Eastern Kentucky Colonels @ Eastern Illinois Panthers
Jacobi and Eastern Illinois host Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-7) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-6, 0-1 OVC)
Charleston, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
Colonels -5.5; over/under is 153.5
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois takes on Eastern Kentucky after Kooper Jacobi scored 20 points in Eastern Illinois' 82-74 loss to the Lindenwood Lions.
The Panthers are 2-1 on their home court. Eastern Illinois is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Colonels are 0-4 on the road. Eastern Kentucky has a 2-5 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
Eastern Illinois averages 62.1 points per game, 23.0 fewer points than the 85.1 Eastern Kentucky gives up. Eastern Kentucky's 41.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.8 percentage points lower than Eastern Illinois has given up to its opponents (47.7%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Preston Turner averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring 9.7 points while shooting 42.3% from beyond the arc. Jacobi is shooting 40.2% and averaging 11.1 points.
Juan Cranford Jr. is averaging 11.9 points for the Colonels. Austin Ball is averaging 10.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| North Alabama | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| West Georgia | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Austin Peay | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Bellarmine | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Jacksonville | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Queens University | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Central Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Stetson | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
| North Florida | 0-0 | - | 2-7 |
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood | 1-0 | - | 6-4 |
| UT Martin | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-2 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Tennessee State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-4 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
| Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
| Morehead State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Southern Indiana | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Western Illinois | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Little Rock | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 2-6 |

