W Illinois (72) vs Tennessee Tech (97) · Feb 5, 2026 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 5, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
WIU	30	42	72
TNTC	53	44	97

WESTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Isaiah Griffin	26	5-8	1-2	3-3	0	6	1	0	2	1	14
22Goanar Biliew	27	2-7	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	6
13Makai Kvamme	18	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
3Lucas Lorenzen	28	2-6	2-4	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	6
23Danny Stephens	12	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0
11Ifiok Peter	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45Antwaun Massey	13	4-4	0-0	3-5	2	0	0	0	1	5	11
15Francis Okwuosah	28	5-7	4-5	3-3	2	1	1	0	0	2	17
50Nick Hittle	7	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
10Jake Edwards	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Tyran Cook	12	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	4
2Marcus Pigram	19	4-8	1-4	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	10
14Steven Tipton	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3


TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	9-2045.0%	13-1681.3%	20	11	3	1	9	15	72

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JaJuan Nicholls	14	7-9	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	0	3	14
8Ty Owens	25	4-6	3-4	2-2	4	6	2	0	2	1	13
6Brandon Muntu	24	4-7	4-7	1-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	13
1Mekhi Cameron	20	2-7	1-3	1-3	3	2	0	1	0	0	6
10Grant Slatten	21	1-3	1-2	1-2	1	4	1	0	0	0	4
24Owen Varnado	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
4Mekhi Turner	12	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	3	0	0	0	3	2
11Dani Pounds	9	4-5	0-0	4-5	2	0	1	0	3	3	12
13C.J. McPherson	7	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
12Hagan Preston	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jah'Kim Payne	15	2-4	2-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	6
2Jacobe Whitted	17	2-2	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	5
23Colin Ayers	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Malik Ferguson	10	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
5Ja'Quavian Florence	15	5-6	3-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	13
TOTAL	-	34-5759.6%	16-2759.3%	13-1776.5%	31	22	6	2	6	11	97

