SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

FINAL

Feb 19, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
SIUE	28	24	52
TNTC	26	36	62

Game Recap

Nicholls tallies 20-point double-double as Tennessee Tech downs SIU-Edwardsville 62-52. JaJuan Nicholls' 20-point double-double helped Tennessee Tech defeat SIU-Edwardsville 62-52 on Thursday.

Player Stats

SIU EDWARDSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Jo Valrie	29	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	5	4
4Darrion Baker	24	6-13	0-5	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	13
34Arnas Sakenis	25	0-6	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	4	0	2	1
9Tyler King	32	3-10	2-5	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	2	9
5Jack Campion	33	3-10	1-5	0-0	5	5	3	0	1	3	7
24Kyle Thomas	21	5-9	0-1	0-0	9	0	2	2	0	2	10
17Corentin Efono	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2CJ Hall	14	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	1	2
1Jordan Pickett	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Harrison Alexander	10	3-5	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	-	23-6634.8%	3-2313.0%	3-650.0%	31	8	6	6	7	17	52

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JaJuan Nicholls	28	7-13	0-0	6-7	15	0	1	1	1	1	20
8Ty Owens	40	5-11	0-3	2-2	7	2	1	0	3	2	12
6Brandon Muntu	34	3-10	1-7	0-0	8	0	1	0	0	0	7
1Mekhi Cameron	31	1-9	0-3	7-8	5	1	0	0	0	2	9
10Grant Slatten	25	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	2	2	1	1	5
11Dani Pounds	12	1-5	0-1	3-4	4	0	0	1	2	1	5
13C.J. McPherson	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Jacobe Whitted	15	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
5Ja'Quavian Florence	10	2-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	4

