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Final · Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Hooper Eblen Center, Cookeville, TN · attendance 2,237 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Tennessee Tech edged Western Kentucky 97-94

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Tennessee Tech edged Western Kentucky 97-94 at Hooper Eblen Center.

Cbo Newton led Tennessee Tech with 23 points and 6 3-pointers. Dry Ridge, Kentucky, native Teagan Moore had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Western Kentucky, a game high on the boards.

Tennessee Tech had 19 3-pointers to Western Kentucky's 3. Tennessee Tech covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 5.3 points.

Scoring · Tennessee Tech: Cbo Newton 23, Trent Mosquera 17, Caleb Sanders 16, Kamai Samuels 15, Caleb Hollenbeck 14, De'Ante Green 8, Davante Hackett 3, Mekhi Turner 1. Western Kentucky: Teagan Moore 22, LJ Hackman 17, Armelo Boone 14, Sharron Young 9, Gabe Weis 9, Trevion LaBeaux 8, Emondrek Erkins-Ford 6, Moussa Konare 6, EJ Walker 3.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

WKU 80, TNTC 78model score

+2.3model spread (home)

158.0model total

5.3points off the final margin

UnderdogTNTC +3.51.2 Won Under 164.56.5 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	+3.5	164.5	130	-155	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +3 (home) ATS TNTC covered Total 191 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
WKU	2	77	1	same
TNTC	non-CUSA team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	WKU	TNTC
FG	29-61	26-58
FG%	48	45
3PT	3-10	19-36
3P%	30	53
FT	33-45	26-39
FT%	73	67
Rebounds	35	37
Offensive rebounds	12	10
Defensive rebounds	23	27
Assists	11	20
Steals	3	5
Blocks	6	7
Turnovers	15	17
Points off turnovers	22	11
Fast break points	16	10
Points in paint	44	14
Fouls	25	28
Largest lead	6	15
Possessions (est.)	85.4	83.5
Points per 100 possessions	110.1	116.1

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Armelo Boone G	31	14	7-11	0-0	0-6	3	8	3	3	0	1	2
Sharron Young G	29	9	3-8	1-3	2-3	0	1	5	0	1	0	4
Teagan Moore G	29	22	6-17	1-2	9-11	4	11	1	5	0	1	1
Emondrek Erkins-Ford F	17	6	1-4	0-1	4-4	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
EJ Walker F	17	3	1-4	0-1	1-2	2	3	0	2	0	1	5
LJ Hackman	23	17	2-4	0-0	13-14	0	1	0	2	0	0	4
Trevion LaBeaux	20	8	2-4	0-1	4-4	0	3	0	0	1	0	3
Moussa Konare	15	6	3-3	0-0	0-1	0	2	0	0	0	2	1
Gabe Weis	14	9	4-6	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0
Lawson Rice	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Joseph Adebayo	DNP
Gavin Murphy	DNP
Noah Norgaard	DNP
Kade Unseld	DNP

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Caleb Sanders F	30	16	3-6	2-3	8-12	1	7	2	3	0	1	5
Kamai Samuels G	25	15	5-13	1-5	4-10	2	3	4	5	1	0	3
Cbo Newton G	25	23	8-12	6-7	1-2	1	5	1	1	2	1	3
De'Ante Green F	23	8	0-1	0-1	8-8	0	5	2	1	0	1	4
Trent Mosquera G	22	17	5-7	5-7	2-2	0	5	1	1	0	2	3
Caleb Hollenbeck	22	14	4-7	4-6	2-3	1	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ty Owens	18	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	6	2	0	0	2
Shaun Arnold	14	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	2	2	2	0	4
Davante Hackett	13	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1
Mekhi Turner	8	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
Kyler Fox	DNP
Dane Christensen	DNP
Harrison Stewart	DNP
Jake Pampolina	DNP
CohenJ Gonzales	DNP