EASTERN ILLINOIS (12-13, 4-8 OVC) vs Southeast Missouri (12-15, 7-5 OVC)
Saturday, Feb. 11 • 1 p.m.
Charleston, Ill. • Lantz Arena (5,200)
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SERIES RECORD: Series tied 28-28
LAST MEETING: @SEMO 83, EIU 71 - Jan. 21, 2017
GAME 26
Eastern Illinois plays its final home game of the 2017 season hosting Southeast Missouri on Saturday afternoon with the game nationally televised on American Sports Network. EIU helped to jumble up the OVC West Division race with a win over UT Martin on Thursday night to improve the Panthers to 12-13 overall, 4-8 in the OVC. Southeast Missouri moved into a tie for OVC West lead at 12-15 overall, 7-5 in the OVC following a Thursday night road win at SIU Edwardsville.
SENIOR DAY
Eastern Illinois will be playing its final home game on Saturday afternoon. Prior to the game EIU will recognize seniors
Demetrius McReynolds,
Joe Kuligoski and
Justin Earls along with team manager Eric Crist.
HONORING 1992 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAM
Eastern Illinois will honor its first NCAA Division I Tournament team during halftime of Saturday's game as the team will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. The 1992 team advanced to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Championship. Steve Rowe was named the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament MVP after scoring 22 points with 11 rebounds in the championship game win over Illinois-Chicago. The Panthers were defeated by Indiana in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament as the Hoosiers advanced to the Final Four that season.
HOT FROM 3-POINT RANGE
Eastern Illinois was hot from 3-point range on Thursday night as the Panthers went 12-of-24 from beyond the arc during the 81-71 win over UT Martin. It was the second time this season that EIU shot 50 percent or better from 3-point range with a season best 54.5 percent at Illinois-Chicago on Dec. 4 (12-of-22). The Panthers have hit 12 or more 3-pointers in a game five times with a high of 13 against Fontbonne University.
UP NEXT
Thursday - February 16 at Austin Peay - 7 p.m.
