Eastern Illinois Panthers at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
59 - 51
59 - 51
Eastern Illinois defeats Southern Indiana 59-51 in OT
Fruster made a game-tying basket with 17 seconds left in regulation to make it 50-all. Then he scored all nine Panther points in overtime.
Fruster added seven rebounds for the Panthers (9-11, 5-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added eight points, 10 rebounds and three steals.
Amaree Brown led the way for the Screaming Eagles (4-15, 1-8) with 17 points. Ismail Habib added 12 points and Tolu Samuels also had seven points and 11 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 51 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 59 - 51 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Zion Fruster Steal. | 59 - 51 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Ismail Habib bad pass turnover | 59 - 51 |
| 3rd 0:17 | Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2 | 59 - 51 |
Statistics
EIU |
USI |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 14-57 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 25 |
| 2-12 | 3PT | 4-28 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 17-22 | FT | 19-27 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 10 | Percent Led | 73 |
Game Information
Venue: Liberty Arena (IN)
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 1,369 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 1,369 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 7-2 | - | 15-5 |
| Tennessee State | 7-3 | 0.5 | 13-7 |
| Morehead State | 7-3 | 0.5 | 11-10 |
| Little Rock | 6-3 | 1 | 9-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 6-4 | 1.5 | 13-8 |
| Lindenwood | 6-4 | 1.5 | 12-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 6-4 | 1.5 | 11-10 |
| Eastern Illinois | 5-5 | 2.5 | 9-12 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2-8 | 5.5 | 7-14 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-8 | 5.5 | 5-15 |
| Western Illinois | 0-10 | 7.5 | 4-17 |


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