Eastern Illinois Panthers at Little Rock Trojans
· NCAA Men's BasketballSmith's 20 lead Little Rock past Eastern Illinois in OT
Smith had six rebounds for the Trojans (9-20, 5-11 Ohio Valley Conference). Deantoni Gordon added 18 points while shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 6 for 7 from the line, and he also had 12 rebounds and four blocks. Isaiah Palermo shot 7 of 17 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 17 points.
Nick Ellington finished with 20 points for the Panthers (9-20, 5-11). Eastern Illinois also got 17 points from Cameron Haffner. Kinyon Hodges also had 17 points and two steals.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 77 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:01 | D.J. Smith made Jumper. | 77 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:01 | D.J. Smith Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Kinyon Hodges Block. | 77 - 79 |
Statistics
EIU |
LR |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 31-72 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-14 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 9-18 | FT | 16-19 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Jack Stephens Center
Location: Little Rock, AR
Attendance: 3,001 | Capacity:
Location: Little Rock, AR
Attendance: 3,001 | 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 | 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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