Eastern Illinois Panthers at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 64
57 - 64
W. Illinois wins defensive battle with E. Illinois, 64-57
Garret Covington added 11 points for Western Illinois, pushing him past the 1,000 point mark for his career.
Tate Stensgaard finished with nine points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the Leathernecks, whose 7-2 start to the season is the schools best since moving to Division I in 1981.
A Cornell Johnston 3-pointer for Eastern Illinois cut the Western Illinois lead to 53-51 with 5:45 left. From there the Leathernecks pieced together an 8-2 scoring stretch, capped by two Fuller free throws which extended their lead back to eight (61-53) with 48 seconds remaining to ice the game.
Trae Anderson led Eastern Illinois (2-6) with 14 points and Johnston had 13.
Both teams finished under 40 percent shooting from the field.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | J.C. Fuller Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Garret Covington Block. | 57 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Aleksa Novakovic missed Layup. | 57 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Aleksa Novakovic Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 64 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 WIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-58 | FG | 20-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 10-13 | FT | 21-30 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 26 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,231 | Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,231 | 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 |