Eastern Illinois Panthers at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 60
Wallace, Mack help E. Illinois beat Tennessee Tech 67-60
Ben Harvey added 12 points for Eastern Illinois.
Cam Burrell took a steal coast-to-coast for a dunk, Harvey made a layup and Burrell, after another steal, grabbed an offensive rebound and converted a 3-point play to make it 44-38 with 11:25 to play and the Panthers (10-7, 3-1 Ohio Valley Conference) led the rest of the way. Courtney Alexander's dunk about six minutes left pulled the Golden Eagles within three but they would get no closer.
Hunter Vick led Tennessee Tech (6-11, 2-2) with 20 points and Corey Tillery added 13, including four 3-pointers.
The Golden Eagles shot 47 percent compared to just 38 percent by Eastern Illinois. The Panthers were plus-six (14-8) from the free-throw line, plus-11 in points off turnovers and used a 16-2 advantage in offensive rebounds to outscore TTU 15-4 in second-chance points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ben Harvey Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Corey Tillery missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Malik Martin Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Mack Smith missed Free Throw. | 67 - 60 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 TNTC |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 22-47 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-18 | FT | 8-14 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 3,079 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |