Eastern Illinois Panthers at Marshall Thundering Herd
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76 - 82
76 - 82
Marshall beats Eastern Illinois 82-76 for first win
Kelly had his second consecutive double-double. Ryan Taylor scored 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting to lead Marshall (1-6). C.J. Burks added 19 points with four assists and three steals.
Trae Anderson scored a career-high 31 points for Eastern Illinois (2-5).
Burks made a layup to stretch Marshall's lead to 70-53 with eight minutes remaining. Casey Teson and A.J. Riley made back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 17-5 surge to pull Eastern Illinois to 75-70 with two minutes left.
Anderson scored three layups, Marshall made only 5 of 10 free throws, and the Thundering Herd led 80-76 with 26 seconds to play.
Taylor split another pair of free throws, and Stevie Browning forced a turnover and made a free throw to seal it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marshall Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Trae Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:04 | James Kelly Turnover. | 76 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Stevie Browning made Free Throw. | 76 - 82 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-71 | FG | 28-57 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 6-10 | FT | 18-30 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Cam Henderson Center
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,391 | Capacity:
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,391 | Capacity:
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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 |
| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
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| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
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