Eastern Illinois Panthers at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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74 - 60
74 - 60
Eastern Illinois pulls away from Eastern Kentucky 74-60
Cornell Johnston finished with 14 points and six assists while Demetrius McReynolds added 12 points for the Panthers (9-7, 1-2 Ohio Valley).
Neither side shot the ball particularly well, each finishing below 40 percent, but the Panthers hit three more 3-pointers than the Colonels and finished with a plus-13 advantage at the free throw line (23-10).
Eastern Kentucky (8-10, 1-2) kept it close in the first half, but Eastern Illinois pulled away in the second. McReynolds hit a 3-pointer 57 seconds into the second period to spark a 10-0 Panthers run which gave them a 41-27 lead. The Colonels never seriously threatened the rest of the way.
Asante Gist scored 20 points and Nick Mayo added 17 for Eastern Kentucky.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Aboubacar Diallo Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Montell Goodwin Block. | 74 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Asante Gist missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Casey Teson made Free Throw. | 74 - 60 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 22-57 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 23-31 | FT | 10-21 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 48 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
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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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |