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EASTERN ILLINOIS (10-6, 4-0 OVC) at Eastern Kentucky (10-5, 2-0 OVC)

Thursday, January 15  •  6:30 pm
Richmond, Ky. - McBrayer Arena (6,500)

RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM
TV: OVC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: ekusports.com
SERIES RECORD: EKU leads 22-13
LAST MEETING: EKU 100, @EIU 81 - Jan. 2, 2014

GAME 17
Eastern Illinois extended its current winning streak to seven games on Saturday afternoon as the Panthers beat Belmont to improve to 10-6 overall, 4-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference.  The seven wins are the second longest win streak by the school during its NCAA Division I history.  EIU's longest Division I win streak was eight games in 2009-10.  Eastern Kentucky enters as the defending OVC Champion having been to three NCAA Tournaments since 2005.  EKU is 10-5 overall, 2-0 in the OVC.

VISER OVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
LeTrell Viser was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week after the Panthers picked up a pair of wins at Tennessee State and over Belmont at home.  Viser averaged 10.5 points per game shooting 40 percent from 3-point range for the week.  Viser added five steals as he has nine straight games with at least one steal ranking 13th in the league with 1.4 steals per game.

4-0 IN THE OVC
Eastern Illinois improved to 4-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference with a win over Belmont on Saturday.  It marks the third time in school history that the Panthers have started a conference season with a 4-0 record.  The last time was the 1985-86 season when the Panthers played as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference.  EIU would finish that season 3rd in the league with an 8-6 record.  EIU also opened the 1982-83 Mid-Continent Conference season 4-0, finishing the year 8-4, second in the league race.

UP NEXT
Saturday - January 17 at Morehead State, 1 p.m.