Kukobat's FTs push Eastern Illinois past Gardner-Webb 79-78
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Rade Kukobat made a pair of free throws with three seconds left to push Eastern Illinois past Gardner-Webb 79-78 on Friday.
Gardner-Webb trailed 77-74 with 52 seconds left when Christian Turner made a pair of free throws to pull the Bulldogs to 77-76. Turner then forced a turnover, and following Bulldogs' timeout, Gardner-Webb took a 78-77 lead on David Efianayi's jumper with eight seconds to go. But Nate Johnson fouled Kukobat following timeouts from both teams.
Josiah Wallace made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead Eastern Illinois (2-2). Mack Smith added 13 points, Kukobat finished with 12 and Kashawn Charles chipped in with 11.
Efianayi was 6 of 10 from the floor and made seven free throws to lead Gardner-Webb (1-4) with 20 points. Johnson added 10 points for the Bulldogs.
The Panthers opened the second half on a 16-6 run and led 51-44, but Gardner-Webb tied it at 53 then neither team led by more than four points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Andrew Barksdale
- Jeff Pon
- Kyle Regetz
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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SIU Edwardsville | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Little Rock | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Western Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Morehead State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Lindenwood | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Southern Indiana | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
UT Martin | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Longwood | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
High Point | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Radford | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Presbyterian | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Winthrop | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
UNC Asheville | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
South Carolina Upstate | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
Charleston Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |