Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
91 - 85
Clay, Tillery's 3s help Tennessee Tech hold off E. Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky was up 83-82 after Kelvin Robinson made two free throws with 3:29 remaining. Clay dropped in his 3 on the next possession and Tillery followed with 2:27 remaining for an 88-83 advantage. Eastern Kentucky's Houston King hit a jump shot to close to 88-85 with 34 seconds left. Clay and Jared Sherfield made three free throws to seal the win.
The Colonels led throughout the second half until Tillery drained a 3-pointer to go ahead 62-61 at the 10:35 mark. Eastern Kentucky retook the lead after a Tre King tip-in. The teams swapped the lead until Clay and Tillery gave the Golden Eagles the lead for good.
Clay made 3 from deep to finish with 22 points to go with nine rebounds and eight assists for Tennessee Tech (7-14, 3-5 Ohio Valley Conference). Tillery finished with 18 points, making 5 of 9 from beyond the arc.
Nick Mayo had 29 points and nine rebounds for Eastern Kentucky (10-11, 3-5).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Peyton Broughton Offensive Rebound. | 91 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Houston King missed Three Point Jumper. | 91 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jared Sherfield made Free Throw. | 91 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jared Sherfield made Free Throw. | 90 - 85 |
Statistics
 TNTC |
 EKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-59 | FG | 26-58 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-22 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 16-28 | FT | 25-27 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 27 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Georgetown, KY
Attendance: 1,410 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
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| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
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| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
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| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
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| 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 |