Eastern Illinois Panthers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 46
60 - 46
Eastern Illinois beats Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 60-46
Anderson was 9 of 17 from the field while Cornell Johnston added 14 points for the Panthers (9-13, 6-4 Ohio Valley), who have won three straight and five of their last six.
Carlos Anderson and Joshua White scored 10 points each for the Cougars (4-18, 1-9), losers of four straight and 11 of their last 12. Anderson grabbed 11 rebounds and Michael Chandler 10.
Eastern Illinois led just 22-20 at halftime but opened up the second half on a 14-2 run capped by Joe Kuligoski's 3-pointer to take a 36-22 lead with 16 minutes left. A bucket by Anderson made it a 16-point advantage with six minutes to go.
The Cougars had a 48-33 edge on the boards including 21-6 on the offensive boards but were undone by 17-of-62 shooting for only 27 percent.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Joshua White made Free Throw. | 60 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:23 | SIU-Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Joshua White missed Free Throw. | 60 - 45 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Foul on Cornell Johnston. | 60 - 45 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 SIUE |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-52 | FG | 17-62 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 27 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 11-16 | FT | 7-13 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: First Community Arena
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 2,008 | Capacity:
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 2,008 | 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 |