South Alabama Jaguars at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 72
62 - 72
Crossland, Goodwin lead Eastern Illinois to 72-62 win
Crossland was 6 of 9 from the floor for 15 points and Goodwin hit 3 of 5 from long range for 14 points. Muusa Dama added 12 and had nine boards and Cornell Johnston chipped in 10 with eight assists.
South Alabama, trailing 36-33 at the break, closed to 58-53 with 5:19 remaining in the game following a Shaq Calhoun layup. However Dama and Patrick Muldoon hit back-to-back jumpers for a 62-53 lead with 4:05 left. The Jaguars got to within seven, 69-62, with 24 seconds remaining but Eastern Illinois made three free throws in the closing seconds to hold off the Jaguars.
Ken Williams was 10 of 18 from the floor for 24 points for South Alabama (5-1). Nick Stover added 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Montell Goodwin Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nick Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:07 | South Alabama Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Nick Stover missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 72 |
Statistics
 USA |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 25-57 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 8-10 | FT | 13-20 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 19 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
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Location: Charleston, IL
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2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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 |