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfwiutntc

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Tennessee Tech.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Western Illinois.
(19:33) Grant Slatten misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:28) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
(19:14) Grant Slatten misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:14) Danny Stephens Block.
(19:09) Lucas Lorenzen Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Danny Stephens misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:48) Danny Stephens Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:35) Goanar Biliew makes layup.
20
+2 (18:19) JaJuan Nicholls makes layup (Grant Slatten assists).
22
(17:53) Lucas Lorenzen misses driving layup.
(17:51) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:36) Ty Owens makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Cameron assists).
25
(17:15) Danny Stephens bad pass turnover.
(17:15) Grant Slatten Steal.
+2 (17:05) JaJuan Nicholls makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Muntu assists).
27
+3 (16:51) Lucas Lorenzen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Griffin assists).
57
(16:25) JaJuan Nicholls misses layup.
(16:22) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
(16:21) Foul on Danny Stephens.
(16:21) Grant Slatten misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:21) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:21) Grant Slatten makes free throw 2 of 2.
58
(16:03) Makai Kvamme misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:59) Francis Okwuosah Offensive Rebound.
(15:59) Foul on Dani Pounds.
+1 (15:59) Francis Okwuosah makes free throw 1 of 2.
68
+1 (15:59) Francis Okwuosah makes free throw 2 of 2.
78
+2 (15:37) Dani Pounds makes driving layup.
710
(15:18) Goanar Biliew misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Antwaun Massey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:08) Antwaun Massey makes layup.
910
+2 (14:53) Dani Pounds makes 11-foot step back jumpshot.
912
(14:33) Lucas Lorenzen misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(14:29) Mekhi Cameron Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Mekhi Cameron misses driving layup.
(14:20) Mekhi Cameron Offensive Rebound.
(14:20) Foul on Antwaun Massey.
(14:20) Mekhi Cameron misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:20) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:20) Mekhi Cameron misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:18) Lucas Lorenzen Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Foul on Antwaun Massey.
(14:06) Antwaun Massey turnover.
(13:44) C.J. McPherson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:42) Dani Pounds Offensive Rebound.
(13:42) Foul on Isaiah Griffin.
+2 (13:40) Dani Pounds makes 2-foot dunk (Ty Owens assists).
914
(13:17) Danny Stephens bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:58) Dani Pounds makes driving layup (Ty Owens assists).
916
(12:58) Foul on Goanar Biliew.
+1 (12:58) Dani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 1.
917
(12:36) Danny Stephens misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:32) Ty Owens Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Brandon Muntu misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:24) Malik Ferguson Offensive Rebound.
(12:20) Malik Ferguson bad pass turnover.
(12:20) Tyran Cook Steal.
(12:13) Danny Stephens misses driving layup.
(12:09) Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Ty Owens misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Malik Ferguson Offensive Rebound.
(11:37) Dani Pounds bad pass turnover.
(11:37) Isaiah Griffin Steal.
+2 (11:18) Antwaun Massey makes driving layup.
1117
(11:18) Foul on Dani Pounds.
+1 (11:18) Antwaun Massey makes free throw 1 of 1.
1217
+2 (11:08) JaJuan Nicholls makes layup (Jacobe Whitted assists).
1219
(10:57) Danny Stephens misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Jacobe Whitted Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Mekhi Cameron misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(10:31) Jacobe Whitted Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:30) JaJuan Nicholls makes driving layup (Jacobe Whitted assists).
1221
(10:12) Makai Kvamme misses driving layup.
(10:08) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:56) Brandon Muntu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Cameron assists).
1224
+3 (9:34) Francis Okwuosah makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Griffin assists).
1524
+2 (9:11) Jacobe Whitted makes driving layup.
1526
+3 (8:56) Francis Okwuosah makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Griffin assists).
1826
(8:54) Foul on JaJuan Nicholls.
+1 (8:54) Francis Okwuosah makes free throw 1 of 1.
1926
(8:39) Mekhi Cameron misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:33) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) JaJuan Nicholls makes layup.
1928
+2 (8:05) Antwaun Massey makes layup (Marcus Pigram assists).
2128
(7:44) Mekhi Cameron misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:37) Jah'Kim Payne Offensive Rebound.
(7:28) Foul on Francis Okwuosah.
(7:28) Dani Pounds misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:28) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:28) Dani Pounds makes free throw 2 of 2.
2129
(7:05) Marcus Pigram misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Jah'Kim Payne Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:55) Brandon Muntu makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2132
+2 (6:35) Antwaun Massey makes layup (Francis Okwuosah assists).
2332
+3 (6:22) Brandon Muntu makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jah'Kim Payne assists).
2335
(6:21) Foul on Francis Okwuosah.
+1 (6:21) Brandon Muntu makes free throw 1 of 1.
2336
(5:52) Makai Kvamme misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:49) Mekhi Cameron Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Foul on Dani Pounds.
(5:30) Dani Pounds turnover.
+1 (5:30) Goanar Biliew makes free throw 1 of 2.
2436
+1 (5:30) Goanar Biliew makes free throw 2 of 2.
2536
+2 (5:17) Marcus Pigram makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
2736
+3 (4:54) Grant Slatten makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ja'Quavian Florence assists).
2739
(4:28) Goanar Biliew bad pass turnover.
(4:28) Ty Owens Steal.
+2 (4:09) JaJuan Nicholls makes 2-foot dunk (Grant Slatten assists).
2741
(3:39) Foul on JaJuan Nicholls.
+1 (3:39) Antwaun Massey makes free throw 1 of 2.
2841
(3:39) Antwaun Massey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:37) Grant Slatten Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:26) Ja'Quavian Florence makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Ty Owens assists).
2843
(2:59) Goanar Biliew misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:55) Ty Owens Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Foul on Antwaun Massey.
+1 (2:50) Mekhi Turner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2844
+1 (2:50) Mekhi Turner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2845
(2:37) Marcus Pigram misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Mekhi Turner Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Ty Owens bad pass turnover.
(2:15) Francis Okwuosah Steal.
(2:06) Francis Okwuosah misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:02) Mekhi Turner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:53) Ty Owens makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2848
+2 (1:28) Francis Okwuosah makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Isaiah Griffin assists).
3048
+3 (1:09) Ja'Quavian Florence makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Slatten assists).
3051
(0:49) Lucas Lorenzen bad pass turnover.
(0:49) Ja'Quavian Florence Steal.
(0:28) Brandon Muntu misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:25) Tennessee Tech Offensive Rebound.
(0:06) Foul on Makai Kvamme.
+1 (0:06) Ty Owens makes free throw 1 of 2.
3052
+1 (0:06) Ty Owens makes free throw 2 of 2.
3053
(0:02) Makai Kvamme bad pass turnover.
(0:02) Ty Owens Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

WIU

TNTC

72Points97

25-54(46.3%)Field Goal(%)34-57(59.6%)

9-20(45.0%)3-Point(%)16-27(59.3%)

13-16(81.3%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

21(9)Rebounds(Offensive)34(12)

11Assists22

3Steals6

1Blocks2

10Turnovers8

15(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

2Largest Lead37

Game Details

Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN

attendance: 1,038 (13.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: TNTC -9.5

over/under: 143.5