Illinois State Redbirds at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State holds on late, beats Eastern Illinois, 54-49
Kasubke finished with 16 points and shot 4 for 7 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Redbirds (1-1). Poindexter was 3 of 8 shooting, including 1 for 4 from distance, and went 4 for 4 from the line to add 11 points. Joe Petrakis recorded 10 points and was 4 of 10 shooting (2 for 7 from distance).
The Panthers (0-2) were led in scoring by Kinyon Hodges, who finished with 14 points. Eastern Illinois also got eight points, eight rebounds and two steals from Yaakema Rose Jr.. In addition, Nick Ellington finished with eight points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Malachi Poindexter made Free Throw. | 54 - 49 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-47 | FG | 19-57 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 2-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 11-13 | FT | 9-15 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,385 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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 |