Western Illinois 72, Tennessee Tech 97 - Box Score

NET #364

	H1	H2	T
Western Illinois	30	42	72
Tennessee Tech	53	44	97

Tennessee Tech

NET #308

	H1	H2	T
Western Illinois	30	42	72
Tennessee Tech	53	44	97

Thu, Feb 5, 2026Hooper Eblen CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Western Illinois

Tennessee Tech

10%

90%

✓ CorrectMargin: +15.5 predicted → +25 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

43.3%→ 54.6

eFG%

73.7 ←49.0%

14.3%→ 12.8

TO Rate

8.5 ←16.5%

25.7%

ORB%

27.6%

38.7%→ 29.6

FT Rate

29.8 ←34.4%

Western Illinois

Predicted Actual

Tennessee Tech

Recap

Tennessee Tech Dominates Western Illinois 97-72

JaJuan Nicholls leads Golden Eagles to convincing non-conference win

Tennessee Tech asserted its dominance over Western Illinois, cruising to a 97-72 victory at the Hooper Eblen Center. The Golden Eagles' impressive performance was fueled by a strong first-half showing, where they outscored the Leathernecks 53-30. JaJuan Nicholls led the charge for Tennessee Tech, po...

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Top Performers

Western Illinois

Francis Okwuosah22.9

PTS17REB2AST1STL1

5-7 FG, 4-5 3PT, 3-3 FT

Isaiah Griffin22.0

PTS14REB0AST6STL1

5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT, 3-3 FT

Marcus Pigram12.7

PTS10REB1AST1

4-8 FG, 1-4 3PT, 1-1 FT

Tennessee Tech

Ty OwensMVP27.8

PTS13REB4AST6STL2

4-6 FG, 3-4 3PT, 2-2 FT

JaJuan Nicholls24.4

PTS14REB7AST0BLK1

7-9 FG

Brandon Muntu17.2

PTS13REB1AST2

4-7 FG, 4-7 3PT, 1-1 FT

Hot Players

Marcus PigramWestern Illinois+186%

PTS

2.5 avg

REB

1.1 avg

AST

0.6 avg

50% FG 4-8

Jah'Kim PayneTennessee Tech+108%

PTS

2.7 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

50% FG 2-4

Francis OkwuosahWestern Illinois+77%

PTS

7.2 avg

REB

3.6 avg

AST

0.5 avg

71% FG 5-7

Ty OwensTennessee Tech+68%

PTS

7.4 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

3.5 avg

67% FG 4-6

Jacobe WhittedTennessee Tech+55%

PTS

2.8 avg

REB

3.5 avg

AST

0.8 avg

100% FG 2-2

Goanar BiliewWestern Illinois+48%

PTS

3.8 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.1 avg

29% FG 2-7

Grant SlattenTennessee Tech+45%

PTS

3.5 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

0.7 avg

33% FG 1-3

Ja'Quavian FlorenceTennessee Tech+39%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

2.3 avg

AST

1.3 avg

83% FG 5-6

Tyran CookWestern Illinois+36%

PTS

3.8 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

1.3 avg

50% FG 2-4

Isaiah GriffinWestern Illinois+35%

PTS

10.6 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

1.1 avg

63% FG 5-8

Brandon MuntuTennessee Tech+33%

PTS

8.3 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

0.7 avg

57% FG 4-7

JaJuan NichollsTennessee Tech+27%

PTS

10.8 avg

REB

5.3 avg

AST

0.4 avg

78% FG 7-9

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Western Illinois72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Francis Okwuosah	28	17	5-7	4-5	3-3	2	1	1	0	0
Lucas Lorenzen	28	6	2-6	2-4	0-0	5	0	0	0	1
Goanar Biliew	27	6	2-7	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	1
Isaiah Griffin	26	14	5-8	1-2	3-3	0	6	1	0	2
Marcus Pigram	19	10	4-8	1-4	1-1	1	1	0	0	0
Makai Kvamme	18	0	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
Antwaun Massey	13	11	4-4	0-0	3-5	2	0	0	0	1
Danny Stephens	12	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	2
Tyran Cook	12	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	0
Nick Hittle	7	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0
Steven Tipton	5	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Jake Edwards	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ifiok Peter	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Riley	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Karyiek Dixon	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	72	25-54	9-20	13-16	20	11	3	1	9

Tennessee Tech97

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Ty Owens	25	13	4-6	3-4	2-2	4	6	2	0	2
Brandon Muntu	24	13	4-7	4-7	1-1	1	2	0	0	0
Grant Slatten	21	4	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	4	1	0	0
Mekhi Cameron	20	6	2-7	1-3	1-3	3	2	0	1	0
Jacobe Whitted	17	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0
Ja'Quavian Florence	15	13	5-6	3-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0
Jah'Kim Payne	15	6	2-4	2-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	0
JaJuan Nicholls	14	14	7-9	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	0
Mekhi Turner	12	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	3	0	0	0
Malik Ferguson	10	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1
Dani Pounds	9	12	4-5	0-0	4-5	2	0	1	0	3
Owen Varnado	7	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
C.J. McPherson	7	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Hagan Preston	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Ayers	1	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
Total	—	97	34-57	16-27	13-17	31	22	6	2	6