Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Eastern Illinois Panthers

College Basketball

Tennessee Tech

6-10

61-71

Final

E Illinois

5-10

Groniger Arena

Lead tracker

TNTC leadsBiggest lead TNTC 10, EIU 12

EIU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
TNTC	36	25	61
EIU	29	42	71

Who won: E Illinois 71-61

The Eastern Illinois Panthers beat the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 71-61 on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Groniger Arena. The E Illinois outscored the Tennessee Tech 42-25 in the 2nd half. Andre Washington led the E Illinois in points (20). Jah'Kim Payne led the Tennessee Tech in points (11).

TNTC

EIU

Player of the game

Andre Washington

EIU · 20 PTS, 2 REB

7.7

Players	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	GmSc
Dani PoundsF4.7	16	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	2	0	1	1	2	4	-0.6
Ty OwensG5.9	25	7	3-5	0-1	1-2	2	4	3	0	1	0	2	1	5
Malik FergusonG6.0	31	9	4-10	1-4	0-0	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	2	5.5
Brandon MuntuG5.7	27	9	3-10	2-7	1-1	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	4.2
Mekhi CameronG6.0	31	6	0-2	0-1	6-6	5	1	1	0	0	0	5	1	5.4
Bench
JaJuan NichollsF5.7	12	3	0-0	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	3.8
Mekhi TurnerF6.7	11	10	3-4	0-0	4-4	4	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	9
Jah'Kim PayneG6.9	15	11	3-5	3-4	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	9.6
Jacobe WhittedG	7	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	-2.5
Ja'Quavian FlorenceG4.1	19	4	1-4	0-1	2-2	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	-2.9
Grant SlattenG	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Eastern Illinois Panthers

Lead tracker

Who won: E Illinois 71-61

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