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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
10-16, 2-12 Away
Final
70 - 79
Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-21, 4-7 Home

Lorenzen's 24 lead Western Illinois over Eastern Illinois 79-70

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks: Game Highlights

Lorenzen had eight rebounds for the Leathernecks (5-21, 1-14 Ohio Valley Conference). Marcus Pigram finished 4 of 6 from the field to add 12 points. Isaiah Griffin shot 3 for 11 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

The Leathernecks ended a 14-game skid with the victory.

The Panthers (10-16, 6-9) were led in scoring by Kooper Jacobi, who finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds and two steals. Preston Turner added 18 points for Eastern Illinois. Zion Fruster also had 14 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 70 - 79
2nd 0:08 Makai Kvamme Defensive Rebound. 70 - 79
2nd 0:10 Markus Blackwell misses 24-foot three point jumper 70 - 79
2nd 0:16 Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2 70 - 79

Statistics

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28-63 FG 26-57
44 Field Goal % 46
6-22 3PT 8-20
27 Three Point % 40
8-14 FT 19-26
57 Free Throw % 73
34 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
25 Defensive Rebounds 28
11 Assists 9
7 Steals 5
3 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 2
11 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 14
8 Fast Break Points 10
38 Points in Paint 32
22 Fouls 15
7 Largest Lead 12
5 Lead Changes 5
25 Percent Led 70

Game Information

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 273 | 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
Little Rock 6-8 5 9-16
Eastern Illinois 6-9 5.5 10-16
Tennessee Tech 5-9 6 10-15
Southern Indiana 2-12 9 5-19
Western Illinois 1-14 10.5 5-21
Full Standings