Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers

Jan 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TNTC	28	41	69
EIU	37	27	64

Game Recap

Egbuniwe and Johnson score 13, Tennessee Tech defeats Eastern Illinois 69-64. Daniel Egbuniwe and Jaylon Johnson both scored 13 points to help Tennessee Tech defeat Eastern Illinois 69-64 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JaJuan Nicholls	23	3-6	0-0	4-6	7	0	1	0	1	2	10
5Rodney Johnson Jr.	5	3-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	7
0Daniel Egbuniwe	30	5-11	3-5	0-0	10	3	0	0	2	3	13
3Jaylon Johnson	40	4-10	3-6	2-2	1	6	1	0	0	2	13
2Kyle Layton	38	1-7	1-7	7-7	3	3	0	1	1	2	10
8Ola Ajiboye	15	2-2	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	1	2	4	4
4Ray Glasgow	22	2-13	0-4	1-4	8	1	0	0	1	3	5
11Grant Strong	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Grant Slatten	20	2-7	2-4	1-3	1	0	2	0	0	2	7
TOTAL	-	22-6136.1%	10-2835.7%	15-2462.5%	36	14	4	2	8	19	69

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Kooper Jacobi	33	5-9	1-3	3-5	6	1	1	2	2	3	14
23Rodolfo Bolis	15	2-6	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	0	1	2	5
5Zion Fruster	25	2-9	1-3	1-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	6
11Malik Olafioye	32	2-8	0-1	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	2	4
3Nakyel Shelton	38	6-15	1-4	7-8	13	2	2	0	4	3	20
10Jackson Connor	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Sekou Kalle	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1Corey Sawyer Jr.	25	2-3	1-1	6-6	3	1	0	0	0	1	11
9Obadiah Curtis	24	1-4	1-4	1-2	5	1	0	3	0	3	4
TOTAL	-	20-5437.0%	5-1631.3%	19-2479.2%	36	10	4	5	9	16	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTNTCEIU

(19:47) JaJuan Nicholls missed Layup.
(19:45) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(19:26) Malik Olafioye missed Jumper.
(19:23) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:07) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:04) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(18:52) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
(18:49) Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
(18:46) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
(18:45) Rodolfo Bolis missed Jumper.
(18:44) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
(18:44) Rodolfo Bolis Turnover.
(18:25) Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.
(18:13) Zion Fruster missed Jumper.
(18:10) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:00) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Layup.
20
(17:46) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(17:42) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:41) Kooper Jacobi made Jumper.
22
+3 (17:25) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
52
(17:03) Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
(17:01) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:42) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Jumper.
72
(16:18) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(16:14) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) JaJuan Nicholls Turnover.
(15:52) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
+2 (15:42) Zion Fruster made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Olafioye.
74
+2 (15:23) JaJuan Nicholls made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..
94
(15:08) Zion Fruster missed Layup.
(15:08) Kyle Layton Block.
(15:08) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(15:03) Sekou Kalle Turnover.
(15:03) JaJuan Nicholls Steal.
(14:52) JaJuan Nicholls missed Jumper.
(14:48) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Zion Fruster missed Layup.
(14:35) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Daniel Egbuniwe Turnover.
+3 (14:19) Zion Fruster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.
97
+2 (13:52) Ola Ajiboye made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.
117
+2 (13:20) Nakyel Shelton made Jumper.
119
(13:10) Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
(13:10) Grant Slatten missed Free Throw.
(13:10) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:10) Grant Slatten made Free Throw.
129
(13:10) Grant Slatten missed Free Throw.
(13:09) Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:56) Kooper Jacobi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sawyer Jr..
1212
+3 (12:32) Daniel Egbuniwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
1512
(12:04) Foul on Kyle Layton.
+1 (12:04) Corey Sawyer Jr. made Free Throw.
1513
+1 (12:04) Corey Sawyer Jr. made Free Throw.
1514
(11:49) Ola Ajiboye Turnover.
(11:49) Kooper Jacobi Steal.
(11:35) Foul on Grant Slatten.
(11:35) Kooper Jacobi missed Free Throw.
(11:35) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:35) Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
1515
(11:22) Ray Glasgow Turnover.
+2 (11:03) Kooper Jacobi made Jumper.
1517
+3 (10:38) Jaylon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.
1817
(10:22) Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:19) Ray Glasgow Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:13) Ray Glasgow made Layup.
2017
(9:58) Foul on Ola Ajiboye.
+1 (9:58) Corey Sawyer Jr. made Free Throw.
2018
+1 (9:58) Corey Sawyer Jr. made Free Throw.
2019
(9:40) Kyle Layton Turnover.
(9:40) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
+2 (9:38) Nakyel Shelton made Layup.
2021
(9:38) Foul on JaJuan Nicholls.
+1 (9:38) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
2022
(9:09) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:07) Rodolfo Bolis Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
(8:44) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:44) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Foul on Ray Glasgow.
+3 (8:27) Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodolfo Bolis.
2025
+3 (8:17) Kyle Layton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
2325
(7:52) Obadiah Curtis missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:49) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(7:36) Ray Glasgow missed Jumper.
(7:33) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Foul on Jaylon Johnson.
(7:20) Kooper Jacobi missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:17) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:56) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:41) Rodolfo Bolis made Layup. Assisted by Malik Olafioye.
2327
(6:23) Daniel Egbuniwe Turnover.
(6:23) Zion Fruster Steal.
(6:21) Foul on Grant Strong.
+1 (6:21) Zion Fruster made Free Throw.
2328
(6:01) Grant Slatten missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:58) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Rodolfo Bolis made Layup.
2330
(5:29) Grant Strong missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:26) Tennessee Tech Offensive Rebound.
(5:22) Foul on Malik Olafioye.
(5:18) Grant Slatten missed Layup.
(5:18) Obadiah Curtis Block.
(5:14) Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
(5:11) Jaylon Johnson Steal.
(5:06) Grant Slatten missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:02) Ola Ajiboye Offensive Rebound.
(4:58) Foul on Zion Fruster.
+1 (4:58) Kyle Layton made Free Throw.
2430
+1 (4:58) Kyle Layton made Free Throw.
2530
+1 (4:58) Kyle Layton made Free Throw.
2630
(4:46) Foul on Ola Ajiboye.
+1 (4:46) Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
2631
+1 (4:46) Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
2632
(4:25) Foul on Zion Fruster.
(4:17) Ola Ajiboye Turnover.
(3:56) Malik Olafioye missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:51) Obadiah Curtis Offensive Rebound.
(3:45) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
(3:17) Grant Slatten missed Layup.
(3:13) Ola Ajiboye Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Ola Ajiboye made Layup.
2832
(3:02) Malik Olafioye Turnover.
(3:02) Grant Slatten Steal.
(2:57) Grant Slatten missed Layup.
(2:55) Grant Strong Offensive Rebound.
(2:54) Grant Strong missed Layup.
(2:50) Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Kooper Jacobi missed Layup.
(2:22) Nakyel Shelton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:21) Nakyel Shelton made Layup.
2834
(1:56) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:53) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:37) Obadiah Curtis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Olafioye.
2837
(1:17) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:14) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Malik Olafioye missed Jumper.
(0:50) Grant Strong Defensive Rebound.
(0:28) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Jumper.
(0:23) Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Obadiah Curtis missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TNTC

EIU

69Points64

22-61(36.1%)Field Goal(%)20-54(37.0%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)5-16(31.3%)

15-24(62.5%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

42(16)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

14Assists10

4Steals4

2Blocks5

8Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

11Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, January 9, 2025 · 8:30 PM

Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL

attendance: 911 (16.9%)

tv: ESPN+