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EASTERN ILLINOIS (2-5) at Western Illinois (6-2)
Saturday, Dec. 12  •  2 pm
Macomb, Ill.  •  Western Hall (5,139)

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SERIES RECORD: WIU leads 79-77
LAST MEETING: WIU 83, @EIU 63 - Nov. 21, 2015

GAME 8
Eastern Illinois travels to Western Illinois for the Panthers final game before students take finals on campus next week.  EIU is 0-3 on the road this season after falling 82-76 at Marshall on Wednesday in the opening game of the Global Sports Classic.  EIU is 2-5 overall.  Following finals, EIU will continue play in the Global Sports Classic at Houston and then two games in Las Vegas before the Holiday Break.  Western Illinois is 6-2 this season including 4-0 at home in Western Hall.  WIU is ranked 18th in the CollegeInsiders.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll.

ANDERSON CRACKS 30 POINTS
Trae Anderson scored a career high 31 points on Wednesday night at Marshall.  Anderson was 14-of-20 from the floor moving his season shooting percentage to 50.6 which ranks seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference.  Anderson's previous career high was 25 points last season against Southeast Missouri.  The senior wing is averaging 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over the last four games.  He is the first player in two seasons to score more than 30 points in a game, the last was Sherman Blanford in February of 2014 at Austin Peay. 

MULDOON BIG NIGHT
Freshman Patrick Muldoon scored a career high 12 points on Wednesday at Marshall.  Muldoon was 6-of-8 from the field.  Entering the Marshall game Muldoon had six made field goals for the season with a high of four points in four different games.  The forward had one steal giving him eight for the year which is tied for 13th in the OVC. 

UP NEXT
Saturday - December 19 at Houston (3 p.m.)