Eastern Illinois Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Buie fills stat sheet, Northwestern throttles E. Illinois
The Wildcats maintained consistency throughout scoring 40 points and collecting 20 rebounds in each half. Buie also tallied six assists as Northwestern distributed 19 total on 28-made shots.
Defensively, Northwestern came up with 19 steals led by Buie and Robbie Beran with five apiece.
Eastern Illinois built a 5-0 lead in the first 88 seconds before Northwestern went on a 14-2 run over the next five minutes. Later, Elyjah Williams, Nance in back-to-back possessions and Casey Simmons all made layups and the lead grew to 27-12 with 10:23 before halftime.
Jermaine Hamlin scored 10 points for the Panthers and Eastern Illinois finished with 19 made baskets overall.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Micah Schnyders made Free Throw. | 56 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 55 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Micah Schnyders missed Free Throw. | 55 - 80 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 NU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-51 | FG | 28-69 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 12-16 | FT | 16-22 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 1 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 2,753 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-9 |
| 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 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |