Final/OT
Eastern IllinoisPanthersEIU · 13-197771
SIU EdwardsvilleCougarsSIUE · 19-13Wed, Mar 4 · 7:00 PM EST
0:04Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
EIUTeam stats
This gameSIUE
50.8%FG%37.1%
4-133PT12-30
37Rebounds39
10Turnovers12
14Assists13
Scoring summary
- OT 0:04 · EIU 77, SIUE 71Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 0:24 · EIU 76, SIUE 71Kooper Jacobi makes layup (Markus Blackwell assists)
OT 0:50 · SIUE 71, EIU 74Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2- OT 1:59 · EIU 74, SIUE 70Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT 1:59 · EIU 73, SIUE 70Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 3:04 · EIU 72, SIUE 70Terry McMorris makes driving layup
- OT 3:24 · SIUE 70, EIU 70Jordan Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- OT 3:49 · EIU 70, SIUE 67Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT 3:49 · EIU 69, SIUE 67Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT 4:08 · EIU 68, SIUE 67Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 1
- OT 4:08 · EIU 67, SIUE 67Terry McMorris makes layup
- OT 4:42 · SIUE 67, EIU 65Arnas Sakenis makes layup
- 2H 0:50 · EIU 65, SIUE 65Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:11 · SIUE 65, EIU 64Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:11 · SIUE 64, EIU 64Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:00 · SIUE 63, EIU 64Tyler King makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 2:29 · EIU 64, SIUE 60Zion Fruster makes 10-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 4:16 · EIU 62, SIUE 60Kooper Jacobi makes driving layup
- 2H 5:13 · SIUE 60, EIU 60Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 5:13 · SIUE 59, EIU 60Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 5:29 · EIU 60, SIUE 58Terry McMorris makes driving layup
- 2H 5:55 · EIU 58, SIUE 58Zion Fruster makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 7:36 · SIUE 58, EIU 56Tyler King makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 2H 7:53 · EIU 56, SIUE 55Terry McMorris makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 8:46 · EIU 54, SIUE 55Terry McMorris makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 9:25 · SIUE 55, EIU 52Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:25 · SIUE 54, EIU 52Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:38 · EIU 52, SIUE 53Terry McMorris makes 5-foot dunk
- 2H 12:39 · SIUE 53, EIU 50Jordan Pickett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 12:56 · EIU 50, SIUE 50Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:56 · EIU 49, SIUE 50Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 14:12 · SIUE 50, EIU 48Darrion Baker makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 14:12 · SIUE 49, EIU 48Darrion Baker makes layup
- 2H 14:52 · SIUE 47, EIU 48Kyle Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Pickett assists)
- 2H 15:12 · EIU 48, SIUE 44Zion Fruster makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 2H 15:53 · SIUE 44, EIU 46Tyler King makes driving layup
- 2H 16:22 · SIUE 42, EIU 46Darrion Baker makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 16:22 · SIUE 41, EIU 46Darrion Baker makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:07 · SIUE 40, EIU 46Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 17:33 · EIU 46, SIUE 38Nazareth Fisher makes layup
- 2H 18:00 · SIUE 38, EIU 44Jo Valrie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 2H 18:11 · EIU 44, SIUE 35Zion Fruster makes 15-foot jumper (Meechie White assists)
- 2H 18:28 · SIUE 35, EIU 42Arnas Sakenis makes 4-foot dunk
- 2H 19:04 · SIUE 33, EIU 42Tyler King makes 8-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 19:34 · EIU 42, SIUE 31Meechie White makes 4-foot tip in layup
- 1H 0:01 · EIU 40, SIUE 31Kooper Jacobi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists)
- 1H 0:38 · EIU 37, SIUE 31Kooper Jacobi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie White assists)
- 1H 1:07 · SIUE 31, EIU 34Tyler King makes driving layup
- 1H 1:30 · EIU 34, SIUE 29Zion Fruster makes driving layup (Markus Blackwell assists)
- 1H 1:50 · EIU 32, SIUE 29Meechie White makes 22-foot three point jumper (Markus Blackwell assists)
- 1H 3:02 · EIU 29, SIUE 29Kooper Jacobi makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 3:16 · SIUE 29, EIU 27Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:44 · EIU 27, SIUE 28Kooper Jacobi makes 18-foot jumper (Meechie White assists)
