Groniger Arena · at E Illinois · Conference game
#282TNTCTennessee Tech61final
Final
#361EIUE Illinois71▲ winner
Closing lineTNTC -1.5✓ EIU covered by 11.5
Closing total140.5Under by 8.5
Season records: Tennessee Tech and E Illinois
TNTCThis seasonEIU
3-9Record2-10
6-6ATS8-4
7-5O/U5-7

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: TNTC 71–72 EIU · ✓ EIU (54%) won
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
TNTC362561
EIU294271

1st half: TNTC 36, EIU 29 (TNTC by 7). The model had EIU by 0.6 and a total of 67.1 (actual 65).

Team stats

TNTCEIU
18-46 39%Field goals25-57 44%
6-20 30%3-pointers8-21 38%
19-21 90%Free throws13-18 72%
31 9 offRebounds30 11 off
12Assists10
1Steals9
4Blocks0
15Turnovers8
16Fouls18
20Points in paint32
6Fast-break points16

Players

TNTCMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Mekhi Cameron G316510-20-1
Malik Ferguson G319234-101-4
Brandon Muntu G279223-102-7
Ty Owens G257243-50-1
Dani Pounds F162311-30-0
Bench
Ja'Quavian Florence G194101-40-1
Jah'Kim Payne G1511203-53-4
JaJuan Nicholls F123300-00-0
Mekhi Turner F1110403-40-0
Jacobe Whitted F70200-30-2
Grant Slatten G60110-00-0

Did not play: Colin Ayers, Hagan Preston, C.J. McPherson, Owen Varnado, Maguire Evans

EIUMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Kooper Jacobi F3511723-90-2
Andre Washington G3020218-134-6
Meechie White G3013235-101-4
Terry McMorris F202200-30-1
Nazareth Fisher F132411-10-0
Bench
Zion Fruster G2510323-121-3
Preston Turner G1810104-62-4
Prince Johnson F173611-20-0
Malik Olafioye G90100-10-1
Andrew Austin F30000-00-0

Did not play: Markus Blackwell, Shane Sims, Kyle Layton, JT Elder

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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Moneyline
TNTC -115 · EIU -105
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TNTC -1.5 · unchangedmodel EIU -1
Opened 140.5 · unchangedmodel 143
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadTNTC -1.5EIU -1.2EIU +2.7W EIU covered
Total140.5143.1Over 2.6L Under
Projected score—TNTC 71 · EIU 72.2

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadEIU -0.6TNTC -7.0
1H total67.165
1H projected scoreTNTC 33.2 · EIU 33.8TNTC 36 · EIU 29

Tennessee Tech

3-9 overall · 1-3 in conference · Southern Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • L@ Little Rock58–77
  • Lvs Tennessee St76–88
  • Lvs UT Martin62–86
  • Wvs SE Missouri85–74
  • W@ West Georgia87–59

A week or more of rest.

E Illinois

2-10 overall · 1-3 in conference · Ohio Valley Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • L@ UT Martin61–65
  • L@ SE Missouri59–68
  • Wvs SIUE76–72
  • L@ Iowa State53–78
  • Lvs E Kentucky59–68

5 days since their last game.