Dani Pounds records career-high 21 pts | Photo: Deangelo J Hines, UWG Athletics
Dani Pounds records career-high 21 pts | Photo: Deangelo J Hines, UWG Athletics
December 6, 2025

Pounds' Career High, Complete Team Effort leads 87-59 rout of West Georgia

Tennessee Tech (4-6, 0-0 OVC) snaps its three-game losing skid with a complete team win 87-59 over West Georgia (5-4, 0-0 ASUN) on the road Saturday.

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By Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations

CARROLLTON, Ga. – Tennessee Tech (4-6, 0-0 OVC) snaps its three-game losing skid with a complete team win 87-59 over West Georgia (5-4, 0-0 ASUN) on the road Saturday.

Dani Pounds scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-9 (77.8%) shooting alongside four other Golden Eagles in double figures in the most complete effort of the season, leading to a 28-point revenge victory over West Georgia on the road Saturday.

The Golden Eagles posted a solid first half, shooting 53.8 (15-28) from the field to hold a five-point lead at the break, 38-33. The team then came out of the break with an 8-0 run and went on a tear offensively, shooting 18-29 (62.1%) as a team to pull away from the Wolves.

Pounds was feeling it offensively, including making his fourth three-pointer of the season, finishing 1-of-1 from distance and 6-of-6 from the line. He also led the team with seven rebounds as the Golden Eagles won the battle of the boards 35-28.

It marks the third time this season that Pounds has led the team in scoring including back-to-back games leading the team in points (19 at Lipscomb, 21 at UWG). Pounds was the leading scorer in both matchups against West Georgia this season, posting 17 points on Nov. 13 to lead the team as well as today's career high. He solidifies himself as the second leading scorer on the team, now averaging 12.0 points per game, while shooting almost 57 percent for the season.

Pounds' 21-point performance marks the second-most points scored in a game by a Golden Eagle this season, trailing only JaJuan Nicholls' 22-point effort against Va. Lynchburg (11/10/25). Pounds has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games, with the high-water mark of 21 today.

Tech extended its lead to as large as 33 with 3:47 left in the second half behind additional offensive efforts from Mekhi Cameron (15 pts, 5-8 FG), Brandon Muntu (15 pts, 6-9 FG), and Ja'Quavian Florence (13 pts, 5-7 FG), marking four Golden Eagles in double-digit scoring. The Golden Eagles outscored the Wolves 49-26 in the second half.

As a team, TTU made 33 shots on 57 attempts for 57.9 percent from the field for the game, while UWG managed just 20 made shots on 56 attempts (35.7%). The nearly 58 percent from the field marks the second-best field goal percentage for the team this season (1st; 58.2 vs. Va. Lynchburg). Tech limited West Georgia to just 8 made shots in the second half (27 attempts) for 29.6 percent as the defense tightened its grip on the lead.

Tech's biggest run was a 14-0 stretch in the second half with 9:38 left, holding the lead for 34:24 of the 40-minute game to earn a revenge win after losing a two-point (L, 61-59) affair at Eblen Center back on Nov. 17 before the team left on a five-game road trip, its longest of the season.

C.J. McPherson scored five big points in the close first half and finished with 9 points, shooting 3-of-4 from the field and 1-of-1 from three. JaJuan Nicholls made consecutive trips down the court with buckets and finished with six points on 3-of-4 shooting. Nicholls put an exclamation point on the big victory with a late dunk to put the Golden Eagles up 32.

Ty Owens banked a nice runner off the glass for two of his four points (2-6 FG) while leading the team with four assists.

Malik Ferguson finished with one made basket (2 pts) in 20 minutes. Ferguson's minutes were limited by four fouls. Jah'Kim Payne finished with two points as well (1-5 FG).

NEXT UP
 The Golden Eagles improve to 4-6 overall with the win and return to Hooper Eblen Center to face Bethel (Tenn.) a week from today on Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. CT.

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