Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Eastern Kentucky Colonels

3-7, 0-7 Away

Final

	1	2	T
E Illinois EIU	28	38	66
E Kentucky EKU	39	42	81

Eastern Kentucky ColonelsE KentuckyEKU

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George Kimble III scores 18 to lead Eastern Kentucky over Eastern Illinois 81-66

Dec 15, 2025, 11:47 am

BEREA, Ky. -- — George Kimble III scored 18 points as Eastern Kentucky beat Eastern Illinois 81-66 on Saturday night.

Kimble also added five assists, seven steals, and three blocks for the Colonels (6-5). Jackson Holt hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 with five assists. Tyler Andrews scored 15 on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range.

Nakyel Shelton finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead the Panthers (3-7). Obadiah Curtis added 12 points. Kooper Jacobi had 10 points, 13 rebounds and two steals.

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Game Information

Berea, KY

Referee:Chad Barlow

Referee:Chase Vaden

Referee:Nick Heater

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	6	13-18
Eastern Illinois	8-12	7	13-20
Southern Indiana	4-16	11	7-23
Western Illinois	1-19	14	5-26

Atlantic Sun Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Austin Peay	15-3	+1	22-9
Central Arkansas	15-3	+1	22-12
Queens University	13-5	2	21-14
Lipscomb	12-6	3	19-13
Florida Gulf Coast	8-10	7	16-18
West Georgia	8-10	6	15-17
Bellarmine	7-11	8	13-19
Jacksonville	7-11	8	12-20
Stetson	7-11	8	12-21
Eastern Kentucky	7-11	7	11-21
North Florida	5-13	10	7-25
North Alabama	4-14	10	9-21

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