Eastern Illinois Panthers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars 77-71

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FINAL Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Eastern Illinois Panthers 77

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SIU Edwardsville Cougars 71

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
EIU	40	25	12	77
SIUE	31	34	6	71

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Key Events60 All Plays40

MadeFreeThrow 0:04 77-71

Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2

5242420 OT
PersonalFoul 0:04 76-71

Foul on Tyler King.

5314331 OT
Substitution 0:21 76-71

Darrion Baker subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 OT
Substitution 0:21 76-71

Kyle Thomas subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 OT
LayUpShot 0:24 76-71

Kooper Jacobi makes layup (Markus Blackwell assists)

4898343 OT
MadeFreeThrow 0:50 74-71

Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2

5107655 OT
Substitution 0:50 74-70

Preston Turner subbing in for Eastern Illinois

5311582 OT
Substitution 0:50 74-70

Meechie White subbing out for Eastern Illinois

5311580 OT
PersonalFoul 0:50 74-70

Foul on Meechie White.

5311580 OT
Substitution 1:12 74-70

Kyle Thomas subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 OT
Substitution 1:12 74-70

Darrion Baker subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 OT
MadeFreeThrow 1:59 74-70

Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2

5311580 OT
Substitution 1:59 73-70

Darrion Baker subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 OT
Substitution 1:59 73-70

Kyle Thomas subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 OT
MadeFreeThrow 1:59 73-70

Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2

5311580 OT
PersonalFoul 1:59 72-70

Foul on Tyler King.

5314331 OT
LayUpShot 3:04 72-70

Terry McMorris makes driving layup

5242423 OT
JumpShot 3:24 70-70

Jordan Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)

5177364 OT
MadeFreeThrow 3:49 70-67

Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 2 of 2

4898343 OT
MadeFreeThrow 3:49 69-67

Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2

4898343 OT
Substitution 3:49 68-67

Arnas Sakenis subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5107655 OT
Substitution 3:49 68-67

Darrion Baker subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 OT
PersonalFoul 3:49 68-67

Foul on Darrion Baker.

5176137 OT
MadeFreeThrow 4:08 68-67

Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 1

5242423 OT
PersonalFoul 4:08 67-67

Foul on Jordan Pickett.

5177364 OT
LayUpShot 4:08 67-67

Terry McMorris makes layup

5242423 OT
Substitution 4:39 65-67

Kyle Thomas subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 OT
Substitution 4:39 65-67

Arnas Sakenis subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5107655 OT
PersonalFoul 4:42 65-67

Foul on Terry McMorris.

5242423 OT
LayUpShot 4:42 65-67

Arnas Sakenis makes layup

5107655 OT
PersonalFoul 0:24 65-65

Foul on Meechie White.

5311580 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:50 65-65

Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2

5311580 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:50 64-65

Foul on Jack Campion.

5107627 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 1:11 64-65

Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2

5107655 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 1:11 64-64

Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2

5107655 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 1:11 64-63

Foul on Markus Blackwell.

5311579 2nd Half
Substitution 1:39 64-63

Darrion Baker subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 2nd Half
Substitution 1:39 64-63

Kyle Thomas subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 1:39 64-63

Foul on Zion Fruster.

5242420 2nd Half
JumpShot 2:00 64-63

Tyler King makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)

5314331 2nd Half
JumpShot 2:29 64-60

Zion Fruster makes 10-foot floating jump shot

5242420 2nd Half
Substitution 2:43 62-60

Kyle Thomas subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 2nd Half
Substitution 2:43 62-60

Darrion Baker subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 2nd Half
LayUpShot 4:16 62-60

Kooper Jacobi makes driving layup

4898343 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 5:13 60-60

Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2

5107655 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 5:13 60-59

Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2

5107655 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 5:13 60-58

Foul on Kooper Jacobi.

4898343 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 5:29 60-58

Foul on Darrion Baker.

5176137 2nd Half
LayUpShot 5:29 60-58

Terry McMorris makes driving layup

5242423 2nd Half
JumpShot 5:55 58-58

Zion Fruster makes 16-foot pullup jump shot

5242420 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 6:02 56-58

Foul on Jordan Pickett.

5177364 2nd Half
Substitution 6:57 56-58

Kooper Jacobi subbing in for Eastern Illinois

4898343 2nd Half
Substitution 6:57 56-58

Markus Blackwell subbing in for Eastern Illinois

5311579 2nd Half
Substitution 6:57 56-58

Preston Turner subbing out for Eastern Illinois

5311582 2nd Half
Substitution 6:57 56-58

Prince Johnson subbing out for Eastern Illinois

5311581 2nd Half
Substitution 6:57 56-58

Jordan Pickett subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5177364 2nd Half
Substitution 6:57 56-58

Jo Valrie subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5182713 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 6:57 56-58

Foul on Preston Turner.

