Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 73
65 - 73
Eastern Illinois rallies to beat SE Missouri 73-65
Eastern Illinois (16-12, 9-6 Ohio Valley) moves to third place in the West Division, and fourth place overall in the conference. Southeast Missouri (12-16, 6-9) has lost three straight and dropped to fifth in the West.
Southeast Missouri had a nine-point lead at the break, and was up 62-56 with 7:47 left. Eastern Illinois then switched to a 2/3 zone defense, and closed on a 17-3 run to cap its comeback.
Olivier was 7 of 11 from the floor. Trae Anderson scored 17 points, Cornell Johnston had 12 and Reggie Smith chipped in 10 for the Panthers, who shot 50 percent from the field, 44 percent from long range.
Jarekious Bradley scored 18 points to lead four in double figures for Southeast Missouri.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Eastern Illinois Timeout | 65 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Antonius Cleveland missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Reggie Smith made Free Throw. | 65 - 73 |
Statistics
 SEMO |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-67 | FG | 25-50 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 5-5 | FT | 16-23 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,322 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,322 | 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 |