Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Feb 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WIU	38	44	82
TNTC	30	39	69

Game Recap

Deveaux puts up 29 in Western Illinois' 82-69 victory against Tennessee Tech. Trey Deveaux scored 29 points as Western Illinois beat Tennessee Tech 82-69 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

WESTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Trey Deveaux	37	9-12	3-4	8-8	6	2	0	0	3	1	29
14Massal Diouf	22	1-4	0-0	0-2	8	1	0	2	0	4	2
55Sean Smith	40	5-12	0-2	0-0	6	6	2	0	2	0	10
0Julius Rollins	36	7-13	3-7	0-1	5	1	0	1	4	1	17
2Ryan Myers	36	6-12	4-8	0-0	1	2	0	0	3	0	16
20Rodrick Payne	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	1	2
1Kayden Carter	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
10Caleb Thompson	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
52Kiyron Powell	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	32-6053.3%	10-2245.5%	8-1172.7%	36	12	2	6	13	7	82

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JaJuan Nicholls	18	3-7	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	2	1	7
5Rodney Johnson Jr.	25	4-13	2-7	1-2	5	3	0	0	2	0	11
0Daniel Egbuniwe	34	4-14	3-7	1-2	8	2	2	0	1	4	12
3Jaylon Johnson	39	11-20	8-14	1-2	7	3	4	0	1	1	31
2Kyle Layton	23	0-6	0-5	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
8Ola Ajiboye	21	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	3	0
12Matthew Sells	21	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
10Grant Slatten	19	2-2	1-1	3-4	3	1	3	0	0	1	8

TOTAL	-	24-6735.8%	14-3737.8%	7-1258.3%	26	11	11	0	9	10	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWIUTNTC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Illinois.
(19:45) JaJuan Nicholls missed Layup.
(19:43) Massal Diouf Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:31) Julius Rollins made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Smith.
20
+3 (19:14) Jaylon Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
23
(19:04) Trey Deveaux missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:01) Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:53) Massal Diouf Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:44) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper.
53
+3 (18:18) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
56
+2 (17:58) Massal Diouf made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Smith.
76
(17:38) JaJuan Nicholls missed Layup.
(17:36) Massal Diouf Defensive Rebound.
(17:28) Sean Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:26) Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:14) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:59) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.
(16:53) Sean Smith Steal.
+2 (16:50) Sean Smith made Dunk.
96
+2 (16:36) Jaylon Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Ola Ajiboye.
98
+2 (16:20) Trey Deveaux made Jumper.
118
(16:10) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:06) Massal Diouf Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:53) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
148
+3 (15:33) Daniel Egbuniwe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
1411
(15:22) Ryan Myers Turnover.
+2 (15:06) Jaylon Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..
1413
+3 (14:47) Julius Rollins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Smith.
1713
(14:29) Ola Ajiboye missed Jumper.
(14:26) Jaylon Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(14:21) Matthew Sells missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:19) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:57) Rodrick Payne made Jumper.
1913
+3 (13:34) Jaylon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.
1916
(13:07) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:05) Kayden Carter Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:04) Kayden Carter made Layup.
2116
(12:43) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:40) Julius Rollins Defensive Rebound.
(12:24) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:20) Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
(12:17) Sean Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:13) Rodrick Payne Offensive Rebound.
(12:06) Kayden Carter Turnover.
(12:06) Daniel Egbuniwe Steal.
+3 (12:01) Jaylon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..
2119
(11:31) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
(11:29) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(11:25) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:22) Rodrick Payne Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Julius Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:57) Tennessee Tech Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:33) Grant Slatten made Layup.
2121
(10:28) Ryan Myers Turnover.
(10:28) Grant Slatten Steal.
(10:28) Foul on Trey Deveaux.
+1 (10:28) Grant Slatten made Free Throw.
2122
+1 (10:28) Grant Slatten made Free Throw.
2123
(10:10) Trey Deveaux Turnover.
(10:10) Grant Slatten Steal.
(10:05) Jaylon Johnson Turnover.
(9:45) Massal Diouf missed Layup.
(9:42) Julius Rollins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:42) Julius Rollins made Layup.
2323
+2 (9:29) JaJuan Nicholls made Jumper.
2325
+2 (9:16) Caleb Thompson made Jumper.
2525
(8:54) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Layup.
(8:54) Massal Diouf Block.
(8:50) Massal Diouf Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Julius Rollins Turnover.
(8:47) Kyle Layton Steal.
(8:35) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:31) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Sean Smith missed Jumper.
(8:14) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
(8:09) Daniel Egbuniwe Turnover.
(7:59) Sean Smith missed Jumper.
(7:55) Grant Slatten Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Matthew Sells Turnover.
(7:08) Foul on Grant Slatten.
(7:08) Massal Diouf missed Free Throw.
(7:08) Western Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:08) Massal Diouf missed Free Throw.
(7:07) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:46) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Jumper.
2527
+2 (6:35) Julius Rollins made Jumper.
2727
(6:14) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
(6:11) Trey Deveaux Defensive Rebound.
(5:56) Sean Smith Turnover.
(5:56) Jaylon Johnson Steal.
(5:51) Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.
+2 (5:32) Kiyron Powell made Layup. Assisted by Sean Smith.
2927
(5:15) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:10) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Trey Deveaux missed Jumper.
(5:01) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) JaJuan Nicholls Turnover.
(4:37) Foul on Daniel Egbuniwe.
+1 (4:37) Trey Deveaux made Free Throw.
3027
+1 (4:37) Trey Deveaux made Free Throw.
3127
(4:17) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:13) Trey Deveaux Defensive Rebound.
(3:59) Ryan Myers Turnover.
(3:59) Daniel Egbuniwe Steal.
(3:55) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Dunk.
(3:53) Jaylon Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(3:51) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:46) Daniel Egbuniwe Offensive Rebound.
(3:41) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Jumper.
(3:38) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Kiyron Powell missed Jumper.
(3:15) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
(2:55) Ola Ajiboye missed Layup.
(2:55) Kiyron Powell Block.
(2:51) Daniel Egbuniwe Offensive Rebound.
(2:50) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Layup.
(2:50) Tennessee Tech Offensive Rebound.
(2:47) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:44) Kiyron Powell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:26) Trey Deveaux made Jumper.
3327
(2:08) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:06) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Julius Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:44) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:39) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.
3330
+3 (1:19) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Massal Diouf.
3630
(0:46) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:46) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Foul on Ola Ajiboye.
+2 (0:28) Ryan Myers made Jumper.
3830
(0:00) Kyle Layton missed Jumper.
(0:00) Massal Diouf Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WIU

TNTC

82Points69

32-60(53.3%)Field Goal(%)24-67(35.8%)

10-22(45.5%)3-Point(%)14-37(37.8%)

8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)7-12(58.3%)

42(9)Rebounds(Offensive)32(11)

12Assists11

2Steals11

6Blocks0

14Turnovers9

7(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

24Largest Lead2

Game Details

Thursday, February 27, 2025 · 8:30 PM

Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN

attendance: 1,110 (14.8%)

tv: ESPN+