Final
Western IllinoisLeathernecksWIU · 4-145557
Eastern IllinoisPanthersEIU · 7-10Tue, Jan 13 · 8:30 PM EST
0:08Karyiek Dixon makes 9-foot jumper
WIUTeam stats
This gameEIU
31.7%FG%37.3%
2-153PT1-9
40Rebounds36
13Turnovers12
10Assists11
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:08 · WIU 55, EIU 57Karyiek Dixon makes 9-foot jumper
2H 0:21 · EIU 57, WIU 53Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2- 2H 0:21 · EIU 56, WIU 53Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:23 · WIU 53, EIU 55Lucas Lorenzen makes layup
- 2H 0:42 · EIU 55, WIU 51Zion Fruster makes 4-foot dunk (Terry McMorris assists)
- 2H 0:50 · WIU 51, EIU 53Antwaun Massey makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:50 · WIU 50, EIU 53Antwaun Massey makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:58 · EIU 53, WIU 49Terry McMorris makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:58 · EIU 52, WIU 49Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:59 · WIU 49, EIU 51Antwaun Massey makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 2:59 · WIU 48, EIU 51Antwaun Massey makes layup (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 2H 3:02 · WIU 46, EIU 51Karyiek Dixon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:02 · WIU 45, EIU 51Karyiek Dixon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 4:34 · WIU 44, EIU 51Karyiek Dixon makes layup (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 2H 5:37 · EIU 51, WIU 42Preston Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 5:37 · EIU 50, WIU 42Preston Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:23 · EIU 49, WIU 42Zion Fruster makes driving layup
- 2H 6:52 · WIU 42, EIU 47Karyiek Dixon makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:52 · WIU 41, EIU 47Karyiek Dixon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:08 · WIU 40, EIU 47Lucas Lorenzen makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:08 · WIU 39, EIU 47Lucas Lorenzen makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:19 · EIU 47, WIU 38Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:19 · EIU 46, WIU 38Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:29 · EIU 45, WIU 38Malik Olafioye makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 9:30 · EIU 44, WIU 38Malik Olafioye makes 14-foot jumper (Terry McMorris assists)
- 2H 9:46 · WIU 38, EIU 42Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:46 · WIU 37, EIU 42Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:13 · EIU 42, WIU 36Terry McMorris makes layup (Zion Fruster assists)
- 2H 11:32 · WIU 36, EIU 40Isaiah Griffin makes 7-foot hook shot (Karyiek Dixon assists)
- 2H 11:40 · EIU 40, WIU 34Terry McMorris makes layup
- 2H 12:44 · EIU 38, WIU 34Preston Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:44 · EIU 37, WIU 34Preston Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:09 · WIU 34, EIU 36Goanar Biliew makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 13:09 · WIU 33, EIU 36Goanar Biliew makes layup (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 2H 14:09 · WIU 31, EIU 36Lucas Lorenzen makes layup
- 2H 15:05 · EIU 36, WIU 29Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 2H 15:29 · WIU 29, EIU 34Francis Okwuosah makes 29-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Griffin assists)
- 2H 17:42 · EIU 34, WIU 26Terry McMorris makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 2H 17:50 · EIU 32, WIU 26Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 19:02 · EIU 31, WIU 26Kooper Jacobi makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 19:20 · WIU 26, EIU 29Goanar Biliew makes 1-foot dunk (Antwaun Massey assists)
- 1H 0:40 · EIU 29, WIU 24Terry McMorris makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 1:15 · WIU 24, EIU 27Lucas Lorenzen makes 29-foot three point jumper
- 1H 1:35 · EIU 27, WIU 21Kooper Jacobi makes layup (Zion Fruster assists)
- 1H 2:24 · WIU 21, EIU 25Karyiek Dixon makes layup (Isaiah Griffin assists)
- 1H 2:47 · EIU 25, WIU 19Meechie White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists)
- 1H 3:47 · WIU 19, EIU 22Makai Kvamme makes 8-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 4:32 · WIU 17, EIU 22Makai Kvamme makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 6:04 · EIU 22, WIU 15Andrew Austin makes layup (Preston Turner assists)
