
Eastern Illinois Panthers at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
71 - 59
71 - 59
Eastern Illinois earns 71-59 win against Western Illinois

Stapleton added six rebounds for the Panthers (7-15, 3-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Nakyel Shelton scored 15 points and added seven rebounds. Kooper Jacobi had 14 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Trey Deveaux, Massal Diouf and Massal Diouf each scored 14 points for the Leathernecks (8-14, 2-9), who have lost seven straight.
Both teams play again on Saturday. Eastern Illinois visits Lindenwood and Western Illinois hosts SIU-Edwardsville.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:03 | Marko Maletic Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 59 |
2nd 0:07 | Julius Rollins missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 59 |
2nd 0:12 | Trey Deveaux Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 59 |
2nd 0:16 | Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper. | 71 - 59 |
2nd 0:41 | Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 59 |
Statistics
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27-60 | FG | 22-50 |
45.0 | Field Goal % | 44.0 |
5-14 | 3PT | 3-15 |
35.7 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
12-18 | FT | 12-17 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 70.6 |
40 | Rebounds | 28 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
13 | Assists | 7 |
6 | Steals | 3 |
0 | Blocks | 5 |
7 | Turnovers | 12 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
13 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
14 | Fouls | 14 |
14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 579 | Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 579 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Southeast Missouri State | 15-5 | - | 21-12 |
SIU Edwardsville | 13-7 | 2 | 22-12 |
Little Rock | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
Tennessee State | 12-8 | 3 | 17-16 |
Lindenwood | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
Tennessee Tech | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
Morehead State | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
UT Martin | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 12-19 |
Western Illinois | 6-14 | 9 | 12-19 |
Southern Indiana | 5-15 | 10 | 10-20 |