Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 74
67 - 74
Eastern Kentucky beats Tennessee Tech 74-67
EKU (20-9, 10-5) led 63-61 with 3 minutes to go and went on an 11-3 run to pull away and clinch a bye in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
Tennessee Tech (15-15, 8-7) went ahead 55-49 on Josiah Moore's jumper with 8 minutes to go, but the Colonels answered with a 11-2 run, taking the lead for good at 59-57 on Eric Stutz's three-point play with 5:06 left.
The Golden Eagles out-rebounded EKU 29-20, but had 15 turnovers compared to only seven for the Colonels.
Jeremiah Samarrippas had 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting with seven assists and three 3-pointers for Tennessee Tech.
Moore had 12 points for the Golden Eagles with Javon McKay and Dennis Ogbe adding 10 points each.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:14 | Jordan Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon McKay. | 67 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Javon McKay Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Josiah Moore missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 64 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Josiah Moore Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Javon McKay missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 74 |
Statistics
TNTC |
EKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-44 | FG | 24-47 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-21 | FT | 20-26 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,900 | Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,900 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |


TNTC
EKU