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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

College Basketball
W Illinois
4-20
72-97
Final
Tennessee Tech
10-14
Hooper Eblen Center

Lead tracker

WIU leadsBiggest lead WIU 2, TNTC 37
H1H2
TNTC leads
Team1H2HT
WIU304272
TNTC534497

Who won: Tennessee Tech 97-72

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks 97-72 on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Hooper Eblen Center. The Tennessee Tech outscored the W Illinois 53-30 in the 1st half. JaJuan Nicholls led the Tennessee Tech in points (14). Francis Okwuosah led the W Illinois in points (17).

Player of the game

Ty Owens

TNTC · 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

7.9

Win probability

100%TNTC final
WIUTNTC

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:02Jah'Kim Payne

    Steal

    Jah'Kim Payne Steal.

    J. Payne · 6 PTS

  4. H2 0:02Steven Tipton
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Steven Tipton bad pass turnover

    S. Tipton · 3 PTS

  5. H2 0:08TNT
    TO

    Lost ball turnover

    team shot clock turnover

  6. THREEH2 0:40
    Steven Tipton

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    S. Tipton · 3 PTS · ast T. Cook

    Steven Tipton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyran Cook assists)

    WIU 72 - 97 TNTC
  7. H2 0:46Steven Tipton

    Defensive rebound

    Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.

  8. H2 0:50Hagan Preston

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Hagan Preston misses 24-foot three point jumper

    H. Preston

  9. H2 1:01Tyran Cook
    +2

    Floating jump shot, 8 ft

    Tyran Cook makes 8-foot floating jump shot

    T. Cook · 4 PTS

    WIU 69 - 97 TNTC
  10. H2 1:08Nick Hittle

    Offensive Rebound

    Nick Hittle Offensive Rebound.

    N. Hittle · 1 PTS

  11. H2 1:12Marcus Pigram

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Marcus Pigram misses 24-foot three point jumper

    M. Pigram · 10 PTS

  12. SLAMH2 1:30
    Owen Varnado

    Dunk, 3 ft

    O. Varnado · 4 PTS

    Owen Varnado makes 3-foot dunk

    WIU 67 - 97 TNTC
  13. H2 1:57TNT

    Shorttimeout

    Tennessee Tech Timeout

  14. H2 2:00Tyran Cook
    +2

    Floating jump shot, 8 ft

    Tyran Cook makes 8-foot floating jump shot

    T. Cook · 4 PTS

    WIU 67 - 95 TNTC
  15. H2 2:06Nick Hittle

    Defensive rebound

    Nick Hittle Defensive Rebound.

  16. H2 2:11C.J. McPherson

    Misses 17-foot pullup jump shot

    C.J. McPherson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot

    C. McPherson · 3 PTS

  17. H2 2:27C.J. McPherson

    Defensive rebound

    C.J. McPherson Defensive Rebound.

  18. H2 2:31Marcus Pigram

    Misses 21-foot step back jumpshot

    Marcus Pigram misses 21-foot step back jumpshot

    M. Pigram · 10 PTS

  19. SLAMH2 2:43
    Owen Varnado

    Dunk, 2 ft

    O. Varnado · 4 PTS

    Owen Varnado makes 2-foot dunk

    WIU 65 - 95 TNTC
  20. H2 2:58

    Officialtvtimeout

    Official TV Timeout

  21. H2 2:58Tyran Cook

    Foul on Tyran Cook

    Foul on Tyran Cook.

    T. Cook · 4 PTS

  22. THREEH2 3:17
    Marcus Pigram

    Three! Jumper, 27 ft

    M. Pigram · 10 PTS · ast T. Cook

    Marcus Pigram makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyran Cook assists)

    WIU 65 - 93 TNTC
  23. H2 3:23Tyran Cook

    Defensive rebound

    Tyran Cook Defensive Rebound.

  24. H2 3:27Jah'Kim Payne

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Jah'Kim Payne misses 25-foot three point jumper

    J. Payne · 6 PTS

  25. H2 3:47Owen Varnado

    Defensive rebound

    Owen Varnado Defensive Rebound.

Leaders

WIUTNTC
Points
Francis Okwuosah
17
JaJuan Nicholls
14
Assists
Isaiah Griffin
6
Ty Owens
6
Rebounds
Lucas Lorenzen
5
JaJuan Nicholls
7

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