EASTERN ILLINOIS (2-7) vs. Western Illinois (7-2)
Tuesday, Dec. 19 • 7:30 p.m.
Charleston, Ill. • Lantz Arena
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TV: OVCDigitalNetwork.com
LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: WIU leads 81-79
LAST MEETING: @WIU 56, EIU 54 on Nov. 15, 2017
GAME 10
Eastern Illinois returns home to Lantz Arena for the first time in the month of December as the Panthers have played seven of their first nine games on the road. EIU hosts Western Illinois in the first of two non-conference games at home heading into the Holiday Break. EIU fell to 2-7 on the year after a loss at South Alabama on Saturday afternoon. WIU enters at 7-2 with a 1-1 record in road games this season.
CROSSLAND IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Ray Crossland was one of two EIU players to score in double figures during Saturday's game finishing with a season high 17 points. Crossland was 6-of-10 from the floor during the game including a 2-for-4 night from 3-point range. He added seven rebounds and one steal. It was the second time this season Crossland has scored in double figures after scoring 13 in the loss at Marquette. He now has 17 double figure scoring games for his career.
DAMA PULLS DOWN DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDS
Senior
Muusa Dama pulled downed a season high 17 rebounds at South Alabama as the Panthers finished with a 45-34 rebound margin over the Jaguars. Dama now has back-to-back double figure rebounding games after pulling down ten board at Green Bay. He just missed his 9th career double-double at South Alabama finishing with nine points. Last season Dama lead the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding at 9.6 per game. He had two games with 18 rebounds last season and has 15 career double figure rebounding games.
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Thursday, December 21 vs. Saint Francis, 1:30 pm
