Eastern Illinois Panthers at South Alabama Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 63
52 - 63
South Alabama defense frustrates Eastern Illinois, 63-52
The win was the Jaguars first against Eastern Illinois in three meetings.
Looking to improve its perimeter defense, South Alabama limited the Panthers to just 4 of 15 shooting from distance and 21 of 65 shooting overall (32.3 percent) from the field.
Jordan Andrews took a feed from McGee and scored on a layup to push the South Alabama lead to 18 points, 57-39 with under six minutes to play. Eastern Illinois rallied, and was able to get the deficit under 10 points on Ray Crossland's jumper with :13 left in the game.
Trhae Mitchell finished with nine points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Jaguars.
Crossland had 17 points for Eastern Illinois (2-7) which is now are 0-7 on the road.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Rodrick Sikes Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | D'Angelo Jackson missed Layup. | 52 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jordan Andrews made Free Throw. | 52 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jordan Andrews made Free Throw. | 52 - 62 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-65 | FG | 21-50 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 6-10 | FT | 11-16 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 4 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Mitchell Center
Location: Mobile, AL
Attendance: 1,901 | 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 |
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 |