Tennessee	10	12
11:46	Ethan Burg subbing out for Tennessee	10	12
11:46	Nate Ament subbing in for Tennessee	10	12
11:46	Jaylen Carey subbing in for Tennessee	10	12
11:46	Felix Okpara subbing in for Tennessee	10	12
11:46	Tristan Gross subbing out for Mercer	10	12
11:46	Armani Mighty subbing out for Mercer	10	12
11:46	Bendji Pierre subbing in for Mercer	10	12
11:46	Brady Shoulders subbing in for Mercer	10	12
11:32	Amaree Abram missed Jumper.	10	12
11:29	Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.	10	12
11:20	Jaylen Carey Turnover.	10	12
11:20	Bendji Pierre Steal.	10	12
11:20	Amaree Abram subbing out for Tennessee	10	12
11:20	Troy Henderson subbing in for Tennessee	10	12
11:10	Baraka Okojie missed Layup.	10	12
11:06	Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.	10	12
11:02	Jaylen Carey Turnover.	10	12
11:02	Brady Shoulders Steal.	10	12
11:02	Jaylen Carey subbing out for Tennessee	10	12
11:02	DeWayne Brown II subbing in for Tennessee	10	12
10:52	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Layup.	10	12
10:48	DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.	10	12
10:44	Nate Ament made Layup. Assisted by Troy Henderson.	10	14
10:29	Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.	10	14
10:26	Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.	10	14
10:17	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Henderson.	10	17
10:16	Mercer Timeout	10	17
10:16	Quinton Perkins II subbing out for Mercer	10	17
10:16	Armani Mighty subbing in for Mercer	10	17
9:59	Armani Mighty missed Jumper.	10	17
9:56	DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.	10	17
9:54	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.	10	17
9:54	Kyle Cuffe Jr. Block.	10	17
9:53	Tennessee Offensive Rebound.	10	17
9:51	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	10	17
9:48	Mercer Defensive Rebound.	10	17
9:48	Foul on Felix Okpara.	10	17
9:39	Baraka Okojie missed Layup.	10	17
9:36	Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.	10	17
9:30	Foul on Felix Okpara.	10	17
9:30	Felix Okpara subbing out for Tennessee	10	17
9:30	J.P. Estrella subbing in for Tennessee	10	17
9:30	Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.	11	17
9:30	Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.	12	17
9:13	Troy Henderson Turnover.	12	17
9:13	Bendji Pierre Steal.	12	17
9:02	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	12	17
8:59	Baraka Okojie Offensive Rebound.	12	17
8:51	Baraka Okojie Turnover.	12	17
8:51	Baraka Okojie subbing out for Mercer	12	17
8:51	Quinton Perkins II subbing in for Mercer	12	17
8:40	Nate Ament made Jumper.	12	19
8:15	Kyle Cuffe Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	12	19
8:12	Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.	12	19
8:08	Foul on Brady Shoulders.	12	19
7:55	Nate Ament Turnover.	12	19
7:55	Brady Shoulders Steal.	12	19
7:55	Official TV Timeout	12	19
7:55	Troy Henderson subbing out for Tennessee	12	19
7:55	Bishop Boswell subbing in for Tennessee	12	19
7:55	Kyle Cuffe Jr. subbing out for Mercer	12	19
7:55	Bendji Pierre subbing out for Mercer	12	19
7:55	Zaire Williams subbing in for Mercer	12	19
7:55	Baraka Okojie subbing in for Mercer	12	19
7:26	Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.	12	19
7:25	Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	12	19
7:13	Foul on Zaire Williams.	12	19
7:09	DeWayne Brown II made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.	12	21
6:53	Foul on Bishop Boswell.	12	21
6:53	Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.	13	21
6:53	Ja'Kobi Gillespie subbing out for Tennessee	13	21
6:53	Ethan Burg subbing in for Tennessee	13	21
6:53	Baraka Okojie made Free Throw.	14	21
6:37	J.P. Estrella Turnover.	14	21
6:37	Brady Shoulders Steal.	14	21
6:25	Brady Shoulders missed Jumper.	14	21
6:25	Bishop Boswell Block.	14	21
6:24	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	14	21
6:23	Quinton Perkins II subbing out for Mercer	14	21
6:23	Tristan Gross subbing in for Mercer	14	21
6:23	DeWayne Brown II subbing out for Tennessee	14	21
6:23	Cade Phillips subbing in for Tennessee	14	21
6:22	Baraka Okojie Turnover.	14	21
6:22	Ethan Burg Steal.	14	21
