Final
Southern IndianaScreaming EaglesUSI · 4-137154
Tennessee TechGolden EaglesTNTC · 7-11Thu, Jan 15 · 9:00 PM EST
0:02Brandon Muntu makes layup
USITeam stats
This gameTNTC
38.0%FG%35.0%
8-253PT3-20
44Rebounds47
3Turnovers13
13Assists7
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:02 · TNTC 54, USI 71Brandon Muntu makes layup
2H 0:12 · USI 71, TNTC 52Ismail Habib makes driving layup- 2H 0:38 · TNTC 52, USI 69Ja'Quavian Florence makes layup (Brandon Muntu assists)
- 2H 0:55 · USI 69, TNTC 50Cardell Bailey makes 3-foot dunk (Tolu Samuels assists)
- 2H 1:11 · USI 67, TNTC 50Ismail Habib makes driving layup
- 2H 1:57 · USI 65, TNTC 50Cardell Bailey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 2:36 · USI 62, TNTC 50Cardell Bailey makes 2-foot dunk (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 3:00 · USI 60, TNTC 50Devin Curtis makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 4:41 · USI 58, TNTC 50Ismail Habib makes 23-foot three point jumper
- 2H 5:26 · USI 55, TNTC 50Ismail Habib makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:13 · USI 54, TNTC 50Cardell Bailey makes driving layup
- 2H 6:33 · USI 52, TNTC 50Ismail Habib makes driving layup
- 2H 7:02 · TNTC 50, USI 50Malik Ferguson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:02 · TNTC 49, USI 50Malik Ferguson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:10 · USI 50, TNTC 48Cardell Bailey makes 2-foot dunk (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 7:31 · USI 48, TNTC 48Ismail Habib makes driving layup
- 2H 8:02 · USI 46, TNTC 48Cardell Bailey makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:55 · TNTC 48, USI 45JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:19 · USI 45, TNTC 47Cardell Bailey makes driving layup (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 9:59 · TNTC 47, USI 43JaJuan Nicholls makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 10:19 · USI 43, TNTC 45Tolu Samuels makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:19 · USI 42, TNTC 45Tolu Samuels makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:37 · USI 41, TNTC 45Tolu Samuels makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 11:10 · TNTC 45, USI 39Ja'Quavian Florence makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 11:19 · USI 39, TNTC 42Devin Curtis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:42 · TNTC 42, USI 38C.J. McPherson makes driving layup
- 2H 11:56 · TNTC 40, USI 38JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 11:56 · TNTC 39, USI 38JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:23 · USI 38, TNTC 38Ismail Habib makes driving layup
- 2H 12:55 · USI 36, TNTC 38Ola Ajiboye makes layup (Amaree Brown assists)
- 2H 13:27 · TNTC 38, USI 34JaJuan Nicholls makes layup (Jacobe Whitted assists)
- 2H 14:08 · TNTC 36, USI 34JaJuan Nicholls makes driving layup
- 2H 14:47 · TNTC 34, USI 34Ja'Quavian Florence makes driving layup
- 2H 15:29 · TNTC 32, USI 34Malik Ferguson makes driving layup
- 2H 15:59 · TNTC 30, USI 34JaJuan Nicholls makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 16:34 · TNTC 28, USI 34JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 16:55 · USI 34, TNTC 27Ismail Habib makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 16:55 · USI 33, TNTC 27Ismail Habib makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:50 · USI 32, TNTC 27Devin Curtis makes layup (Sheridan Sharp assists)
- 2H 19:49 · USI 30, TNTC 27Ismail Habib makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sheridan Sharp assists)
- 1H 0:41 · USI 27, TNTC 27Ismail Habib makes driving layup
- 1H 2:06 · USI 25, TNTC 27Devin Curtis makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 2:06 · USI 24, TNTC 27Devin Curtis makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 3:21 · USI 22, TNTC 27Amaree Brown makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 1H 5:36 · TNTC 27, USI 19Malik Ferguson makes driving layup
- 1H 6:21 · TNTC 25, USI 19Mekhi Turner makes layup (Ty Owens assists)
