Eastern Illinois Panthers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 64
75 - 64
Eastern Illinois overtakes Jacksonville State 75-64
Casey Teson added 14 points, A.J. Riley had 10 and Cornell Johnston dished out 10 assists for Eastern Illinois (4-10, 1-1 Ohio Valley), which hit 50 percent of its 58 shots from the field. Johnston entered the contest ranked third in the conference in assists, averaging 4.3 per game.
Eastern Illinois, trailing 32-28 at the break, overtook Jacksonville State midway through the second half. McReynolds hit a jumper to edge back into the lead 45-44 and spark a 6-0 spurt. Jacksonville State (5-12, 1-1) tied it at 51 with Erik Durham's 3-pointer before the Panthers took control with a 12-4 run capped with a 3-pointer from McReynolds and hung on for the win.
Malcolm Drumwright's 19 points led three Jacksonville State players in double figures.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Lucas Jones Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Greg Tucker missed Layup. | 75 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Greg Tucker Offensive Rebound. | 75 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Erik Durham missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 64 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 JXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-58 | FG | 22-50 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 9-16 | FT | 15-20 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 7 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Pete Mathews Coliseum
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 692 | Capacity:
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 692 | 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 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |