CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Jud Dillard scored 34 points to help Tennessee Tech slip by Eastern Illinois 77-73 Thursday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
Dillard was 12 of 18 from the field and had three 3-pointers, including one with 53 seconds to play. He also had a team-high five rebounds.
Dennis Ogbe added 11 points for the Golden Eagles (7-9, 1-3 Ohio Valley). Jeremiah Samarrippas had eight assists.
Eastern Illinois led 44-40 at halftime and stayed out front until Dillard hit a 3-pointer, putting Tennessee Tech up by two with 53 seconds remaining. Sherman Blanford made a layup to tie the game at 73, but Dillard scored again and Matt Marseille hit a pair of free throws to seal the win.
Morris Woods led Eastern Illinois with 25 points and seven rebounds. Blanford added 18 points for the Panthers (3-14, 0-4).
Eastern Illinois has lost 10 consecutive games.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Tennessee Tech (7-9) « | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| Eastern Illinois (3-14) | 44 | 29 | 73 |
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| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Ogbe, F | 32 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| R. Riggins, F | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Samarrippas, G | 38 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| J. Dillard, G | 32 | 12-18 | 7-10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| J. McKay, G | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Hill | 29 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| M. Marseille | 20 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| L. Johnson | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Barnes | 13 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| A. Morse | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Diressa | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-48 | 15-22 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 77 | |
| 52.1% | 68.2% | ||||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Piper, F | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Jones, G | 34 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| A. Akers, G | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Woods, G | 33 | 9-15 | 6-8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| A. Austin, G | 27 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Blanford | 28 | 7-9 | 4-9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| M. Herron | 14 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Anderson | 4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Harvey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Lubsey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-47 | 16-27 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 73 | |
| 55.3% | 59.3% | ||||||
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