- 1H 6:38 · USI 19, TNTC 23Tolu Samuels makes driving layup
- 1H 7:30 · TNTC 23, USI 17JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:30 · TNTC 22, USI 17JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:17 · TNTC 21, USI 17JaJuan Nicholls makes driving layup
- 1H 8:41 · USI 17, TNTC 19Josiah Dunham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 1H 9:07 · TNTC 19, USI 14Jah'Kim Payne makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:34 · USI 14, TNTC 18Tolu Samuels makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 9:58 · TNTC 18, USI 13Ja'Quavian Florence makes 8-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 10:54 · USI 13, TNTC 16Tolu Samuels makes layup
- 1H 11:28 · TNTC 16, USI 11C.J. McPherson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jacobe Whitted assists)
- 1H 12:17 · TNTC 13, USI 11Dani Pounds makes layup (Jah'Kim Payne assists)
- 1H 13:00 · USI 11, TNTC 11Ben Ezeagu makes layup (Josiah Dunham assists)
- 1H 14:14 · USI 9, TNTC 11Steven Clay makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 1H 15:04 · TNTC 11, USI 6Malik Ferguson makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 16:45 · TNTC 9, USI 6Mekhi Cameron makes 25-foot three pointer
- 1H 17:20 · TNTC 6, USI 6Mekhi Cameron makes 14-foot jumper (Ty Owens assists)
- 1H 17:41 · USI 6, TNTC 4Steven Clay makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ola Ajiboye assists)
- 1H 18:27 · USI 3, TNTC 4Cardell Bailey makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 1H 18:45 · TNTC 4, USI 0Malik Ferguson makes layup
- 1H 19:30 · TNTC 2, USI 0Mekhi Turner makes layup (Ty Owens assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
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USI27
44
71
TNTC27
27
54
USITeam stats
This gameTNTC27-71Field goals21-60
38.0%Field goal %35.0%
8-253-pointers3-20
9-19Free throws9-15
44Rebounds47
13Assists7
7Steals1
6Blocks6
3Turnovers13
14Fouls17
Top performers
This game
USIIsmail Habib21 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 8-20 FG- USICardell Bailey17 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 7-11 FG
TNTCJaJuan Nicholls16 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 5-9 FG
Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Ola AjiboyeF | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15Amaree BrownG | 18 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8Cardell BaileyG | 23 | 17 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Sheridan SharpG | 16 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2Steven ClayG | 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3Tolu SamuelsF | 25 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 6Ben EzeaguF | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13Devin CurtisF | 21 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 22Josiah DunhamG | 25 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21Ismail HabibG | 35 | 21 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12Alem FejzicG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33Cayden GehlhausenG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0Kaden BrownG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Braxton JonesG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Trey ThomasG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 71 | 27-71 | 8-25 | 9-19 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 14 |
USIOffense
TNTCSeason stats
68.7 (396th)Points per Game(276th) 73.3
38.6% (439th)Field Goal %(259th) 44.3%
31.0% (391st)3-Point %(375th) 31.5%
65.6% (449th)Free Throw %(89th) 75.9%
10.3 (444th)Assists per Game(357th) 12.2
13.2 (38th)Off. Rebounds per Game(222nd) 10.9
12 (255th)Turnovers per Game(380th) 13.3
USIDefense
TNTCSeason stats
37.5 (88th)Rebounds per Game(143rd) 36.2
24.3 (224th)Def. Rebounds per Game(139th) 25.3
6.3 (300th)Steals per Game(369th) 5.9
4.2 (75th)Blocks per Game(266th) 3.0
USITeam record
TNTC4-13Record7-11
Venue and TV
- 9:00 PM, January 15, 2026
- Hooper Eblen Center, Cookeville
- Watch: ESPN+