SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 64
72 - 64
SIU-Edwardsville beats Eastern Illinois behind Eslik's 29
Grant Fiorentinos scored 14 points and Michael Chandler blocked three shots for the Cougars (5-20, 2-11 Ohio Valley Conference), who outrebounded the Panthers 46-25 and shot 41.5 percent from the field.
Trailing by 10 at halftime, Luke Piotrowski hit a free throw to pull the Panthers within a point, 34-33, early in the second half, but the Cougars replied with an 11-2 run capped by Eslik's back-to-back 3s for a 45-35 lead.
Cornell Johnston's free throw pulled the Panthers within 61-57 with 1:22 left, but Eslik made a layup and sank eight free throws down the stretch to help seal the win.
Trae Anderson scored 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting for Eastern Illinois (11-15, 7-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jake Newton Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Trae Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Burak Eslik made Free Throw. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Burak Eslik made Free Throw. | 71 - 64 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 19-54 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 23-28 | FT | 22-31 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 27 | Fouls | 26 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,469 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,469 | 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 |