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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Loyola Chicago Ramblers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
1-2, 0-2 Away
Final
65 - 89
Loyola Chicago Ramblers
1-1, 1-0 Home

Watson scores 24 as Loyola Chicago downs Eastern Illinois 89-65

Watson shot 8 for 11, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Ramblers (1-1, Atlantic 10 Conference). Greg Dolan shot 5 for 7, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 12 points. Patrick Mwamba was 2 of 4 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Tiger Booker led the way for the Panthers (1-2, Ohio Valley Conference) with 12 points and four steals. Jermaine Hamlin added 11 points and six rebounds for Eastern Illinois. Kooper Jacobi also recorded nine points and seven rebounds.

NEXT UP

Loyola Chicago's next game is Tuesday against UIC at home. Eastern Illinois visits Illinois State on Wednesday.

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Matchup Prediction

Loyola Chicago: 84.9%
Eastern Illinois: 15.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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24-69 FG 32-54
34.8 Field Goal % 59.3
6-16 3PT 12-31
37.5 Three Point % 38.7
11-15 FT 13-17
73.3 Free Throw % 76.5
37 Rebounds 33
17 Offensive Rebounds 2
20 Defensive Rebounds 31
9 Assists 23
6 Steals 4
1 Blocks 9
10 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 14
8 Fast Break Points 17
30 Points in Paint 38
11 Fouls 14

Game Information

Venue: Joseph J. Gentile Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 3,311 | Capacity:

2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Morehead State 14-4 - 26-9
UT Martin 14-4 - 21-11
Little Rock 14-4 - 21-13
Western Illinois 13-5 1 21-12
Tennessee State 10-8 4 18-15
SIU Edwardsville 9-9 5 17-16
Eastern Illinois 8-10 6 14-18
Tennessee Tech 5-13 9 10-21
Southern Indiana 5-13 9 8-24
Southeast Missouri State 4-14 10 9-22
Lindenwood 3-15 11 9-22

2023-24 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Richmond 15-3 - 23-10
Loyola Chicago 15-3 - 23-10
Dayton 14-4 1 25-8
Massachusetts 11-7 4 20-11
VCU 11-7 4 24-14
Duquesne 10-8 5 25-12
George Mason 9-9 6 20-12
St. Bonaventure 9-9 6 20-13
Saint Joseph's 9-9 6 21-14
La Salle 6-12 9 16-17
Fordham 6-12 9 13-20
Rhode Island 6-12 9 12-20
Davidson 5-13 10 15-17
Saint Louis 5-13 10 13-20
George Washington 4-14 11 15-17
Full Standings