5311582 2nd Half
JumpShot 7:36 56-58

Tyler King makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

5314331 2nd Half
TipShot 7:53 56-55

Terry McMorris makes 0-foot tip in layup

5242423 2nd Half

End Game 0:00 77-71

End of Game

OT
End Period 0:00 77-71

End of 1st OT

OT
Defensive Rebound 0:04 77-71

Arnas Sakenis Defensive Rebound.

5107655 OT
MadeFreeThrow 0:04 77-71

Zion Fruster misses free throw 2 of 2

5242420 OT
MadeFreeThrow 0:04 77-71

Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2

5242420 OT
PersonalFoul 0:04 76-71

Foul on Tyler King.

5314331 OT
Defensive Rebound 0:06 76-71

Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound.

5242420 OT
JumpShot 0:06 76-71

Darrion Baker misses 27-foot three point jumper

5176137 OT
Substitution 0:21 76-71

Darrion Baker subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 OT
Substitution 0:21 76-71

Kyle Thomas subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 OT
RegularTimeOut 0:21 76-71

SIU Edwardsville Timeout

OT
LayUpShot 0:24 76-71

Kooper Jacobi makes layup (Markus Blackwell assists)

4898343 OT
MadeFreeThrow 0:50 74-71

Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2

5107655 OT
Dead Ball Rebound 0:50 74-70

SIU Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound.

OT
MadeFreeThrow 0:50 74-70

Arnas Sakenis misses free throw 1 of 2

5107655 OT
Substitution 0:50 74-70

Preston Turner subbing in for Eastern Illinois

5311582 OT
Substitution 0:50 74-70

Meechie White subbing out for Eastern Illinois

5311580 OT
PersonalFoul 0:50 74-70

Foul on Meechie White.

5311580 OT
Lost Ball Turnover 1:11 74-70

Terry McMorris out of bounds bad pass turnover

5242423 OT
Substitution 1:12 74-70

Kyle Thomas subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 OT
Substitution 1:12 74-70

Darrion Baker subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 OT
Offensive Rebound 1:12 74-70

Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.

OT
JumpShot 1:14 74-70

Meechie White misses 7-foot floating jump shot

5311580 OT
Defensive Rebound 1:41 74-70

Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.

OT
JumpShot 1:43 74-70

Jordan Pickett misses 24-foot three point jumper

5177364 OT
ShortTimeOut 1:59 74-70

Eastern Illinois Timeout

OT
MadeFreeThrow 1:59 74-70

Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2

5311580 OT
Substitution 1:59 73-70

Darrion Baker subbing in for SIU Edwardsville

5176137 OT
Substitution 1:59 73-70

Kyle Thomas subbing out for SIU Edwardsville

5107708 OT
MadeFreeThrow 1:59 73-70

Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2

5311580 OT
PersonalFoul 1:59 72-70

Foul on Tyler King.

5314331 OT
Defensive Rebound 2:08 72-70

Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.

5242423 OT
JumpShot 2:11 72-70

Tyler King misses 8-foot jumper

5314331 OT
Defensive Rebound 2:16 72-70

Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.

5107627 OT
Block Shot 2:20 72-70

Arnas Sakenis Block.

5107655 OT
LayUpShot 2:20 72-70

Meechie White misses driving layup

5311580 OT
Defensive Rebound 2:31 72-70

Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.

4898343 OT
Block Shot 2:36 72-70

Markus Blackwell Block.

5311579 OT
JumpShot 2:36 72-70

Jack Campion misses 6-foot floating jump shot

5107627 OT
LayUpShot 3:04 72-70

Terry McMorris makes driving layup

5242423 OT

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EIU SIUE

31-61

23-62

Field Goal %

4-13

3PT

12-30

Three Point %

11-16

13-20

Free Throw %

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Team Turnovers

Total Turnovers

Technical Fouls

Total Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

Points Off Turnovers

Fast Break Points

Points in Paint

Fouls

Largest Lead

Lead Changes

Percent Led

01:19 Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN

00:15 Jo Valrie rocks the rim with powerful flush Watch on ESPN

00:18 Kooper Jacobi hits the triple vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars Watch on ESPN

00:15 Darrion Baker with the and-1 bucket Watch on ESPN

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Eastern Illinois

Lindenwood

Morehead State

SIU Edwardsville

Southeast Missouri State

Zion Fruster G 44 MIN 23 PTS 10-14 FG
Kooper Jacobi F 42 MIN 18 PTS 7-15 FG
Terry McMorris F 32 MIN 15 PTS 7-7 FG
Meechie White G 39 MIN 10 PTS 3-14 FG