Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

8-17, 4-10 OVC

Final

	1	2	T
E Illinois EIU	24	30	54
Tennessee Tech TNTC	34	25	59

Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesTennessee TechTNTC

13-12, 8-6 OVC

TIME		EIU	TNTC
19:37	Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:34	JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	JaJuan Nicholls Turnover.	0	0
19:22	Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.	0	0
19:22	Rodolfo Bolis Turnover.	0	0
19:13	Kyle Layton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.	0	3
18:49	Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.	0	3
18:49	JaJuan Nicholls Block.	0	3
18:46	Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.	0	3
18:44	Kooper Jacobi missed Jumper.	0	3
18:41	Matthew Sells Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:32	Daniel Egbuniwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Sells.	0	6
18:15	Corey Sawyer Jr. Turnover.	0	6
18:15	Matthew Sells Steal.	0	6
17:52	JaJuan Nicholls missed Jumper.	0	6
17:47	Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.	0	6
17:38	Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.	0	6
17:36	Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.	0	6
17:28	Daniel Egbuniwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.	0	9
17:27	Eastern Illinois Timeout	0	9
17:05	Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.	0	9
17:03	Sekou Kalle Offensive Rebound.	0	9
17:01	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	9
17:00	Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	0	9
17:00	Foul on Kyle Layton.	0	9
16:50	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	9
16:45	Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.	0	9
16:31	Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	9
16:28	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	0	9
16:28	Official TV Timeout	0	9
16:15	Foul on Kyle Layton.	0	9
16:15	Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.	1	9
16:15	Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.	2	9
15:44	Tennessee Tech Turnover.	2	9
15:20	Obadiah Curtis missed Three Point Jumper.	2	9
15:19	Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	2	9
15:19	Foul on Ola Ajiboye.	2	9
14:57	Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.	2	9
14:53	Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	9
14:43	Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.	2	9
14:43	Nakyel Shelton Steal.	2	9
14:37	Kooper Jacobi made Layup. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.	4	9
14:24	Jaylon Johnson Turnover.	4	9
14:24	Nakyel Shelton Steal.	4	9
14:19	Nakyel Shelton missed Layup.	4	9
14:14	Sekou Kalle Offensive Rebound.	4	9
14:14	Sekou Kalle made Jumper.	6	9
13:52	Jaylon Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..	6	11
13:30	Corey Sawyer Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Obadiah Curtis.	9	11
13:13	Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.	9	11
13:13	Corey Sawyer Jr. Steal.	9	11
13:03	Foul on Jaylon Johnson.	9	11
12:51	Obadiah Curtis missed Layup.	9	11
12:49	Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	9	11
12:44	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	9	11
12:41	Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	9	11
12:31	Foul on Sekou Kalle.	9	11
12:31	Sekou Kalle Turnover.	9	11
12:07	Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.	9	11
11:46	JaJuan Nicholls missed Jumper.	9	11
11:44	Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.	9	11
11:41	Nakyel Shelton made Layup. Assisted by Obadiah Curtis.	11	11
11:41	Official TV Timeout	11	11
11:14	Grant Slatten missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
11:12	Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound.	11	11
11:05	Obadiah Curtis Turnover.	11	11
11:05	Grant Slatten Steal.	11	11
11:01	Grant Slatten made Layup.	11	13
10:32	Artese Stapleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sekou Kalle.	14	13
10:06	Daniel Egbuniwe missed Jumper.	14	13
10:04	Ola Ajiboye Offensive Rebound.	14	13
10:02	Ola Ajiboye missed Layup.	14	13
9:58	Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.	14	13
9:45	Zion Fruster missed Layup.	14	13
