Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Egbuniwe and Johnson score 13, Tennessee Tech defeats Eastern Illinois 69-64
Egbuniwe had 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (9-7, 4-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Johnson shot 4 of 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and added six assists. JaJuan Nicholls and Kyle Layton both added 10 points.
The Panthers (5-11, 1-4) were led in scoring by Nakyel Shelton, who finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds and two steals. Kooper Jacobi added 14 points, six rebounds and two blocks for Eastern Illinois. Corey Swayer Jr. also had 11 points.
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Up next for Tennessee Tech is a matchup Saturday with SIU-Edwardsville on the road. Eastern Illinois visits UT Martin on Thursday.
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Matchup Prediction
Eastern Illinois: 63.4%
Tennessee Tech: 36.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Obadiah Curtis missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 64 |
Statistics
 TNTC |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 20-54 |
| 36.1 | Field Goal % | 37.0 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 35.7 | Three Point % | 31.3 |
| 15-24 | FT | 19-24 |
| 62.5 | Free Throw % | 79.2 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 911 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 911 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | 9-3 | - | 14-9 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 9-4 | 0.5 | 16-8 |
| Little Rock | 8-4 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 8-4 | 1 | 13-10 |
| Tennessee Tech | 7-5 | 2 | 12-11 |
| Tennessee State | 6-6 | 3 | 10-13 |
| Lindenwood | 5-7 | 4 | 10-13 |
| UT Martin | 5-7 | 4 | 9-14 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-8 | 5 | 9-13 |
| Eastern Illinois | 4-9 | 5.5 | 8-16 |
| Western Illinois | 2-10 | 7 | 8-15 |