Eastern Illinois Panthers at Missouri State Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 64
53 - 64
Missouri St rallies to beat E Illinois, 64-53
Marshall also hit six of his seven 3-point attempts, and finished a perfect eight for eight at the free throw line. Christian Kirk added eight points and a team leading six rebounds for the Bears, who opened the season in mid-season form offensively, shooting 46 percent from the field and 50 percent from three.
Chris Oliver led Eastern Illinois with 16 points. Cornell Johnston, Josh Piper, and Trae Anderson each added six.
Eastern Illinois held a 29-27 lead at halftime and a 49-40 lead with 11 minutes left, but Missouri State rallied, closing the game on a 24-4 run.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Trae Anderson Turnover. | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Marcus Marshall made Free Throw. | 53 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Marcus Marshall made Free Throw. | 53 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Foul on Keenen Anderson. | 53 - 62 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 MOST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 20-43 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 5-5 | FT | 18-25 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 13 | Assists | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Great Southern Bank Arena
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 6,004 | Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MO
Attendance: 6,004 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |