Final
SIU EdwardsvilleCougarsSIUE · 17-115262
Tennessee TechGolden EaglesTNTC · 12-16Thu, Feb 19 · 8:50 PM EST
0:09Kyle Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Harrison Alexander assists)
SIUETeam stats
This gameTNTC
34.8%FG%34.4%
3-233PT2-20
35Rebounds47
8Turnovers10
8Assists4
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:09 · SIUE 52, TNTC 62Kyle Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Harrison Alexander assists)
2H 0:14 · TNTC 62, SIUE 50Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2- 2H 0:25 · TNTC 61, SIUE 50JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:25 · TNTC 60, SIUE 50JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:35 · TNTC 59, SIUE 50Ty Owens makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:35 · TNTC 58, SIUE 50Ty Owens makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:48 · SIUE 50, TNTC 57Harrison Alexander makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 1:04 · TNTC 57, SIUE 48Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:04 · TNTC 56, SIUE 48Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:03 · SIUE 48, TNTC 55Kyle Thomas makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 5:36 · SIUE 46, TNTC 55Jack Campion makes driving layup
- 2H 6:06 · TNTC 55, SIUE 44Brandon Muntu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Owens assists)
- 2H 6:32 · SIUE 44, TNTC 52Darrion Baker makes layup
- 2H 7:08 · TNTC 52, SIUE 42Grant Slatten makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Cameron assists)
- 2H 8:28 · TNTC 49, SIUE 42Mekhi Cameron makes layup
- 2H 9:00 · TNTC 47, SIUE 42Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:00 · TNTC 46, SIUE 42Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:05 · TNTC 45, SIUE 42JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:05 · TNTC 44, SIUE 42JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:32 · SIUE 42, TNTC 43Kyle Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 2H 12:17 · SIUE 40, TNTC 43Harrison Alexander makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 12:41 · TNTC 43, SIUE 38Ja'Quavian Florence makes 10-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 13:02 · SIUE 38, TNTC 41Harrison Alexander makes 20-foot jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 2H 14:38 · TNTC 41, SIUE 36Ty Owens makes 2-foot dunk
- 2H 14:57 · TNTC 39, SIUE 36JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 14:57 · TNTC 38, SIUE 36JaJuan Nicholls makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 15:42 · TNTC 36, SIUE 36JaJuan Nicholls makes layup
- 2H 16:11 · SIUE 36, TNTC 34Tyler King makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 16:46 · TNTC 34, SIUE 33Ty Owens makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 17:08 · SIUE 33, TNTC 32Darrion Baker makes driving layup
- 2H 17:24 · TNTC 32, SIUE 31JaJuan Nicholls makes layup
- 2H 18:26 · TNTC 30, SIUE 31Ty Owens makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 18:36 · SIUE 31, TNTC 28Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 19:06 · TNTC 28, SIUE 30Ty Owens makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 19:49 · SIUE 30, TNTC 26Darrion Baker makes layup
- 1H 0:00 · SIUE 28, TNTC 26Tyler King makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 0:30 · TNTC 26, SIUE 25Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 0:30 · TNTC 25, SIUE 25Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 1:20 · TNTC 24, SIUE 25Brandon Muntu makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 1:45 · SIUE 25, TNTC 22Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:09 · TNTC 22, SIUE 24JaJuan Nicholls makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 3:30 · SIUE 24, TNTC 20Darrion Baker makes driving layup
- 1H 4:01 · SIUE 22, TNTC 20Jo Valrie makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 4:26 · SIUE 20, TNTC 20Jack Campion makes driving layup
- 1H 5:33 · TNTC 20, SIUE 18Dani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:01 · TNTC 19, SIUE 18Dani Pounds makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 6:01 · TNTC 18, SIUE 18Dani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:40 · TNTC 17, SIUE 18Dani Pounds makes layup (Ty Owens assists)
- 1H 7:56 · SIUE 18, TNTC 15CJ Hall makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 9:11 · TNTC 15, SIUE 16JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 9:11 · TNTC 14, SIUE 16JaJuan Nicholls makes 0-foot tip in dunk
- 1H 9:28 · SIUE 16, TNTC 12Kyle Thomas makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 9:48 · TNTC 12, SIUE 14JaJuan Nicholls makes layup
- 1H 10:26 · TNTC 10, SIUE 14Ja'Quavian Florence makes 10-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 11:50 · TNTC 8, SIUE 14Brandon Muntu makes driving layup
- 1H 12:59 · SIUE 14, TNTC 6Kyle Thomas makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 14:10 · SIUE 12, TNTC 6Jo Valrie makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 14:52 · SIUE 10, TNTC 6Darrion Baker makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 15:44 · SIUE 9, TNTC 6Jack Campion makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 16:20 · SIUE 6, TNTC 6Darrion Baker makes layup
- 1H 17:05 · TNTC 6, SIUE 4JaJuan Nicholls makes layup (Grant Slatten assists)
- 1H 17:36 · SIUE 4, TNTC 4Tyler King makes driving layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 18:04 · SIUE 2, TNTC 4Darrion Baker makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 18:13 · TNTC 4, SIUE 0Ty Owens makes driving layup
- 1H 18:58 · TNTC 2, SIUE 0Grant Slatten makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
Box score
Team
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SIUE28
24
52
TNTC26
36
62
SIUETeam stats
This gameTNTC23-66Field goals21-61
34.8%Field goal %34.4%
3-233-pointers2-20
3-6Free throws18-21
35Rebounds47
8Assists4
6Steals6
6Blocks5
8Turnovers10
17Fouls10
Top performers
This game
TNTCJaJuan Nicholls20 PTS, 15 REB, 0 AST, 7-13 FG
SIUEDarrion Baker13 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 6-13 FG- TNTCTy Owens12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 5-11 FG
SIU Edwardsville CougarsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Jo ValrieF | 29 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4Darrion BakerF | 24 | 13 | 6-13 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34Arnas SakenisC | 25 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9Tyler KingG | 32 | 9 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5Jack CampionG | 33 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 24Kyle ThomasF | 21 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 17Corentin EfonoG | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2CJ HallG | 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1Jordan PickettG | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Harrison AlexanderG | 10 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20Iwo BagancF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21Myles ThompsonF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11Dehrio McCaskillG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0Ring MalithG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7Darius Robinson Jr.G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 52 | 23-66 | 3-23 | 3-6 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 17 |
SIUEOffense
TNTCSeason stats
71.0 (330th)Points per Game(276th) 73.3
44.5% (240th)Field Goal %(259th) 44.3%
34.7% (184th)3-Point %(375th) 31.5%
67.5% (411th)Free Throw %(89th) 75.9%
13.2 (270th)Assists per Game(357th) 12.2
10.9 (222nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(222nd) 10.9
11.7 (220th)Turnovers per Game(380th) 13.3
SIUEDefense
TNTCSeason stats
36.7 (125th)Rebounds per Game(143rd) 36.2
25.7 (109th)Def. Rebounds per Game(139th) 25.3
7.6 (146th)Steals per Game(369th) 5.9
3.9 (113th)Blocks per Game(266th) 3.0
SIUETeam record
TNTC17-11Record12-16
Venue and TV
- 8:50 PM, February 19, 2026
- Hooper Eblen Center, Cookeville
- Watch: ESPN+