TOTAL	-	21-6134.4%	2-2010.0%	18-2185.7%	43	4	6	5	9	10	62

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSIUETNTC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by SIU Edwardsville.
(19:41) Grant Slatten misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:37) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
(19:22) Jack Campion misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:18) Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:58) Grant Slatten makes 7-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(18:33) Arnas Sakenis misses layup.
(18:33) JaJuan Nicholls Block.
(18:28) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
(18:27) Darrion Baker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:23) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Ty Owens makes driving layup.
04
+2 (18:04) Darrion Baker makes layup (Jack Campion assists).
24
(17:43) JaJuan Nicholls misses layup.
(17:43) Arnas Sakenis Block.
(17:39) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:36) Tyler King makes driving layup (Jack Campion assists).
44
(17:15) Foul on Darrion Baker.
+2 (17:05) JaJuan Nicholls makes layup (Grant Slatten assists).
46
(16:55) Jack Campion misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Arnas Sakenis misses tip in layup.
(16:51) Grant Slatten Block.
(16:49) Mekhi Cameron Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Mekhi Cameron misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:41) Tyler King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:20) Darrion Baker makes layup.
66
(15:52) Grant Slatten bad pass turnover.
(15:52) Jo Valrie Steal.
+3 (15:44) Jack Campion makes 24-foot three point jumper.
96
(15:10) JaJuan Nicholls misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:05) Mekhi Cameron misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:04) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Brandon Muntu Offensive Rebound.
(14:52) Foul on Grant Slatten.
(14:52) Darrion Baker misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:52) SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:52) Darrion Baker makes free throw 2 of 2.
106
(14:41) Brandon Muntu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:37) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) Jordan Pickett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:26) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:10) Jo Valrie makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
126
(13:57) Dani Pounds misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:54) Brandon Muntu Offensive Rebound.
(13:51) Mekhi Cameron misses driving layup.
(13:48) Jo Valrie Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Darrion Baker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:37) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(13:15) Dani Pounds misses layup.
(13:13) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Jo Valrie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
+2 (12:59) Kyle Thomas makes 0-foot tip in layup.
146
(12:56) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(12:32) Jacobe Whitted misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:28) Brandon Muntu Offensive Rebound.
(12:25) Foul on Dani Pounds.
(12:25) Dani Pounds turnover.
(12:03) Jo Valrie bad pass turnover.
(12:03) Brandon Muntu Steal.
+2 (11:50) Brandon Muntu makes driving layup.
148
(11:33) Harrison Alexander bad pass turnover.
(11:33) Jacobe Whitted Steal.
(11:25) JaJuan Nicholls misses layup.
(11:21) Harrison Alexander Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) CJ Hall misses driving layup.
(11:06) Jacobe Whitted Defensive Rebound.
(11:06) Foul on Jo Valrie.
(10:59) Ty Owens misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:53) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) Jack Campion misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:43) Jacobe Whitted Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:26) Ja'Quavian Florence makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1410
(10:02) Jordan Pickett misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:59) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:48) JaJuan Nicholls makes layup.
1412
+2 (9:28) Kyle Thomas makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
1612
(9:17) Ja'Quavian Florence misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(9:11) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:11) JaJuan Nicholls makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1614
(9:11) Foul on Kyle Thomas.
+1 (9:11) JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 1.
1615
(8:47) team shot clock turnover .
(8:29) Jacobe Whitted misses layup.
(8:29) Arnas Sakenis Block.
(8:24) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
(8:22) JaJuan Nicholls misses layup.
(8:18) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
(8:16) C.J. McPherson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:16) SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:16) Foul on Ja'Quavian Florence.
(8:04) Tyler King misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:59) Tyler King Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) CJ Hall makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1815
(7:35) Ja'Quavian Florence bad pass turnover.
(7:12) Tyler King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:09) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Ty Owens misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) Jacobe Whitted Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:40) Dani Pounds makes layup (Ty Owens assists).
1817
(6:16) CJ Hall misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(6:13) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) Foul on Arnas Sakenis.
+1 (6:01) Dani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 2.
1818
+1 (6:01) Dani Pounds makes free throw 2 of 2.
1819
(5:44) Darrion Baker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) Mekhi Cameron Defensive Rebound.
(5:33) Foul on Jack Campion.
+1 (5:33) Dani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 2.
1820
(5:31) Dani Pounds misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:30) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Darrion Baker misses driving layup.
(5:10) Ty Owens Defensive Rebound.
(4:50) Ty Owens misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Darrion Baker Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Tyler King misses driving layup.
(4:33) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) Dani Pounds bad pass turnover.
(4:31) Jack Campion Steal.
+2 (4:26) Jack Campion makes driving layup.
2020
(4:08) Dani Pounds misses layup.
(4:08) Kyle Thomas Block.
(4:04) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:01) Jo Valrie makes layup (Jack Campion assists).
2220
(3:42) Ty Owens misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:38) Darrion Baker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Darrion Baker makes driving layup.
2420
(3:07) Mekhi Cameron misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(3:03) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Arnas Sakenis misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:35) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:09) JaJuan Nicholls makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2422
(1:45) Foul on Mekhi Cameron.
+1 (1:45) Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2.
2522
(1:45) Tyler King misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:38) Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:20) Brandon Muntu makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2524
(0:56) Arnas Sakenis misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(0:55) SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:55) Foul on Jacobe Whitted.
(0:49) Kyle Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:45) Ty Owens Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) Foul on Jo Valrie.
+1 (0:30) Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 1 of 2.
2525
+1 (0:30) Mekhi Cameron makes free throw 2 of 2.
2526
(0:06) Foul on JaJuan Nicholls.
+3 (0:00) Tyler King makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
2826

2nd half

Team Stats

SIUE

TNTC

52Points62

23-66(34.8%)Field Goal(%)21-61(34.4%)

3-23(13.0%)3-Point(%)2-20(10.0%)

3-6(50.0%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(14)

8Assists4

6Steals6

6Blocks5

8Turnovers10

17(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

8Largest Lead12

Game Details

Thursday, February 19, 2026 · 8:50 PM

Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN

attendance: 1,230 (16.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SIUE -1.5

over/under: 134.5