Final/OT
SIU EdwardsvilleCougarsSIUE · 7-57276
Eastern IllinoisPanthersEIU · 3-8Thu, Dec 18 · 6:30 PM EST
0:11Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
SIUETeam stats
This gameEIU
41.4%FG%49.1%
11-243PT7-20
30Rebounds39
14Turnovers16
17Assists13
Scoring summary
- OT 0:11 · EIU 76, SIUE 72Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT 0:11 · EIU 75, SIUE 72Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:14 · SIUE 72, EIU 74Jordan Pickett makes layup- OT 0:42 · EIU 74, SIUE 70Andre Washington makes layup
- OT 1:34 · EIU 72, SIUE 70Zion Fruster makes 13-foot jumper
- OT 2:34 · EIU 70, SIUE 70Zion Fruster makes 16-foot jumper
- OT 3:02 · SIUE 70, EIU 68Ring Malith makes 26-foot three point jumper
- OT 3:14 · EIU 68, SIUE 67Meechie White makes 16-foot jumper
- OT 3:25 · SIUE 67, EIU 66Jack Campion makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 3:47 · EIU 66, SIUE 66Andre Washington makes layup
- OT 4:32 · EIU 64, SIUE 66Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 4:49 · SIUE 66, EIU 63Ring Malith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jo Valrie assists)
- 2H 1:41 · SIUE 63, EIU 63Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Ring Malith assists)
- 2H 2:45 · EIU 63, SIUE 61Zion Fruster makes layup
- 2H 3:32 · EIU 61, SIUE 61Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 3:32 · EIU 60, SIUE 61Meechie White makes layup (Zion Fruster assists)
- 2H 3:48 · EIU 58, SIUE 61Meechie White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terry McMorris assists)
- 2H 4:12 · SIUE 61, EIU 55Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:12 · SIUE 60, EIU 55Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 5:05 · EIU 55, SIUE 59Terry McMorris makes layup
- 2H 5:35 · EIU 53, SIUE 59Andre Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 5:35 · EIU 52, SIUE 59Andre Washington makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:38 · EIU 51, SIUE 59Kooper Jacobi makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 7:38 · SIUE 59, EIU 49Ring Malith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 7:48 · EIU 49, SIUE 56Terry McMorris makes layup
- 2H 8:07 · SIUE 56, EIU 47Harrison Alexander makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 8:20 · EIU 47, SIUE 53Andrew Austin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 2H 8:43 · SIUE 53, EIU 44Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:43 · SIUE 52, EIU 44Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:10 · EIU 44, SIUE 51Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:50 · SIUE 51, EIU 43Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:50 · SIUE 50, EIU 43Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:34 · SIUE 49, EIU 43CJ Hall makes 14-foot jumper
- 2H 12:28 · SIUE 47, EIU 43Harrison Alexander makes layup
- 2H 14:11 · SIUE 45, EIU 43Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 14:11 · SIUE 44, EIU 43Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 14:25 · EIU 43, SIUE 43Kooper Jacobi makes 12-foot jumper (Nazareth Fisher assists)
- 2H 14:54 · SIUE 43, EIU 41Ring Malith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 15:07 · EIU 41, SIUE 40Nazareth Fisher makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 15:51 · SIUE 40, EIU 39Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 17:53 · SIUE 38, EIU 39Jo Valrie makes layup
- 2H 18:27 · EIU 39, SIUE 36Kooper Jacobi makes 9-foot jumper
- 2H 19:01 · SIUE 36, EIU 37Jo Valrie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 19:14 · EIU 37, SIUE 33Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Meechie White assists)
- 2H 19:52 · EIU 35, SIUE 33Zion Fruster makes layup (Meechie White assists)
- 1H 0:29 · EIU 33, SIUE 33Zion Fruster makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 1H 0:52 · SIUE 33, EIU 30CJ Hall makes 16-foot jumper
- 1H 1:19 · EIU 30, SIUE 31Andre Washington makes layup
- 1H 2:10 · SIUE 31, EIU 28Kyle Thomas makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Pickett assists)
- 1H 3:24 · EIU 28, SIUE 29Zion Fruster makes 5-foot dunk (Andre Washington assists)
- 1H 3:51 · SIUE 29, EIU 26Kyle Thomas makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 4:03 · EIU 26, SIUE 27Meechie White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrew Austin assists)
- 1H 4:32 · SIUE 27, EIU 23Darrion Baker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 4:46 · EIU 23, SIUE 24Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:46 · EIU 22, SIUE 24Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:26 · SIUE 24, EIU 21Harrison Alexander makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Pickett assists)
