Eastern Illinois Panthers at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 77
74 - 77
Brown scores 24 to lift E. Kentucky past E. Illinois 77-74
Ty Taylor added 17 points for the Colonels (5-11, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference), including four free throws in the last 20 seconds to preserve the win. Lachlan Anderson scored 13 points and Michael Moreno had nine rebounds.
Josiah Wallace had 16 points for the Panthers (7-8, 0-3), who have now lost four straight games. George Dixon added 15 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double and Marvin Johnson had 15 points and nine rebounds.
Eastern Kentucky led by 12 points with 12 minutes to go after a four-point play by Brown but Eastern Illinois responded with the next 10 points, eight from Wallace.
The Colonels shot 56% in the first half to take a 46-32 lead but the Panthers came back a 51% second half to make it a game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ty Taylor II Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marvin Johnson missed Layup. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ty Taylor II made Free Throw. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ty Taylor II made Free Throw. | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 EKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-64 | FG | 27-60 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 15-19 | FT | 19-28 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 5 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
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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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |