Western Carolina

15-16

GAME THAT MATTERSAT

34.7%Western Carolina

65.3%Mercer

MMH WIN PROBABILITY

MODEL SPREADMercer -6.3

PROJECTED TOTAL160.7

MODEL MONEYLINEMercer -188

Mercer

19-13

MMH MODEL PROJECTION

Projected ScoreWestern Carolina 77

Projected Total160.7

Projected ScoreMercer 84

Team Comparison

Western CarolinaMetricMercer

53MMH Power Index54.1

112.6Offensive Efficiency116.6

111.0Defensive Efficiency106.5

1.6Net Efficiency10.1

-0.9Strength of Schedule-4.4

13.1Last 10 Net Efficiency1.2

69.7Tempo70.9

51.1%Effective FG%53.8%

16.4%Turnover Rate14.7%

36.1%Offensive Rebound %33.6%

30.8%Free Throw Rate38.9%

1.1Average Margin7.2

MMH GAME INTELLIGENCE

MODEL READ

Mercer HAS THE EDGE

WIN PROBABILITY65.3%

STATISTICAL ADVANTAGE

8–3

MMH comparison metrics

WHERE THE EDGE COMES FROMMercer holds the advantage in MMH Power Index (54.1–53.0), offensive efficiency (116.6–112.6), defensive efficiency (106.5–111.0), net efficiency (10.1–1.6).

Western Carolina COUNTERS WITHstrength of schedule (-0.9–-4.4), recent form (13.1–1.2), offensive rebounding (36.1–33.6).

Final

Western Carolina

76—88

Mercer

Mercer by 12 • 69.7 estimated possessions

Team Stats

Western CarolinaTEAM STATMercer

27-65FG31-68

42.0%FG%46.0%

11-343PT6-26

32.0%3PT%23.0%

11-15FT20-28

73.0%FT%71.0%

40Rebounds44

17Offensive Rebounds20

9Assists15

16Turnovers7

4Steals10

6Blocks3

22Fouls13

Player Box Score

Western Carolina

Player	Pos	Min	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Justin Johnson	G	22	5-12	1-4	3-5	5	0	1	1	14
Julien Soumaoro	G	29	4-12	3-10	0-0	3	4	1	0	11
Cord Stansberry	G	20	2-8	2-7	5-5	3	0	0	0	11
Tahlan Pettway	G	18	4-5	3-4	0-0	0	2	1	0	11
Samuel Dada	F	20	5-6	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	10
Tidjiane Dioumassi	G	15	3-8	2-4	0-0	5	0	0	0	8
CJ Hyland	G	15	1-5	0-1	3-3	1	3	0	1	5
Marcus Kell	F	29	2-7	0-3	0-0	7	0	1	1	4
Abdulai Fanta Kabba	C	15	1-1	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	1	2
Tayeshaun Smith	F	17	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0

Mercer

Player	Pos	Min	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Zaire Williams	G	31	9-14	3-6	2-3	5	5	2	0	23
Armani Mighty	C	30	9-10	0-0	2-3	15	2	0	2	20
Baraka Okojie	G	32	4-9	1-6	10-12	4	3	3	1	19
Brady Shoulders	G	33	3-12	0-3	3-4	5	1	2	0	9
Tristan Gross	G	17	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	6
Kyle Cuffe Jr.	G	23	1-9	0-3	3-4	3	1	3	0	5
Connor Serven	F	17	2-4	0-1	0-1	4	0	0	0	4
Quinton Perkins II	G	14	1-7	0-4	0-1	3	2	0	0	2
Bendji Pierre	F	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced Game Stats

69.7Possessions69.7

109.0Offensive Efficiency126.3

126.3Defensive Efficiency109.0

-17.2Net Efficiency17.2

50.0%Effective FG%50.0%

52.7%True Shooting %54.1%

22.5%Turnover Rate10.2%

23.1%Free Throw Rate41.2%

52.3%3-Point Rate38.2%

0.56Assist / Turnover2.14

Game Summary

Mercer won by 12 points. The game played at approximately 69.7 possessions. The largest advanced-stat separations came in Net Efficiency, Free Throw Rate, Offensive Efficiency.

Advanced game metrics are calculated by Mid-Major Hoops from team box-score totals. Possessions are estimated. Highlighted advanced values indicate the stronger result for that metric; lower is better for defensive efficiency and turnover rate.