6:06	J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.	14	23
5:45	Armani Mighty Turnover.	14	23
5:45	J.P. Estrella Steal.	14	23
5:31	Ethan Burg made Layup.	14	25
5:06	Tristan Gross missed Jumper.	14	25
5:03	Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.	14	25
5:01	Bishop Boswell Turnover.	14	25
5:01	Brady Shoulders Steal.	14	25
4:37	Brady Shoulders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristan Gross.	17	25
4:18	J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.	17	25
4:18	Armani Mighty Block.	17	25
4:13	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	17	25
4:05	Armani Mighty missed Layup.	17	25
4:01	Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.	17	25
3:58	Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Ethan Burg.	17	27
3:55	Mercer Timeout	17	27
3:55	Bishop Boswell subbing out for Tennessee	17	27
3:55	J.P. Estrella subbing out for Tennessee	17	27
3:55	Jaylen Carey subbing in for Tennessee	17	27
3:55	Amaree Abram subbing in for Tennessee	17	27
3:55	Armani Mighty subbing out for Mercer	17	27
3:55	Bendji Pierre subbing in for Mercer	17	27
3:30	Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	17	27
3:27	Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.	17	27
3:13	Ethan Burg Turnover.	17	27
3:13	Bendji Pierre Steal.	17	27
3:13	Ethan Burg subbing out for Tennessee	17	27
3:13	Ja'Kobi Gillespie subbing in for Tennessee	17	27
2:49	Bendji Pierre missed Three Point Jumper.	17	27
2:46	Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.	17	27
2:41	Nate Ament made Layup.	17	29
2:17	Tristan Gross missed Layup.	17	29
2:17	Cade Phillips Block.	17	29
2:16	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	17	29
2:15	Baraka Okojie subbing out for Mercer	17	29
2:15	Tristan Gross subbing out for Mercer	17	29
2:15	Quinton Perkins II subbing in for Mercer	17	29
2:15	Armani Mighty subbing in for Mercer	17	29
2:08	Zaire Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	17	29
2:06	Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.	17	29
2:00	Nate Ament missed Layup.	17	29
1:57	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	17	29
1:54	Quinton Perkins II made Layup.	19	29
1:34	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.	19	31
1:10	Foul on Cade Phillips.	19	31
1:10	Bendji Pierre subbing out for Mercer	19	31
1:10	Kyle Cuffe Jr. subbing in for Mercer	19	31
1:10	Armani Mighty missed Free Throw.	19	31
1:09	Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.	19	31
0:53	Cade Phillips missed Layup.	19	31
0:48	Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.	19	31
0:48	Jaylen Carey made Two Point Tip Shot.	19	33
0:36	Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.	19	33
0:34	Brady Shoulders Offensive Rebound.	19	33
0:32	Armani Mighty made Dunk. Assisted by Brady Shoulders.	21	33
0:27	Tennessee Timeout	21	33
0:27	Cade Phillips subbing out for Tennessee	21	33
0:27	DeWayne Brown II subbing in for Tennessee	21	33
0:08	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	21	33
0:05	Brady Shoulders Defensive Rebound.	21	33
0:00	Quinton Perkins II missed Three Point Jumper.	21	33
0:00	Mercer Offensive Rebound.	21	33
0:00	End of 1st half	21	33

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7:00 PM, November 3, 2025Coverage: SECN+

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Attendance: 18,559

Referees:
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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Chattanooga	0-0	-	1-0
The Citadel	0-0	-	1-0
VMI	0-0	-	1-0
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	0-0
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	0-0
Furman	0-0	-	0-1
Mercer	0-0	-	0-1
Samford	0-0	-	0-1
Western Carolina	0-0	-	0-1
Wofford	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Alabama	0-0	-	1-0
Arkansas	0-0	-	1-0
Auburn	0-0	-	1-0
Georgia	0-0	-	1-0
Ole Miss	0-0	-	1-0
Missouri	0-0	-	1-0
Oklahoma	0-0	-	1-0
Tennessee	0-0	-	1-0
Texas A&M	0-0	-	1-0
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	1-0
Kentucky	0-0	-	0-0
LSU	0-0	-	0-0
Mississippi State	0-0	-	0-0
South Carolina	0-0	-	0-0
Texas	0-0	-	0-0
Florida	0-0	-	0-1

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