Western Illinois Leathernecks at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballWallace carries E. Illinois past W. Illinois 92-88
Sammy Friday IV had 16 points for Eastern Illinois (3-4). Mack Smith added 13 points. Marvin Johnson had 11 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks.
Justin Brookens had 37 points for the Leathernecks (1-4). Ramean Hinton added 19 points and eight rebounds. Will Carius had 10 rebounds.
Tamell Pearson, who led the Leathernecks in scoring coming into the contest with 15.0 points per game, shot only 20% for the game (1 of 5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jordan Skipper-Brown Block. | 88 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Western Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 88 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Justin Brookens missed Layup. | 88 - 92 |
Statistics
WIU |
EIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-71 | FG | 33-67 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 20-24 | FT | 17-29 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
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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 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |


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