Final/OT
Eastern IllinoisPanthersEIU · 9-115951
Southern IndianaScreaming EaglesUSI · 4-15Thu, Jan 22 · 8:30 PM EST
0:17Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
EIUTeam stats
This gameUSI
36.4%FG%24.6%
2-123PT4-28
41Rebounds45
13Turnovers17
3Assists4
Scoring summary
- OT 0:17 · EIU 59, USI 51Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT 0:17 · EIU 58, USI 51Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 0:26 · EIU 57, USI 51Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT 0:26 · EIU 56, USI 51Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 1:17 · EIU 55, USI 51Zion Fruster makes 27-foot three point jumper
- OT 3:27 · EIU 52, USI 51Zion Fruster makes layup
OT 4:10 · USI 51, EIU 50Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2- 2H 0:17 · EIU 50, USI 50Zion Fruster makes 5-foot jumper
- 2H 0:31 · USI 50, EIU 48Ismail Habib makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:59 · EIU 48, USI 49Zion Fruster makes layup
- 2H 2:01 · USI 49, EIU 46Ismail Habib makes layup
- 2H 3:03 · USI 47, EIU 46Devin Curtis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:34 · EIU 46, USI 46Meechie White makes layup (Zion Fruster assists)
- 2H 4:17 · USI 46, EIU 44Tolu Samuels makes 2-foot dunk (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 5:04 · USI 44, EIU 44Steven Clay makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 6:15 · EIU 44, USI 41Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 6:15 · EIU 43, USI 41Terry McMorris makes layup
- 2H 6:54 · EIU 41, USI 41Kooper Jacobi makes 15-foot jumper (Zion Fruster assists)
- 2H 8:11 · USI 41, EIU 39Ismail Habib makes layup
- 2H 10:20 · EIU 39, USI 39Kooper Jacobi makes layup
- 2H 10:55 · EIU 37, USI 39Andre Washington makes layup
- 2H 11:11 · USI 39, EIU 35Ismail Habib makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 11:11 · USI 38, EIU 35Ismail Habib makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:43 · EIU 35, USI 37Malik Olafioye makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:17 · EIU 34, USI 37Malik Olafioye makes 12-foot jumper
- 2H 13:30 · USI 37, EIU 32Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 14:05 · EIU 32, USI 36Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 14:53 · USI 36, EIU 31Ismail Habib makes 10-foot jumper
- 2H 15:12 · EIU 31, USI 34Meechie White makes 18-foot jumper
- 2H 15:40 · USI 34, EIU 29Amaree Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists)
- 2H 16:08 · USI 31, EIU 29Ola Ajiboye makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 17:15 · EIU 29, USI 29Zion Fruster makes 24-foot three point jumper (Meechie White assists)
- 2H 18:53 · USI 29, EIU 26Amaree Brown makes 6-foot jumper
- 2H 19:21 · EIU 26, USI 27Zion Fruster makes 10-foot jumper
- 1H 0:26 · EIU 24, USI 27Terry McMorris makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 0:26 · EIU 23, USI 27Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 0:59 · EIU 22, USI 27Kooper Jacobi makes layup
- 1H 1:18 · USI 27, EIU 20Sheridan Sharp makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 1:30 · EIU 20, USI 26Terry McMorris makes layup
- 1H 1:46 · USI 26, EIU 18Amaree Brown makes layup
- 1H 1:51 · EIU 18, USI 24Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 1:51 · EIU 17, USI 24Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:52 · EIU 16, USI 24Zion Fruster makes 14-foot jumper
- 1H 3:14 · USI 24, EIU 14Ola Ajiboye makes driving layup
- 1H 3:29 · EIU 14, USI 22Meechie White makes driving layup
- 1H 3:46 · USI 22, EIU 12Ola Ajiboye makes layup
- 1H 4:35 · EIU 12, USI 20Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:35 · EIU 11, USI 20Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:54 · USI 20, EIU 10Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:54 · USI 19, EIU 10Amaree Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:18 · USI 18, EIU 10Tolu Samuels makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:18 · USI 17, EIU 10Tolu Samuels makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:40 · EIU 10, USI 16Andre Washington makes 4-foot jumper
- 1H 6:01 · USI 16, EIU 8Tolu Samuels makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 6:21 · EIU 8, USI 15Andre Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 6:36 · USI 15, EIU 7Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 6:36 · USI 14, EIU 7Amaree Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 7:05 · EIU 7, USI 13Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:17 · USI 13, EIU 6Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:17 · USI 12, EIU 6Amaree Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 11:21 · EIU 6, USI 11Preston Turner makes layup
- 1H 12:26 · USI 11, EIU 4Cardell Bailey makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 13:01 · USI 10, EIU 4Steven Clay makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 13:32 · USI 7, EIU 4Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 13:32 · USI 6, EIU 4Amaree Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 14:44 · EIU 4, USI 5Preston Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 14:44 · EIU 3, USI 5Preston Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 15:55 · EIU 2, USI 5Zion Fruster makes driving layup
- 1H 17:29 · USI 5, EIU 0Tolu Samuels makes layup
- 1H 18:48 · USI 3, EIU 0Ismail Habib makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Clay assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
3
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EIU24
26
9
59
USI27
23
1
51
EIUTeam stats
This gameUSI20-55Field goals14-57
36.4%Field goal %24.6%
2-123-pointers4-28
17-22Free throws19-27
41Rebounds45
3Assists4
7Steals3
3Blocks4
13Turnovers17
21Fouls17
Top performers
This game
EIUZion Fruster25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 8-18 FG
USIAmaree Brown17 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 3-14 FG- USIIsmail Habib12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 4-19 FG
Eastern Illinois PanthersPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Nazareth FisherF | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40Kooper JacobiF | 39 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 3Meechie WhiteG | 41 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 5Zion FrusterG | 39 | 25 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 4Andre WashingtonG | 29 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15Andrew AustinF | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Prince JohnsonF | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24Terry McMorrisF | 30 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10Preston TurnerG | 6 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1Markus BlackwellG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11Malik OlafioyeG | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23Shane SimsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6Kyle LaytonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2JT ElderG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 59 | 20-55 | 2-12 | 17-22 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 21 |
EIUOffense
USISeason stats
67.1 (420th)Points per Game(396th) 68.7
42.8% (336th)Field Goal %(439th) 38.6%
32.3% (330th)3-Point %(391st) 31.0%
73.5% (186th)Free Throw %(449th) 65.6%
12.2 (357th)Assists per Game(444th) 10.3
10 (311th)Off. Rebounds per Game(38th) 13.2
12.5 (313th)Turnovers per Game(255th) 12
EIUDefense
USISeason stats
32.8 (353rd)Rebounds per Game(88th) 37.5
22.8 (356th)Def. Rebounds per Game(224th) 24.3
7.8 (128th)Steals per Game(300th) 6.3
3.1 (243rd)Blocks per Game(75th) 4.2
EIUTeam record
USI9-11Record4-15
Venue and TV
- 8:30 PM, January 22, 2026
- Liberty Arena (IN), Evansville
- Watch: ESPN+