Final
Tennessee TechGolden EaglesTNTC · 6-106171
Eastern IllinoisPanthersEIU · 5-10Thu, Jan 8 · 8:30 PM EST
1:25Zion Fruster makes layup (Meechie White assists)
TNTCTeam stats
This gameEIU
39.1%FG%43.9%
6-203PT8-21
31Rebounds30
15Turnovers8
12Assists10
Scoring summary
- 2H 1:25 · EIU 71, TNTC 61Zion Fruster makes layup (Meechie White assists)
2H 1:42 · TNTC 61, EIU 69Malik Ferguson makes layup (Grant Slatten assists)- 2H 2:02 · TNTC 59, EIU 69Ja'Quavian Florence makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:02 · TNTC 58, EIU 69Ja'Quavian Florence makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:22 · EIU 69, TNTC 57Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:22 · EIU 68, TNTC 57Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:29 · TNTC 57, EIU 67JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:29 · TNTC 56, EIU 67JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:53 · EIU 67, TNTC 55Meechie White makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 3:34 · EIU 64, TNTC 55Andre Washington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Prince Johnson assists)
- 2H 4:00 · TNTC 55, EIU 61Malik Ferguson makes layup (Ty Owens assists)
- 2H 4:25 · TNTC 53, EIU 61Ty Owens makes layup
- 2H 4:45 · EIU 61, TNTC 51Meechie White makes layup
- 2H 5:04 · EIU 59, TNTC 51Meechie White makes layup
- 2H 5:22 · TNTC 51, EIU 57Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 5:22 · TNTC 50, EIU 57Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 5:29 · EIU 57, TNTC 49Andre Washington makes layup
- 2H 6:30 · EIU 55, TNTC 49Kooper Jacobi makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 7:15 · EIU 53, TNTC 49Andre Washington makes layup
- 2H 7:42 · TNTC 49, EIU 51JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:54 · EIU 51, TNTC 48Zion Fruster makes layup
- 2H 11:03 · EIU 49, TNTC 48Kooper Jacobi makes layup
- 2H 11:30 · EIU 47, TNTC 48Preston Turner makes layup
- 2H 12:08 · TNTC 48, EIU 45Mekhi Turner makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 12:43 · EIU 45, TNTC 46Preston Turner makes 1-foot dunk (Meechie White assists)
- 2H 13:25 · TNTC 46, EIU 43Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 13:25 · TNTC 45, EIU 43Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:46 · EIU 43, TNTC 44Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 13:46 · EIU 42, TNTC 44Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 14:05 · TNTC 44, EIU 41Mekhi Turner makes 4-foot dunk (Malik Ferguson assists)
- 2H 14:30 · EIU 41, TNTC 42Andre Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 2H 14:57 · EIU 38, TNTC 42Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 14:57 · EIU 37, TNTC 42Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 15:18 · TNTC 42, EIU 36Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:18 · TNTC 41, EIU 36Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 16:02 · TNTC 40, EIU 36Malik Ferguson makes layup (Ty Owens assists)
- 2H 17:25 · EIU 36, TNTC 38Andre Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie White assists)
- 2H 17:54 · EIU 33, TNTC 38Andre Washington makes 15-foot jumper
- 2H 19:34 · TNTC 38, EIU 31Ty Owens makes layup (Malik Ferguson assists)
- 2H 19:51 · EIU 31, TNTC 36Nazareth Fisher makes 2-foot dunk (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 1H 0:34 · TNTC 36, EIU 29Brandon Muntu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Ferguson assists)
- 1H 0:59 · EIU 29, TNTC 33Preston Turner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists)
- 1H 1:32 · TNTC 33, EIU 26Jah'Kim Payne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Muntu assists)
- 1H 2:33 · TNTC 30, EIU 26Jah'Kim Payne makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:33 · TNTC 29, EIU 26Jah'Kim Payne makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:49 · EIU 26, TNTC 28Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:22 · EIU 25, TNTC 28Meechie White makes layup
- 1H 4:12 · EIU 23, TNTC 28Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:57 · TNTC 28, EIU 22Ja'Quavian Florence makes 4-foot jumper
- 1H 5:45 · EIU 22, TNTC 26Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 5:45 · EIU 21, TNTC 26Kooper Jacobi makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 6:22 · TNTC 26, EIU 19Mekhi Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 6:22 · TNTC 25, EIU 19Mekhi Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:51 · EIU 19, TNTC 24Andre Washington makes layup
