EASTERN ILLINOIS (10-9, 3-4 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (4-16, 0-7 OVC)
Saturday, Jan. 25 • 3:15 pm
Charleston, Ill. • Lantz Arena
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SERIES RECORD: SEMO leads 32-29
LAST MEETING: SEMO 88, @EIU 79 on Feb. 16, 2019
GAME 20
Eastern Illinois wraps up a four-game homestand hosting Southeast Missouri as the Panthers won their third straight on Thursday night with a 95-83 win over UT Martin. The win moved EIU one-game over .500 for the season as the Panthers improved to 6-0 at home. EIU is now 10-9 overall, 3-4 in the OVC. Southeast Missouri enters at 4-16 overall, 0-7 in the OVC as they are the lone conference team without a win this year. Five of SEMO's seven conference losses have come to the top three teams in current OVC standings.
WALLACE WITH ANOTHER BIG HALF
Josiah Wallace scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half against UT Martin as the junior guard was 8-of-10 from the floor and 4-of-4 from 3-point range. It was the second time this season and eighth time in his career that Wallace has scored 16 or more points in a half. Earlier this year he scored 27 in the second half at Tennessee State. His career best was a 31 point effort in the second half and overtime last year against Arkansas State. Wallace has scored in double figures in eight straight games averaging 18.4 points per game while shooting 53 percent from the floor and 52 percent from 3-point range in that eight game stretch.
PANTHERS GOOD AT HOME THIS YEAR
Eastern Illinois improved to 6-0 at home this season with Thursday's 95-83 win over UT Martin. The home win streak is the longest for EIU since winning seven straight at home to close out the 2009-10 season. At home this year EIU is shooting 53.7 percent from the field averaging 92.3 points per game. In addition EIU has been playing good defense holding teams to 37.9 percent shooting and 64.3 points per game. EIU currently leads the NCAA in home court scoring margin at 28 points per game ranked just ahead of power houses (Gonzaga, Arizona, Michigan State and Duke).
UP NEXT
Thursday, January 30 at Murray State, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
