Eureka Red Devils at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 81
51 - 81
E. Illinois out-muscles D III Eureka 81-51
Twelve of 13 Panthers scored with Keenen Anderson adding 12 points and Cornell Johnston nine with eight assists.
Eastern Illinois (1-1) hit 50 percent of its shots (29-58) and made nine of 22 3-pointers while holding Eureka to just 25 percent shooting (15-59).
Parker Gibson led the Red Devils with 12 points and Sam James and Greg Kent added 11 each.
The smaller Red Devils led by as many as five points early before Jake Verhagen (nine points, eight rebounds) outscored Eureka 7-2 in a two-minute span, providing a 23-20 lead which the Panthers steadily increased en route to a 17-point advantage by halftime.
Olivier opened the second half with a three-point play and a jumper to make the lead 52-30 in just 1:01, salting the game away.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 51 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Austin Ahnafield missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Anthony Johnson made Jumper. | 51 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Anthony Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 79 |
Statistics
 ERKA |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-59 | FG | 29-58 |
| 25 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-19 | FT | 14-20 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 5 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 877 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 877 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
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