Eastern Illinois Panthers vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
12-16, 8-8 OVC
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12-16, 8-8 OVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SIUE | 26 | 40 | 66 |
EIU | 30 | 48 | 78 |
17-13, 9-7 OVC
78
17-13, 9-7 OVC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 15 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
66 | 21-54 | 5-16 | 19-24 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 19 | |
39% | 31% | 79% |
Eastern Illinois Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | 24 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | 22 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | 14 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | 13 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
78 | 25-50 | 9-20 | 19-24 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 20 | |
50% | 45% | 79% |
Game Information
Nashville, TN
Referee:Gene Grimshaw
Referee:Kevin Mathis
Referee:Darnell Spann
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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