- 1H 7:13 · EIU 20, WIU 15Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:13 · EIU 19, WIU 15Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:02 · EIU 18, WIU 15Nazareth Fisher makes layup
- 1H 8:12 · EIU 16, WIU 15Preston Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 8:12 · EIU 15, WIU 15Preston Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 8:26 · WIU 15, EIU 14Antwaun Massey makes 4-foot jumper (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 1H 9:57 · EIU 14, WIU 13Nazareth Fisher makes 3-foot dunk (Zion Fruster assists)
- 1H 10:17 · WIU 13, EIU 12Karyiek Dixon makes layup (Makai Kvamme assists)
- 1H 10:43 · EIU 12, WIU 11Malik Olafioye makes layup
- 1H 12:29 · WIU 11, EIU 10Karyiek Dixon makes 5-foot hook shot
- 1H 13:41 · EIU 10, WIU 9Preston Turner makes 18-foot jumper
- 1H 14:00 · WIU 9, EIU 8Lucas Lorenzen makes layup
- 1H 14:21 · WIU 7, EIU 8Isaiah Griffin makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 14:48 · WIU 6, EIU 8Makai Kvamme makes layup (Karyiek Dixon assists)
- 1H 15:15 · WIU 4, EIU 8Isaiah Griffin makes 19-foot jumper
- 1H 15:45 · EIU 8, WIU 2Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 1H 16:13 · EIU 6, WIU 2Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 16:13 · EIU 5, WIU 2Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 17:49 · EIU 4, WIU 2Terry McMorris makes 15-foot jumper
- 1H 18:10 · WIU 2, EIU 2Lucas Lorenzen makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 18:10 · WIU 1, EIU 2Lucas Lorenzen makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 18:30 · EIU 2, WIU 0Zion Fruster makes layup (Terry McMorris assists)
Box score
Team
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2
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WIU24
31
55
EIU29
28
57
WIUTeam stats
This gameEIU19-60Field goals19-51
31.7%Field goal %37.3%
2-153-pointers1-9
15-18Free throws18-23
40Rebounds36
10Assists11
7Steals8
4Blocks9
13Turnovers12
18Fouls17
Top performers
This game
WIUKaryiek Dixon14 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 5-12 FG- WIULucas Lorenzen13 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 4-13 FG
EIUTerry McMorris12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 5-11 FG
Western Illinois LeathernecksPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Karyiek DixonF | 36 | 14 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 45Antwaun MasseyF | 22 | 7 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12Isaiah GriffinF | 32 | 7 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22Goanar BiliewF | 22 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3Lucas LorenzenG | 37 | 13 | 4-13 | 1-8 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Ifiok PeterF | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15Francis OkwuosahF | 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13Makai KvammeG | 33 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 0Tyran CookG | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1Jack RileyF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50Nick HittleF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Danny StephensF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Jake EdwardsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2Marcus PigramG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14Steven TiptonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 55 | 19-60 | 2-15 | 15-18 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 18 |
WIUOffense
EIUSeason stats
64.9 (447th)Points per Game(420th) 67.1
40.3% (415th)Field Goal %(336th) 42.8%
31.4% (378th)3-Point %(330th) 32.3%
66.5% (439th)Free Throw %(186th) 73.5%
8.4 (483rd)Assists per Game(357th) 12.2
10.4 (272nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(311th) 10
11.8 (230th)Turnovers per Game(313th) 12.5
WIUDefense
EIUSeason stats
31.9 (390th)Rebounds per Game(353rd) 32.8
21.5 (413th)Def. Rebounds per Game(356th) 22.8
5.2 (439th)Steals per Game(128th) 7.8
2.0 (413th)Blocks per Game(243rd) 3.1
WIUTeam record
EIU4-14Record7-10
Venue and TV
- 8:30 PM, January 13, 2026
- Groniger Arena, Charleston
- Watch: ESPN+