Eastern Illinois Panthers at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
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79 - 78
Kukobat's FTs push Eastern Illinois past Gardner-Webb 79-78
Gardner-Webb trailed 77-74 with 52 seconds left when Christian Turner made a pair of free throws to pull the Bulldogs to 77-76. Turner then forced a turnover, and following Bulldogs' timeout, Gardner-Webb took a 78-77 lead on David Efianayi's jumper with eight seconds to go. But Nate Johnson fouled Kukobat following timeouts from both teams.
Josiah Wallace made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead Eastern Illinois (2-2). Mack Smith added 13 points, Kukobat finished with 12 and Kashawn Charles chipped in with 11.
Efianayi was 6 of 10 from the floor and made seven free throws to lead Gardner-Webb (1-4) with 20 points. Johnson added 10 points for the Bulldogs.
The Panthers opened the second half on a 16-6 run and led 51-44, but Gardner-Webb tied it at 53 then neither team led by more than four points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Rade Kukobat made Free Throw. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Rade Kukobat made Free Throw. | 78 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Nate Johnson. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Eastern Illinois Timeout | 77 - 78 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 GWEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-59 | FG | 27-51 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 12-26 | 3PT | 8-14 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 7-9 | FT | 16-21 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Asheville, NC
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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 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |