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EASTERN ILLINOIS (9-6, 3-0 OVC) vs. Belmont (10-5, 2-0 OVC)Â
Saturday, January 10 • 3:15 pm
Charleston, Ill. - Lantz Arena (5,400)RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM
TV: OVC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: Belmont leads 3-1
LAST MEETING: @BEL 82, EIU 63 - Feb. 20, 2014
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PROMO: Military Appreciation… All military veterans and active service members receive $3 general admission tickets
GAME 16Eastern Illinois won its sixth straight game on Wednesday night improving to 9-6 overall, 3-0 in the OVC. Â It marked the first time in school history that the Panthers have started an OVC season with a 3-0 record. Â The Panthers will be hosting Belmont which improved to 2-0 in the OVC following a win over SIU Edwardsville on Wednesday. Â EIU and Belmont enter the game as current leaders of the OVC East and West Divisions and two of four teams still undefeated in OVC action. Â The Panthers have won four straight at Lantz Arena.
PIPER POSTS SECOND DOUBLE-DOUBLESenior
Josh Piper posted his second career double-double in Wednesday's win over Tennessee State. Â Piper scored a season high 11 points while pulling down ten rebounds. Â His previous double-double was his sophomore year when he had 16 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Houston Baptist. Â In the win at TSU, Piper moved into a tie for 16th on the EIU career 3-pointers list with 87, tying former EIU All-American Jay Taylor.Â
3-0 IN THE OVCEastern Illinois improved to 3-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference for the first time in the schools 19-year membership in the league. Â EIU had one previous 2-0 start prior to this season, that one coming during the 1997-98 season. Â EIU's best start to a conference season as an NCAA Division I member is 4-0 which occurred twice when the Panthers were members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Â EIU started the 1985-86 season at 4-0 and the 1982-83 season at 4-0.
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