NCAAB

Eastern Illinois Panthers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
14-12, 5-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 65
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
8-17, 6-6 Home

Smith carries E. Illinois past SIU-Edwardsville 79-65

JaQualis Matlock had 11 rebounds and three blocks for Eastern Illinois (14-12, 7-6 Ohio Valley Conference).

Brandon Jackson had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (8-17, 4-9). Jaylen McCoy added 12 points. Daniel Kinchen had 11 points.

Tyresse Williford, who led the Cougars in scoring heading into the matchup with 14 points per game, shot only 20 percent for the game (1 of 5).

The Panthers improve to 2-0 against the Cougars this season. Eastern Illinois defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 84-81 on Jan. 5. Eastern Illinois plays Southeast Missouri at home on Saturday. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville faces UT Martin at home on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:26 Shareef Smith Steal. 79 - 65
2nd 0:26 Brandon Jackson Turnover. 79 - 65
2nd 0:31 Cameron Williams Steal. 79 - 65
2nd 0:31 Ben Harvey Turnover. 79 - 65
2nd 0:40 David McFarland Turnover. 79 - 65

Statistics

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24-55 FG 20-52
44 Field Goal % 38
12-27 3PT 7-24
44 Three Point % 29
19-28 FT 18-24
68 Free Throw % 75
35 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 13
23 Defensive Rebounds 22
19 Assists 15
8 Steals 7
4 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 14
6 Fast Break Points 13
12 Points in Paint 20
21 Fouls 25
20 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: First Community Arena

Location: Edwardsville, IL
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