Tennessee Tech 61, at Eastern Illinois 71

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — A dominant second-half performance fueled by defensive pressure and opportunistic scoring carried the Eastern Illinois Panthers to a 71-61 victory over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Lantz Arena. The game turned decisively after halftime. Tennessee Tech, which led 36-29 at the break, saw its offense stagnate and its ball security crumble against an intensified Eastern Illinois defense. The Panthers outscored the Golden Eagles 42-25 in the second half, capitalizing on a cascade of Tennessee Tech mistakes to seize control. The most important part of the… Read more...