Eastern Illinois Panthers at Cincinnati Bearcats
· EMERALD COAST CLASSIC
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49 - 54
49 - 54
Cincinnati beats Eastern Illinois 54-49
Trae Anderson made a pair of free throw attempts to tie it at 32. Shaquille Thomas answered with a field goal to give Cincinnati a 34-32 lead with 16:28 to play, and the Bearcats led the rest of the way. Octavius Ellis' layup stretched Cincinnati's lead to 51-42 with 2:21 remaining.
Caupain made 8 of 13 field goals. Ellis finished with seven points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.
Anderson and Reggie Smith scored 12 points, and Chris Olivier had 11 for the Panthers, who shot just 29.5 percent on 18-of-61 shooting from the field.
Cincinnati (3-0) will host N.C. Central next in the tournament, and Eastern Illinois (1-3) plays at Creighton on Tuesday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Farad Cobb Turnover. | 49 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Farad Cobb Steal. | 49 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Trae Anderson Turnover. | 49 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Farad Cobb made Free Throw. | 49 - 54 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-61 | FG | 21-51 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 2-13 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 10-13 | FT | 10-15 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
Game Information
Fifth Third Arena
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Attendance: 6,823 | 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 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |