Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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55 - 59
55 - 59
Eastern Illinois holds off Northern Illinois 59-55
Viser, with 16 points and four steals, scored in bunches. He put up a quick eight points with two 3-pointers to launch Eastern Illinois (4-6) into an early lead.
Northern Illinois (3-3) scrapped back with a 13-5 run to open the second half, going up 39-36, and the teams battled through the next nine minutes with five lead changes and two ties until Viser dropped back-to-back 3 pointers to lift Panthers into the lead for good, 53-48.
Dylan Chatman also hit four 3-pointers for Eastern Illinois, scoring 14, and Johnston and Trae Anderson scored 9 each.
Northern Illinois, which made 7 of 27 shots before halftime, was led by Darrell Bowie's 14 and 13 from Jordan Treloff.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 55 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Michael Orris missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Cornell Johnston made Free Throw. | 55 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Northern Illinois Timeout | 55 - 58 |
Statistics
NIU |
EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-50 | FG | 19-41 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 19-24 | FT | 12-15 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 5 | Assists | 9 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 2,044 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 2,044 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
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 |


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