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EASTERN ILLINOIS (14-9, 7-3 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (10-12, 4-5 OVC)
 
Saturday, February 7  •  6 pm
Cape Girardeau, Mo. - Show Me Center (7,000)

RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM
TV: OVC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: gosoutheast.com
SERIES RECORD: SEMO leads 26-25
LAST MEETING: SEMO 79, EIU 61 - March 5, 2014 @ OVC Tournament in Nashville

GAME 24
Eastern Illinois begins a three game Ohio Valley Conference road swing on Saturday evening at Southeast Missouri.  EIU will then play next Thursday and Saturday at Austin Peay and SIU Edwardsville.  The Panthers beat SIUE last Saturday before posting a non-conference win over Baker University on Tuesday night.  EIU is now 14-9 overall, 7-3 in the OVC.  Southeast Missouri entered the week at 10-12 overall, 4-5 in the OVC.  The Redhawks play at Murray State on Thursday night before hosting EIU.

PANTHERS SET LANTZ ARENA DEFENSE RECORD
Eastern Illinois held Baker University to 32 points on Tuesday night as the Panthers set a Lantz Arena record for fewest points scored.  The previous record was 40 points set on three occasions, most recently in 2011 by Morehead State.  EIU held Baker to 25.5 percent shooting as the Panthers lead the OVC in field goal percentage defense allowing teams to shoot 40.1 percent (74th in NCAA).  EIU also leads the OVC in scoring defense allowing 60.5 points per game which is 50th in the NCAA.

PIPER INTO THE TOP TEN
Senior Josh Piper has climbed into a pair of EIU career top ten categories as the Panthers hit the home stretch of his final season.  Piper has now played in 114 games which is 10th on the EIU career list.  Against Baker he blocked his 57th career shot to move into a tie for 9th on that career list.  Piper is 15th on the EIU career 3-pointers made list with 92.  He needs two more to move into 14th.

UP NEXT
Thursday, February 12 at Austin Peay - 5:15 p.m.