Eastern Illinois Panthers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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78 - 74
78 - 74
Eastern Illinois holds off SIU Edwardsville from line, 78-74
Eastern Illinois hit its final field goal with 2:52 left to go up 68-55. The Panthers hit 13 of 16 from the line in the second half, 15 of 19 for the game.
Daniel Kinchen hit a 3-pointer to get SIU Edwardsville within four, 70-66 with 1:08 left. DeVantae' Price hit two free throws. The Cougars got within two points twice in the final 10 seconds, but Price and Dama each converted a pair of free throws.
Eastern Illinois (9-15, 5-8 Ohio Valley) was 28 of 49 from the field, including 7 of 16 from distance.
Kinchen finished with 21 points to lead SIU Edwardsville (8-16, 4-9), with Jalen Henry adding 18 points and Keenan Simmons scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 boards.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Montell Goodwin Steal. | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Justin Benton Turnover. | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Muusa Dama made Free Throw. | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Muusa Dama made Free Throw. | 77 - 74 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 SIUE |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-49 | FG | 26-60 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 15-19 | FT | 16-18 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: First Community Arena
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 1,205 | Capacity:
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 1,205 | 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 |