Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 77
Tennessee Tech pulls away late, beats Eastern Kentucky 77-69
Jugovic made two 3-pointers and had a steal and dunk as part of a 7-4 spurt to give the Golden Eagles a 59-52 lead with six minutes left. Nick Mayo answered with a layup and Dedric Boyd hit a 3 to pull Eastern Kentucky to 59-57 before Tennessee Tech closed on an 18-12 surge. Curtis Phillips Jr. scored nine points, including 7-of-8 shooting from the line, and Jugovic chipped in five points during the stretch.
Jugovic made 5 of his 10 field goals from long range, and made all three of his free throws. Mason Ramsey added 18 points and Phillips finished with 14 for Tennessee Tech (10-5, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Courtney Alexander II matched a career-high with 15 rebounds.
Mayo scored 26 points to lead Eastern Kentucky (6-9, 0-2). Boyd and DeAndre Dishman added 12 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:20 | JacQuess Hobbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dujuanta Weaver. | 69 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Curtis Phillips Jr. made Free Throw. | 66 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Curtis Phillips Jr. made Free Throw. | 66 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Foul on DeAndre Dishman. | 66 - 75 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 TNTC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-67 | FG | 24-54 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 7-15 | FT | 21-26 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 2,596 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |