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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Eastern Illinois Panthers: January 8, 2026

The Eastern Illinois Panthers beat the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 71-61 on January 8, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 8, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Jah'Kim Payne (Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 11); Andre Washington (Eastern Illinois Panthers, 20).

Line score

TeamH1H2Final
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles362561
Eastern Illinois Panthers294271

What stood out

  • The Eastern Illinois Panthers' biggest edge came in the 2nd half (42-25).

Player lines

  • Brandon Muntu (TNTC G): 27 MIN, 9 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Dani Pounds (TNTC F): 16 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Grant Slatten (TNTC G): 6 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Ja'Quavian Florence (TNTC G): 19 MIN, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TOV
  • Jacobe Whitted (TNTC G): 7 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jah'Kim Payne (TNTC G): 15 MIN, 11 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • JaJuan Nicholls (TNTC F): 12 MIN, 3 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Malik Ferguson (TNTC G): 31 MIN, 9 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Mekhi Cameron (TNTC G): 31 MIN, 6 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Mekhi Turner (TNTC F): 11 MIN, 10 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Ty Owens (TNTC G): 25 MIN, 7 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Andre Washington (EIU G): 30 MIN, 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Andrew Austin (EIU F): 3 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Kooper Jacobi (EIU F): 35 MIN, 11 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Malik Olafioye (EIU G): 9 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Meechie White (EIU G): 30 MIN, 13 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM, 4 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Nazareth Fisher (EIU F): 13 MIN, 2 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Preston Turner (EIU G): 18 MIN, 10 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Prince Johnson (EIU F): 17 MIN, 3 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Terry McMorris (EIU F): 20 MIN, 2 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Zion Fruster (EIU G): 25 MIN, 10 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles head-to-head (2 meetings).

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