- 1H 4:08 · SIUE 28, EIU 25Jo Valrie makes driving layup
- 1H 4:35 · EIU 25, SIUE 26Zion Fruster makes driving layup
- 1H 5:02 · SIUE 26, EIU 23Jo Valrie makes 4-foot dunk
- 1H 6:15 · EIU 23, SIUE 24Preston Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 8:24 · SIUE 24, EIU 20Kyle Thomas makes layup (Arnas Sakenis assists)
- 1H 8:36 · EIU 20, SIUE 22Zion Fruster makes driving layup
- 1H 8:57 · EIU 18, SIUE 22Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Meechie White assists)
- 1H 10:47 · SIUE 22, EIU 16Jordan Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 11:36 · SIUE 19, EIU 16Jordan Pickett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arnas Sakenis assists)
- 1H 11:51 · EIU 16, SIUE 16Prince Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 11:51 · EIU 15, SIUE 16Prince Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 12:46 · SIUE 16, EIU 14CJ Hall makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 13:50 · EIU 14, SIUE 14Zion Fruster makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 1H 15:02 · EIU 12, SIUE 14Meechie White makes driving layup
- 1H 15:16 · SIUE 14, EIU 10Tyler King makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 1H 16:11 · EIU 10, SIUE 11Zion Fruster makes 8-foot floating jump shot
- 1H 16:24 · SIUE 11, EIU 8Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 16:24 · SIUE 10, EIU 8Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 16:45 · EIU 8, SIUE 9Kooper Jacobi makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Terry McMorris assists)
- 1H 17:15 · EIU 6, SIUE 9Zion Fruster makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Meechie White assists)
- 1H 17:49 · EIU 4, SIUE 9Terry McMorris makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
- 1H 18:21 · SIUE 9, EIU 2Darrion Baker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler King assists)
- 1H 18:59 · SIUE 6, EIU 2Jo Valrie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 19:18 · EIU 2, SIUE 3Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
- 1H 19:33 · SIUE 3, EIU 0Tyler King makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Box score
Team
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2
3
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EIU40
25
12
77
SIUE31
34
6
71
EIUTeam stats
This gameSIUE31-61Field goals23-62
50.8%Field goal %37.1%
4-133-pointers12-30
11-16Free throws13-20
37Rebounds39
14Assists13
9Steals5
4Blocks4
10Turnovers12
19Fouls16
Top performers
This game
EIUZion Fruster23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 10-14 FG
SIUETyler King19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 7-15 FG- EIUKooper Jacobi18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 7-15 FG
Eastern Illinois PanthersPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24Terry McMorrisF | 32 | 15 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| 13Nazareth FisherF | 13 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40Kooper JacobiF | 42 | 18 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 3Meechie WhiteG | 39 | 10 | 3-14 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5Zion FrusterG | 44 | 23 | 10-14 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15Andrew AustinF | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7Prince JohnsonF | 8 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Preston TurnerG | 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1Markus BlackwellG | 29 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 23Shane SimsG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11Malik OlafioyeG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6Kyle LaytonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2JT ElderG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Andre WashingtonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 77 | 31-61 | 4-13 | 11-16 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 19 |
EIUOffense
SIUESeason stats
67.1 (420th)Points per Game(330th) 71.0
42.8% (336th)Field Goal %(240th) 44.5%
32.3% (330th)3-Point %(184th) 34.7%
73.5% (186th)Free Throw %(411th) 67.5%
12.2 (357th)Assists per Game(270th) 13.2
10 (311th)Off. Rebounds per Game(222nd) 10.9
12.5 (313th)Turnovers per Game(220th) 11.7
EIUDefense
SIUESeason stats
32.8 (353rd)Rebounds per Game(125th) 36.7
22.8 (356th)Def. Rebounds per Game(109th) 25.7
7.8 (128th)Steals per Game(146th) 7.6
3.1 (243rd)Blocks per Game(113th) 3.9
EIUTeam record
SIUE13-19Record19-13
Venue and TV
- 7:00 PM, March 4, 2026
- Ford Center, Evansville
- Watch: ESPN+