9:45	Ola Ajiboye Block.	14	13
9:42	Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	14	13
9:36	Ray Glasgow missed Jumper.	14	13
9:33	Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.	14	13
9:31	Foul on Ray Glasgow.	14	13
9:21	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	14	13
9:18	Artese Stapleton Offensive Rebound.	14	13
9:17	Artese Stapleton made Layup.	16	13
8:55	Foul on Kooper Jacobi.	16	13
8:43	Rodney Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaJuan Nicholls.	16	16
8:16	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Jumper.	16	16
8:13	Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	16
8:03	Foul on Malik Olafioye.	16	16
7:50	Foul on Zion Fruster.	16	16
7:50	Official TV Timeout	16	16
7:37	Grant Slatten made Jumper.	16	18
7:25	Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.	16	18
7:20	Artese Stapleton Offensive Rebound.	16	18
7:19	Artese Stapleton missed Layup.	16	18
7:17	JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	16	18
7:05	Matthew Sells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaJuan Nicholls.	16	21
6:46	Malik Olafioye Turnover.	16	21
6:38	Foul on Malik Olafioye.	16	21
6:38	Jaylon Johnson missed Free Throw.	16	21
6:36	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	16	21
6:12	Foul on JaJuan Nicholls.	16	21
6:06	Artese Stapleton missed Jumper.	16	21
6:03	Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	16	21
5:50	JaJuan Nicholls missed Layup.	16	21
5:47	Daniel Egbuniwe Offensive Rebound.	16	21
5:46	Matthew Sells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.	16	24
5:27	Kooper Jacobi missed Three Point Jumper.	16	24
5:24	Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.	16	24
5:09	JaJuan Nicholls made Dunk.	16	26
5:09	Eastern Illinois Timeout	16	26
4:54	Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.	16	26
4:51	Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	26
4:31	Daniel Egbuniwe Turnover.	16	26
4:31	Zion Fruster Steal.	16	26
4:18	Obadiah Curtis made Layup. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.	18	26
3:51	Daniel Egbuniwe Turnover.	18	26
3:51	Nakyel Shelton Steal.	18	26
3:51	Official TV Timeout	18	26
3:29	Obadiah Curtis missed Layup.	18	26
3:29	Ola Ajiboye Block.	18	26
3:25	Obadiah Curtis Offensive Rebound.	18	26
3:23	Artese Stapleton Turnover.	18	26
3:08	Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Layup.	18	26
3:05	Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.	18	26
2:59	Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.	18	26
2:55	Matthew Sells Defensive Rebound.	18	26
2:48	Ola Ajiboye missed Layup.	18	26
2:44	Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.	18	26
2:44	Obadiah Curtis Turnover.	18	26
2:32	Jaylon Johnson made Three Point Jumper.	18	29
2:14	Kooper Jacobi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.	21	29
1:43	Foul on Artese Stapleton.	21	29
1:43	Ray Glasgow missed Free Throw.	21	29
1:41	Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.	21	29
1:28	Kooper Jacobi missed Jumper.	21	29
1:25	Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	21	29
1:16	Jaylon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..	21	31
1:16	Foul on Obadiah Curtis.	21	31
1:16	Jaylon Johnson made Free Throw.	21	32
0:57	Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.	21	32
0:55	Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	21	32
0:37	Zion Fruster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.	24	32
0:28	Tennessee Tech Timeout	24	32
0:05	JaJuan Nicholls made Dunk. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.	24	34
0:00	End of 1st half	24	34

Hooper Eblen Center

4:00 PM, February 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Cookeville, TN

Attendance: 1,269

Referees:
Barry Mathis
Phil Cudd
Boyd Copeland

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Southeast Missouri State	15-5	-	21-12
SIU Edwardsville	13-7	2	22-12
Little Rock	12-8	3	19-14
Tennessee State	12-8	3	17-16
Lindenwood	10-10	5	16-17
Tennessee Tech	10-10	5	15-17
Morehead State	10-10	5	15-17
UT Martin	9-11	6	14-19
Eastern Illinois	8-12	7	12-19
Western Illinois	6-14	9	12-19
Southern Indiana	5-15	10	10-20

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