SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballFruster scores 23, Eastern Illinois defeats SIU-Edwardsville 76-72 in OT
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
SIUE |
EIU |
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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:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 869 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 11-3 | - | 19-6 |
| Tennessee State | 10-4 | 1 | 16-8 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 10-4 | 1 | 15-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 9-5 | 2 | 16-9 |
| Lindenwood | 9-5 | 2 | 15-10 |
| Morehead State | 9-5 | 2 | 13-12 |
| Eastern Illinois | 6-8 | 5 | 10-15 |
| Little Rock | 6-8 | 5 | 9-16 |
| Tennessee Tech | 5-9 | 6 | 10-15 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-12 | 9 | 5-19 |
| Western Illinois | 0-14 | 11 | 4-21 |


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