Final
Eastern KentuckyColonelsEKU · 3-76859
Eastern IllinoisPanthersEIU · 2-7Wed, Dec 10 · 8:00 PM EST
0:00Preston Turner made Dunk. Assisted by Zion Fruster.
EKUTeam stats
This gameEIU
42.1%FG%39.6%
8-323PT5-15
37Rebounds30
11Turnovers12
17Assists14
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:00 · EIU 59, EKU 68Preston Turner made Dunk. Assisted by Zion Fruster.
2H 0:38 · EKU 68, EIU 57Turner Buttry made Free Throw.- 2H 0:38 · EKU 67, EIU 57Turner Buttry made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:54 · EKU 66, EIU 57Juan Cranford Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 0:54 · EKU 65, EIU 57Juan Cranford Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 2:21 · EKU 64, EIU 57Yvens Paul made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
- 2H 4:11 · EIU 57, EKU 62Zion Fruster made Layup. Assisted by Meechie White.
- 2H 4:48 · EIU 55, EKU 62Meechie White made Layup.
- 2H 5:17 · EIU 53, EKU 62Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
- 2H 5:54 · EIU 52, EKU 62Zion Fruster made Free Throw.
- 2H 5:54 · EIU 51, EKU 62Zion Fruster made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:26 · EIU 50, EKU 62Meechie White made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:26 · EIU 49, EKU 62Meechie White made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:26 · EKU 62, EIU 48Juan Cranford Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 6:26 · EKU 61, EIU 48Juan Cranford Jr. made Layup.
- 2H 7:09 · EKU 59, EIU 48MJ Williams made Free Throw.
- 2H 7:09 · EKU 58, EIU 48MJ Williams made Free Throw.
- 2H 7:42 · EIU 48, EKU 57Zion Fruster made Free Throw.
- 2H 7:42 · EIU 47, EKU 57Zion Fruster made Free Throw.
- 2H 8:14 · EIU 46, EKU 57Zion Fruster made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Austin.
- 2H 8:47 · EIU 44, EKU 57Andre Washington made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Austin.
- 2H 9:15 · EKU 57, EIU 42Jayden Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
- 2H 9:42 · EIU 42, EKU 55Meechie White made Free Throw.
- 2H 10:10 · EKU 55, EIU 41Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Harris.
- 2H 10:32 · EIU 41, EKU 52Zion Fruster made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Austin.
- 2H 11:36 · EKU 52, EIU 39Montavious Myrick made Layup.
- 2H 11:53 · EKU 50, EIU 39Yvens Paul made Layup. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
- 2H 13:03 · EKU 48, EIU 39Turner Buttry made Free Throw.
- 2H 13:03 · EKU 47, EIU 39Turner Buttry made Free Throw.
- 2H 13:03 · EKU 46, EIU 39Turner Buttry made Free Throw.
- 2H 13:24 · EIU 39, EKU 45Andre Washington made Layup. Assisted by Meechie White.
- 2H 13:45 · EKU 45, EIU 37Yvens Paul made Dunk. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
- 2H 14:03 · EIU 37, EKU 43Meechie White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Washington.
- 2H 14:31 · EKU 43, EIU 34Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
- 2H 15:32 · EKU 40, EIU 34Montavious Myrick made Jumper. Assisted by Juan Cranford Jr..
- 2H 16:54 · EKU 38, EIU 34Austin Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by MJ Williams.
- 2H 17:45 · EKU 35, EIU 34Austin Ball made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 2H 18:36 · EIU 34, EKU 33Kooper Jacobi made Jumper.
- 2H 19:23 · EKU 33, EIU 32Juan Cranford Jr. made Free Throw.
- 2H 19:23 · EKU 32, EIU 32Juan Cranford Jr. made Free Throw.
- 1H 0:02 · EIU 32, EKU 31Andre Washington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie White.
- 1H 0:21 · EKU 31, EIU 29Montavious Myrick made Jumper.
- 1H 0:54 · EIU 29, EKU 29Preston Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.
- 1H 1:21 · EKU 29, EIU 26Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
- 1H 2:58 · EIU 26, EKU 26Andre Washington made Layup.
- 1H 3:53 · EKU 26, EIU 24Juan Cranford Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by MJ Williams.
