Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Feb 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EIU	24	30	54
TNTC	34	25	59

Game Recap

Johnson's 12 help Tennessee Tech knock off Eastern Illinois 59-54. Jaylon Johnson scored 12 points as Tennessee Tech beat Eastern Illinois 59-54 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
40Kooper Jacobi	32	4-7	1-2	2-3	6	2	0	0	4	11
23Rodolfo Bolis	10	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	1	4	2
3Nakyel Shelton	37	5-17	0-4	2-2	4	5	4	1	1	12
1Corey Sawyer Jr.	19	1-6	1-5	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	5
2Artese Stapleton	30	3-10	1-2	0-0	4	2	1	2	5	7
22Sekou Kalle	23	4-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	2	1	3	8
5Zion Fruster	26	3-9	1-3	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	7
11Malik Olafioye	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	0
9Obadiah Curtis	20	1-7	0-2	0-0	6	2	0	3	1	2
TOTAL	-	22-6434.4%	4-1822.2%	6-785.7%	31	13	11	10	21	54

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JaJuan Nicholls	25	5-10	0-0	1-3	4	3	0	3	2	2	11
0Daniel Egbuniwe	33	3-6	3-4	1-2	5	2	0	0	4	2	10
12Matthew Sells	24	2-3	2-3	0-0	3	4	1	0	1	0	6
3Jaylon Johnson	35	4-9	2-7	2-4	6	4	0	0	2	1	12
2Kyle Layton	24	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	3
5Rodney Johnson Jr.	26	3-4	3-3	2-4	6	2	0	0	2	0	11
8Ola Ajiboye	13	0-2	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	2	1	3	2
4Ray Glasgow	5	0-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Grant Slatten	15	2-6	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	20-4544.4%	11-2445.8%	8-1650.0%	33	16	2	5	13	12	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEIUTNTC

(19:37) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:34) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
(19:34) JaJuan Nicholls Turnover.
(19:22) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
(19:22) Rodolfo Bolis Turnover.
+3 (19:13) Kyle Layton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
03
(18:49) Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
(18:49) JaJuan Nicholls Block.
(18:46) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
(18:44) Kooper Jacobi missed Jumper.
(18:41) Matthew Sells Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:32) Daniel Egbuniwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matthew Sells.
06
(18:15) Corey Sawyer Jr. Turnover.
(18:15) Matthew Sells Steal.
(17:52) JaJuan Nicholls missed Jumper.
(17:47) Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(17:36) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:28) Daniel Egbuniwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
09
(17:05) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(17:03) Sekou Kalle Offensive Rebound.
(17:01) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:00) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(17:00) Foul on Kyle Layton.
(16:50) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:45) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:28) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Foul on Kyle Layton.
+1 (16:15) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
19
+1 (16:15) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
29
(15:44) Tennessee Tech Turnover.
(15:20) Obadiah Curtis missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:19) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(15:19) Foul on Ola Ajiboye.
(14:57) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:53) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.
(14:43) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
+2 (14:37) Kooper Jacobi made Layup. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.
49
(14:24) Jaylon Johnson Turnover.
(14:24) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
(14:19) Nakyel Shelton missed Layup.
(14:14) Sekou Kalle Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:14) Sekou Kalle made Jumper.
69
+2 (13:52) Jaylon Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..
611
+3 (13:30) Corey Sawyer Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Obadiah Curtis.
911
(13:13) Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.
(13:13) Corey Sawyer Jr. Steal.
(13:03) Foul on Jaylon Johnson.
(12:51) Obadiah Curtis missed Layup.
(12:49) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(12:44) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:41) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(12:31) Foul on Sekou Kalle.
(12:31) Sekou Kalle Turnover.
(12:07) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
(11:46) JaJuan Nicholls missed Jumper.
(11:44) Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:41) Nakyel Shelton made Layup. Assisted by Obadiah Curtis.
1111
(11:14) Grant Slatten missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:12) Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Obadiah Curtis Turnover.
(11:05) Grant Slatten Steal.
+2 (11:01) Grant Slatten made Layup.
1113
+3 (10:32) Artese Stapleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sekou Kalle.
1413
(10:06) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Jumper.
(10:04) Ola Ajiboye Offensive Rebound.
(10:02) Ola Ajiboye missed Layup.
(9:58) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Zion Fruster missed Layup.
(9:45) Ola Ajiboye Block.
(9:42) Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Ray Glasgow missed Jumper.
(9:33) Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Foul on Ray Glasgow.
(9:21) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:18) Artese Stapleton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:17) Artese Stapleton made Layup.
1613
(8:55) Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
+3 (8:43) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaJuan Nicholls.
1616
(8:16) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Jumper.
(8:13) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Foul on Malik Olafioye.
(7:50) Foul on Zion Fruster.
+2 (7:37) Grant Slatten made Jumper.
1618
(7:25) Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:20) Artese Stapleton Offensive Rebound.
(7:19) Artese Stapleton missed Layup.
(7:17) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:05) Matthew Sells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaJuan Nicholls.
1621
(6:46) Malik Olafioye Turnover.
(6:38) Foul on Malik Olafioye.
(6:38) Jaylon Johnson missed Free Throw.
(6:36) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(6:12) Foul on JaJuan Nicholls.
(6:06) Artese Stapleton missed Jumper.
(6:03) Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) JaJuan Nicholls missed Layup.
(5:47) Daniel Egbuniwe Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:46) Matthew Sells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.
1624
(5:27) Kooper Jacobi missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:24) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:09) JaJuan Nicholls made Dunk.
1626
(4:54) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(4:51) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) Daniel Egbuniwe Turnover.
(4:31) Zion Fruster Steal.
+2 (4:18) Obadiah Curtis made Layup. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.
1826
(3:51) Daniel Egbuniwe Turnover.
(3:51) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
(3:29) Obadiah Curtis missed Layup.
(3:29) Ola Ajiboye Block.
(3:25) Obadiah Curtis Offensive Rebound.
(3:23) Artese Stapleton Turnover.
(3:08) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Layup.
(3:05) Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:55) Matthew Sells Defensive Rebound.
(2:48) Ola Ajiboye missed Layup.
(2:44) Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) Obadiah Curtis Turnover.
+3 (2:32) Jaylon Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
1829
+3 (2:14) Kooper Jacobi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.
2129
(1:43) Foul on Artese Stapleton.
(1:43) Ray Glasgow missed Free Throw.
(1:41) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Kooper Jacobi missed Jumper.
(1:25) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:16) Jaylon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..
2131
(1:16) Foul on Obadiah Curtis.
+1 (1:16) Jaylon Johnson made Free Throw.
2132
(0:57) Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:55) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:37) Zion Fruster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.
2432
+2 (0:05) JaJuan Nicholls made Dunk. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
2434

2nd half

Team Stats

EIU

TNTC

54Points59

22-64(34.4%)Field Goal(%)20-45(44.4%)

4-18(22.2%)3-Point(%)11-24(45.8%)

6-7(85.7%)Free Throw(%)8-16(50.0%)

37(14)Rebounds(Offensive)35(6)

13Assists16

11Steals2

0Blocks5

10Turnovers16

21(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 4:00 PM

Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN

attendance: 1,269 (16.9%)

tv: ESPN+