Eastern Illinois Panthers at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 56
54 - 56
Ancrum leads Western Illinois over Eastern Illinois 56-54
The Leathernecks (2-0) were down by seven with 4:53 to play when Ancrum sank three unanswered 3-pointers followed by a pair of free throws to put his team on top 56-52 with 55 seconds remaining.
Ancrum, who recorded his first career double-double, was 7-of-18 shooting, 4 of 4 from the line and Kobe Webster added 10 points.
Western Illinois led 30-28 at the break but fell behind early in the second half and trailed through most of the period. Brandon Gilbeck hit a jumper to close it to 50-45 with 5:38 to play before Ancrum's one-man rally in the stretch put the Leathernecks in the lead for good.
Jajuan Starks scored 15 points with seven rebounds for Eastern Illinois (0-2), D'Angelo Jackson scored 11 and Montell Goodwin had 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Brandon Gilbeck Steal. | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Montell Goodwin Turnover. | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:06 | D'Angelo Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Montell Goodwin missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 56 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 WIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-55 | FG | 20-54 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 8-14 | FT | 9-12 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 645 | Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 645 | 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 |