Fontbonne FONTBONNE at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
44 - 96
44 - 96
E. Illinois smacks D-III Fontbonne 96-44
Muusa Dama made all six of his shots and scored 12 points, Montell Goodwin, Justice Green and Lucas Jones each scored 11 and Mack Smith and Michael Chavers both scored 10.
Terrell Lewis' 3-point bucket put Eastern Illinois out front 11-0 with 16:30 before halftime. Eastern Illinois (2-3) was never challenged by the Griffins and established a commanding 56-18 lead by intermission.
The Panthers finished 38-for-62 shooting (61.3 percent) from the field but 11 for 21 (52.4) from the free throw line for the game.
Kris McCann led Fontbonne with 12 points and the Griffins were 15 of 48 (31.3) from the field.
EIU leads the series between the two schools 2-0. The Panthers won last year's contest 101-49.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 44 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jeff Smith made Jumper. | 44 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Jeff Smith Defensive Rebound. | 42 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:30 | DeVantae' Price missed Layup. | 42 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:34 | DeVantae' Price Offensive Rebound. | 42 - 96 |
Statistics
 EIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-48 | FG | 38-62 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 7-9 | FT | 11-21 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 26 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 8 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 32 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 59 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 544 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 544 | 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 |