NCAAB

SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
9-20, 5-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 68
Eastern Illinois Panthers
11-18, 7-6 Home

Crossland scores 18 points and Eastern Illinois wins 68-56

Eastern Illinois (11-18, 7-11) will go into the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as the seventh seed while the Cougars (9-20, 5-13) will go as the eighth seed, which they secured before the game when Eastern Kentucky lost to Morehead State. SIUE hasn't been to the OVC Tournament since the 2014-15 season. EIU last played in the tournament in 2016.

Muusa Dama, Montell Goodwin and Mack Smith scored 12 points apiece for the Panthers, who swept the season series.

Jalen Henry had three 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the Cougars with Keenan Simmons adding 12 points and 11 rebounds and Christian Ellis 10 points.

A 14-0 run, with six points from Crossland, gave EIU a 63-50 lead with a minute to go.

How can I watch SIU Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois?

  • TV Channel: SIU Edwardsville at Eastern Illinois 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on .
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 56 - 68
2nd 0:08 Justin Benton made Jumper. 56 - 68
2nd 0:09 Mack Smith Turnover. 54 - 68
2nd 0:09 Mack Smith made Free Throw. 54 - 68
2nd 0:09 Foul on Christian Ellis. 54 - 67

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2565.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSIUE https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2197.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEIU
23-61 FG 23-50
38 Field Goal % 46
5-23 3PT 8-23
22 Three Point % 35
5-12 FT 14-19
42 Free Throw % 74
35 Rebounds 38
13 Offensive Rebounds 9
22 Defensive Rebounds 29
10 Assists 15
4 Steals 5
0 Blocks 3
7 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
7 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 9
0 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 16
17 Fouls 13
8 Largest Lead 15
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Groniger Arena

Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,550 | 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
Full Standings