SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Eastern Illinois Panthers
OVC Championship - 1st Round
14-18, 8-10 OVC
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14-18, 8-10 OVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EIU | 22 | 35 | 57 |
SIUE | 39 | 29 | 68 |
17-15, 9-9 OVC
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17-15, 9-9 OVC
Eastern Illinois Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | 20 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 11 | 5-13 | 0-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
57 | 23-61 | 4-19 | 7-10 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 18 | |
38% | 21% | 70% |
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | 16 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 36 | 25 | 9-17 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 14 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
68 | 25-56 | 6-19 | 12-15 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 8 | |
45% | 32% | 80% |
EIU vs SIUE Videos
Ray'Sean Taylor drains a trey to beat the first-half buzzer
Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars: Game Highlights
Nakyel Shelton gets the basket plus the foul
Game Information
Evansville, IN
Referee:Craig Murley
Referee:Kelly Davis
Referee:Kevin Mathis
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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