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EASTERN ILLINOIS (18-14) vs. Evansville (20-12)
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) – 2nd Round
 
Monday, March 23  •  7 pm
Charleston, Ill.  •  Lantz Arena (5,400)

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LIVE STATS: eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: EIU leads 11-8
LAST MEETNG: @Evansville 80, EIU 76 - Dec. 10, 2008
 
TICKETS: General Admission tickets are $7 for adults… EIU students free with EIU Panther Card… High school students and younger admitted free…

GAME 33
Eastern Illinois advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament with a 97-91 win at Oakland on Tuesday night.  EIU knocked down 15 3-pointers which tied for the second most in a game in school history.  It was the first time EIU had scored 97 or more points since an overtime win against Tennessee Tech in January 2010.  EIU is now 18-14 overall.  The Panthers will host Evansville which picked up a 82-77 win over IPFW on Wednesday.  The Purple Aces are now 20-12 overall.  The OVC was 3-0 in the first round of the CIT. 

EIU POSTS WINNING SEASON
Eastern Illinois clinched its second winning season since 2001 on Feb. 22 with a win over Southeast Missouri.  EIU finished the regular season 9-7 in the OVC having locked up the Panthers sixth winning conference record as an OVC member.  EIU won its 18th game of the season in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.  The 18 wins rank as the fifth most in a season at the NCAA Division I level.  EIU's school record for NCAA Division I wins is 21 in 2001.

EIU IN POSTSEASON PLAY
Eastern Illinois is playing in its third NCAA Division I postseason tournament in school history and first since 2001.  EIU previously advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1992 and 2001.  EIU won its first NCAA Division I postseason game on March 17 with a win at Oakland.  Prior to that the Panthers last NCAA Tournament win came as a NCAA Division II member with a 74-63 win over Wright State in the 1980 NCAA Regional.  EIU made six NCAA Division II Tournament appearances between 1974-80 finishing third in the nation in 1976 and 1978.  Prior to that EIU played as a member of the NAIA advancing to 12 NAIA postseason tournaments including a fourth in the nation finish in 1957.