Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Lead tracker
WIU leadsBiggest lead WIU 2, TNTC 37TNTC leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 WIU | 30 | 42 | 72 |
 TNTC | 53 | 44 | 97 |
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).
TNTC
Player of the game
Ty Owens
TNTC ยท 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
7.9
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaJuan NichollsF7.5 | 14 | 14 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13.7 |
| Ty OwensG7.9 | 25 | 13 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15.8 |
| Brandon MuntuG7.1 | 24 | 13 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.4 |
| Mekhi CameronG5.8 | 20 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Grant SlattenG6.1 | 21 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Owen VarnadoF | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Mekhi TurnerF5.5 | 12 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Dani PoundsF6.4 | 9 | 12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.5 |
| C.J. McPhersonG | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Hagan PrestonG | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Jah'Kim PayneG6.5 | 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Jacobe WhittedG6.4 | 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Colin AyersG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik FergusonG5.3 | 10 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Ja'Quavian FlorenceG7.4 | 15 | 13 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
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