- 1H 4:42 · EIU 24, EKU 23Preston Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Fruster.
- 1H 6:30 · EIU 21, EKU 23Andrew Austin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Meechie White.
- 1H 6:51 · EKU 23, EIU 18Jayden Harris made Layup. Assisted by Austin Ball.
- 1H 7:15 · EIU 18, EKU 21Zion Fruster made Layup. Assisted by Meechie White.
- 1H 7:37 · EKU 21, EIU 16Austin Ball made Layup. Assisted by MJ Williams.
- 1H 8:04 · EIU 16, EKU 19Meechie White made Layup. Assisted by Zion Fruster.
- 1H 8:26 · EIU 14, EKU 19Zion Fruster made Free Throw.
- 1H 8:26 · EIU 13, EKU 19Zion Fruster made Free Throw.
- 1H 9:35 · EKU 19, EIU 12Juan Cranford Jr. made Jumper.
- 1H 10:23 · EKU 17, EIU 12Jayden Harris made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 1H 10:43 · EIU 12, EKU 15Prince Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
- 1H 11:39 · EKU 15, EIU 10Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry.
- 1H 11:49 · EIU 10, EKU 12Andre Washington made Free Throw.
- 1H 11:49 · EIU 9, EKU 12Andre Washington made Free Throw.
- 1H 12:25 · EIU 8, EKU 12Zion Fruster made Jumper.
- 1H 12:47 · EKU 12, EIU 6Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
- 1H 13:05 · EIU 6, EKU 9Terry McMorris made Layup. Assisted by Andre Washington.
- 1H 15:15 · EKU 9, EIU 4MJ Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juan Cranford Jr..
- 1H 15:33 · EIU 4, EKU 6Malik Olafioye made Layup.
- 1H 15:52 · EKU 6, EIU 2Yvens Paul made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
- 1H 16:16 · EKU 4, EIU 2Yvens Paul made Layup.
- 1H 16:56 · EIU 2, EKU 2Meechie White made Jumper.
- 1H 17:10 · EKU 2, EIU 0Juan Cranford Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
Box score
Team
1
2
T
EKU31
37
68
EIU32
27
59
EKUTeam stats
This gameEIU24-57Field goals21-53
42.1%Field goal %39.6%
8-323-pointers5-15
12-13Free throws12-14
37Rebounds30
17Assists14
4Steals5
2Blocks1
11Turnovers12
13Fouls13
Top performers
This game
EIUZion Fruster16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 5-12 FG
EKUJuan Cranford Jr.14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 4-13 FG- EKUTurner Buttry14 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 3-4 FG
Eastern Kentucky ColonelsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21Yvens PaulF | 31 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 13Montavious MyrickF | 36 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 14Austin BallF | 27 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 3MJ WilliamsG | 16 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4Juan Cranford Jr.G | 30 | 14 | 4-13 | 1-10 | 5-5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5Jayden HarrisF | 13 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Jackson HoltG | 24 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0Turner ButtryG | 23 | 14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8Jalen CooperF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24Asa WhiteC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12Mason MilesG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Rydge BeverlyG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7Trey ColesG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2Tyler JacksonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Amarr KnoxG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 68 | 24-57 | 8-32 | 12-13 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 13 |
EKUOffense
EIUSeason stats
80.3 (82nd)Points per Game(420th) 67.1
43.7% (298th)Field Goal %(336th) 42.8%
35.4% (135th)3-Point %(330th) 32.3%
72.5% (239th)Free Throw %(186th) 73.5%
14.6 (160th)Assists per Game(357th) 12.2
12.7 (66th)Off. Rebounds per Game(311th) 10
11.8 (230th)Turnovers per Game(313th) 12.5
EKUDefense
EIUSeason stats
36.0 (157th)Rebounds per Game(353rd) 32.8
23.3 (314th)Def. Rebounds per Game(356th) 22.8
7.0 (199th)Steals per Game(128th) 7.8
3.1 (243rd)Blocks per Game(243rd) 3.1
EKUTeam record
EIU3-7Record2-7
Venue and TV
- 8:00 PM, December 10, 2025
- Groniger Arena, Charleston
- Watch: ESPN+