Southern Ind. 71, Tennessee Tech 54 - Box Score

NET #345

	H1	H2	T
Southern Ind.	27	44	71
Tennessee Tech	27	27	54

Tennessee Tech

NET #308

	H1	H2	T
Southern Ind.	27	44	71
Tennessee Tech	27	27	54

Thu, Jan 15, 2026Hooper Eblen CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

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Southern Ind.

Tennessee Tech

25%

75%

✗ MissedMargin: +7.8 predicted → -17 actual

Recap

Southern Indiana Stuns Tennessee Tech in 17-Point Upset

Ismail Habib's 21 points lead Screaming Eagles to improbable victory

In a shocking turn of events, Southern Indiana pulled off a stunning 17-point upset over Tennessee Tech at the Hooper Eblen Center, defeating the Golden Eagles 71-54. This monumental win for Southern Indiana is all the more impressive considering the team's 5-15 record coming into the game, and it w...

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Top Performers

Southern Ind.

Ismail HabibMVP36.3

PTS21REB4AST7

8-20 FG, 2-8 3PT, 3-4 FT

Devin Curtis30.8

PTS8REB9AST0STL2BLK4

3-5 FG, 2-4 FT

Tolu Samuels24.5

PTS9REB10AST1STL1

3-9 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-5 FT

Tennessee Tech

JaJuan Nicholls24.4

PTS16REB7AST0

5-9 FG, 6-10 FT

Ja'Quavian Florence14.6

PTS9REB3AST0BLK1

4-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

Mekhi Turner12.8

PTS4REB4AST0BLK2

2-3 FG

Hot Players

Malik FergusonTennessee Tech+82%

PTS

5.2 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.9 avg

40% FG 4-10

JaJuan NichollsTennessee Tech+39%

PTS

10.8 avg

REB

5.3 avg

AST

0.4 avg

56% FG 5-9

Jah'Kim PayneTennessee Tech+32%

PTS

2.7 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

0% FG 0-2

Mekhi TurnerTennessee Tech+27%

PTS

3.3 avg

REB

2.5 avg

AST

0.5 avg

67% FG 2-3

C.J. McPhersonTennessee Tech+23%

PTS

4.0 avg

REB

1.3 avg

AST

0.4 avg

40% FG 2-5

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Southern Ind.71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Ismail Habib	35	21	8-20	2-8	3-4	4	7	0	0	0
Tolu Samuels	25	9	3-9	0-1	3-5	10	1	1	0	0
Josiah Dunham	25	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1
Cardell Bailey	23	17	7-11	2-4	1-2	2	0	1	1	0
Devin Curtis	21	8	3-5	0-0	2-4	9	0	2	4	0
Amaree Brown	18	3	1-7	1-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	1
Steven Clay	18	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Sheridan Sharp	16	0	0-6	0-0	0-2	5	2	2	0	0
Ola Ajiboye	11	2	1-3	0-0	0-2	3	1	0	0	0
Ben Ezeagu	8	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1
Trey Thomas	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Braxton Jones	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Alem Fejzic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaden Brown	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cayden Gehlhausen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	27-71	8-25	9-19	41	13	7	6	3

Tennessee Tech54

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Malik Ferguson	29	10	4-10	0-1	2-2	4	0	0	1	3
Brandon Muntu	25	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Mekhi Cameron	23	5	2-9	1-5	0-1	4	0	0	0	0
Ja'Quavian Florence	22	9	4-7	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	0
JaJuan Nicholls	19	16	5-9	0-0	6-10	7	0	0	0	0
Jah'Kim Payne	18	1	0-2	0-1	1-2	5	1	0	0	2
Ty Owens	16	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	3	0	1	1
C.J. McPherson	15	5	2-5	1-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	0
Jacobe Whitted	12	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	1	0
Mekhi Turner	11	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	2	0
Dani Pounds	8	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	6	0	0	0	6
Owen Varnado	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Maguire Evans	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Ayers	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Slatten	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Hagan Preston	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	54	21-60	3-20	9-15	42	7	1	6	12