- 1H 7:07 · TNTC 24, EIU 17Mekhi Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:07 · TNTC 23, EIU 17Mekhi Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 7:33 · EIU 17, TNTC 22Meechie White makes layup
- 1H 8:02 · EIU 15, TNTC 22Andre Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nazareth Fisher assists)
- 1H 8:38 · TNTC 22, EIU 12Jah'Kim Payne makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Muntu assists)
- 1H 9:14 · EIU 12, TNTC 19Zion Fruster makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Washington assists)
- 1H 10:07 · TNTC 19, EIU 9Brandon Muntu makes 14-foot jumper
- 1H 10:40 · TNTC 17, EIU 9Jah'Kim Payne makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Cameron assists)
- 1H 12:41 · EIU 9, TNTC 14Prince Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 12:41 · EIU 8, TNTC 14Prince Johnson makes layup
- 1H 13:08 · TNTC 14, EIU 6Ty Owens makes 17-foot jumper
- 1H 14:28 · TNTC 12, EIU 6Mekhi Turner makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 15:01 · EIU 6, TNTC 10Preston Turner makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists)
- 1H 16:27 · EIU 3, TNTC 10Terry McMorris makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 16:27 · EIU 2, TNTC 10Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 16:52 · TNTC 10, EIU 1Dani Pounds makes layup (Ty Owens assists)
- 1H 17:17 · EIU 1, TNTC 8Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 17:36 · TNTC 8, EIU 0Brandon Muntu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Owens assists)
- 1H 18:17 · TNTC 5, EIU 0Ty Owens makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 19:46 · TNTC 4, EIU 0Malik Ferguson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dani Pounds assists)
- 1H 20:00 · TNTC 1, EIU 0Brandon Muntu makes free throw 1 of 1
Box score
Team
1
2
T
TNTC36
25
61
EIU29
42
71
TNTCTeam stats
This gameEIU18-46Field goals25-57
39.1%Field goal %43.9%
6-203-pointers8-21
19-21Free throws13-18
31Rebounds30
12Assists10
1Steals9
4Blocks0
15Turnovers8
16Fouls18
Top performers
This game
EIUAndre Washington20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 8-13 FG- EIUMeechie White13 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 5-10 FG
- EIUKooper Jacobi11 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 3-9 FG
Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Dani PoundsF | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8Ty OwensG | 25 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 0Malik FergusonG | 31 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6Brandon MuntuG | 27 | 9 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1Mekhi CameronG | 31 | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7JaJuan NichollsF | 12 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4Mekhi TurnerF | 11 | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2Jacobe WhittedF | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3Jah'Kim PayneG | 15 | 11 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5Ja'Quavian FlorenceG | 19 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10Grant SlattenG | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24Owen VarnadoF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32Maguire EvansG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13C.J. McPhersonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Hagan PrestonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Colin AyersG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 61 | 18-46 | 6-20 | 19-21 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 16 |
TNTCOffense
EIUSeason stats
73.3 (276th)Points per Game(420th) 67.1
44.3% (259th)Field Goal %(336th) 42.8%
31.5% (375th)3-Point %(330th) 32.3%
75.9% (89th)Free Throw %(186th) 73.5%
12.2 (357th)Assists per Game(357th) 12.2
10.9 (222nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(311th) 10
13.3 (380th)Turnovers per Game(313th) 12.5
TNTCDefense
EIUSeason stats
36.2 (143rd)Rebounds per Game(353rd) 32.8
25.3 (139th)Def. Rebounds per Game(356th) 22.8
5.9 (369th)Steals per Game(128th) 7.8
3.0 (266th)Blocks per Game(243rd) 3.1
TNTCTeam record
EIU6-10Record5-10
Venue and TV
- 8:30 PM, January 8, 2026
- Groniger Arena, Charleston
- Watch: ESPN+