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SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
7-5, 3-3 Away
Final
72 - 76
Eastern Illinois Panthers
3-8, 3-2 Home

Fruster scores 23, Eastern Illinois defeats SIU-Edwardsville 76-72 in OT

SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers: Game Highlights

Fruster added six rebounds and three steals for the Panthers (3-8, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added 21 points while going 6 of 6 from the floor, including 4 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line. Andre Washington shot 3 of 9 from the field and went 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 10 points. The Panthers snapped a five-game slide.

The Cougars (7-5, 0-1) were led in scoring by Ring Malith, who finished with 23 points. Harrison Alexander added 13 points and two steals for SIU-Edwardsville. Arnas Sakenis finished with 10 points and five blocks.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 76
3rd 0:00 End of 1st OT 72 - 76
3rd 0:02 Meechie White Defensive Rebound. 72 - 76
3rd 0:04 Darrion Baker misses 27-foot three point jumper 72 - 76
3rd 0:11 Jordan Pickett subbing in for SIU Edwardsville 72 - 76

Statistics

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24-58 FG 28-57
41 Field Goal % 49
11-24 3PT 7-20
46 Three Point % 35
13-16 FT 13-17
81 Free Throw % 76
30 Rebounds 39
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
22 Defensive Rebounds 29
17 Assists 13
7 Steals 11
5 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 19
4 Fast Break Points 20
26 Points in Paint 32
16 Fouls 13
10 Largest Lead 10
10 Lead Changes 10
42 Percent Led 45

Game Information

Venue: Groniger Arena

Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 869 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Lindenwood 2-0 - 7-4
Tennessee State 1-0 0.5 7-4
Tennessee Tech 1-0 0.5 6-6
Morehead State 1-0 0.5 4-7
Eastern Illinois 1-1 1 3-8
Little Rock 1-1 1 3-9
UT Martin 0-1 1.5 8-4
SIU Edwardsville 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southeast Missouri State 0-1 1.5 5-7
Western Illinois 0-1 1.5 4-8
Southern Indiana 0-1 1.5 3-8
Full Standings