- 1H 5:55 · SIUE 22, EIU 21Ring Malith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 6:31 · SIUE 19, EIU 21Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Ring Malith assists)
- 1H 7:04 · SIUE 17, EIU 21Harrison Alexander makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Pickett assists)
- 1H 8:34 · SIUE 14, EIU 21Harrison Alexander makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 8:53 · EIU 21, SIUE 11Zion Fruster makes layup
- 1H 9:56 · EIU 19, SIUE 11Zion Fruster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Washington assists)
- 1H 10:37 · SIUE 11, EIU 16Darrion Baker makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 1H 11:20 · SIUE 8, EIU 16Kyle Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 11:38 · EIU 16, SIUE 7Zion Fruster makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 1H 12:44 · EIU 14, SIUE 7Zion Fruster makes 16-foot jumper
- 1H 13:00 · SIUE 7, EIU 12Kyle Thomas makes 5-foot dunk (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 14:50 · SIUE 5, EIU 12Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 14:50 · SIUE 4, EIU 12Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 15:10 · EIU 12, SIUE 3Andre Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 15:10 · EIU 11, SIUE 3Andre Washington makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 16:32 · EIU 10, SIUE 3Meechie White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 1H 17:01 · SIUE 3, EIU 7Jo Valrie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 18:09 · EIU 7, SIUE 2Meechie White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nazareth Fisher assists)
- 1H 18:37 · EIU 4, SIUE 2Kooper Jacobi makes layup
- 1H 19:31 · SIUE 2, EIU 2Arnas Sakenis makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 19:56 · EIU 2, SIUE 0Terry McMorris makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 19:56 · EIU 1, SIUE 0Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 2
Box score
Team
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2
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SIUE33
30
9
72
EIU33
30
13
76
SIUETeam stats
This gameEIU24-58Field goals28-57
41.4%Field goal %49.1%
11-243-pointers7-20
13-16Free throws13-17
30Rebounds39
17Assists13
7Steals11
5Blocks2
14Turnovers16
16Fouls13
Top performers
This game
SIUERing Malith23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 5-12 FG
EIUZion Fruster23 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 10-15 FG- EIUMeechie White21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 6-6 FG
SIU Edwardsville CougarsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Jo ValrieF | 27 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 34Arnas SakenisC | 24 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 0Ring MalithG | 39 | 23 | 5-12 | 5-8 | 8-8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1Jordan PickettG | 25 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5Jack CampionG | 37 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4Darrion BakerF | 14 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24Kyle ThomasF | 20 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7Darius Robinson Jr.G | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2CJ HallG | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8Harrison AlexanderG | 25 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20Iwo BagancF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21Myles ThompsonF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17Corentin EfonoG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11Dehrio McCaskillG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9Tyler KingG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 72 | 24-58 | 11-24 | 13-16 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 16 |
SIUEOffense
EIUSeason stats
71.0 (330th)Points per Game(420th) 67.1
44.5% (240th)Field Goal %(336th) 42.8%
34.7% (184th)3-Point %(330th) 32.3%
67.5% (411th)Free Throw %(186th) 73.5%
13.2 (270th)Assists per Game(357th) 12.2
10.9 (222nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(311th) 10
11.7 (220th)Turnovers per Game(313th) 12.5
SIUEDefense
EIUSeason stats
36.7 (125th)Rebounds per Game(353rd) 32.8
25.7 (109th)Def. Rebounds per Game(356th) 22.8
7.6 (146th)Steals per Game(128th) 7.8
3.9 (113th)Blocks per Game(243rd) 3.1
SIUETeam record
EIU7-5Record3-8
Venue and TV
- 6:30 PM, December 18, 2025
- Groniger Arena, Charleston
- Watch: ESPN+