Western Illinois Leathernecks at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 78
E Illinois rallies to beat W Illinois 78-77
The Panthers trailed 68-57 after a 9-3 Leathernecks run capped by Dalan Ancrum's jumper with 7:02 left, but took a 74-73 lead with 1:48 to go after Goodwin's layup capped a 10-2 run. Kobe Webster's layup put Western Illinois back on top 75-74 before De'Angelo Jackson's go-ahead jumper. Goodwin hit two free throws with 24 seconds left.
Ancrum missed a 3-pointer with seven seconds left, but C.J. Duff got the offensive rebound and made a layup with three seconds to go to make it a one-point game. Goodwin missed a free throw and Duff grabbed the rebound as time expired.
Muusa Dama scored 21 points and blocked two shots and Jackson finished with 19 for the Panthers (3-7), who made 19 free throws.
Webster scored 16 with seven assists to lead five Leathernecks (7-3) in double-digit scoring.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | C.J. Duff Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Montell Goodwin missed Free Throw. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Eastern Illinois Timeout | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. | 77 - 78 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 EIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-51 | FG | 27-55 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-14 | FT | 19-28 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 737 | 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 |