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EASTERN ILLINOIS (5-13, 2-9 OVC) at SIUE (6-6, 4-2 OVC)
Tuesday, Feb. 2 •  5 pm 
Edwardsville, Ill.  •  First Community Arena

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SERIES RECORD: EIU leads 16-7
LAST MEETING: SIUE 87, @EIU 74 on Jan. 26, 2021

GAME 19
Eastern Illinois continues its NBA style schedule again this week as the Panthers play Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for the second consecutive week.   EIU opens the three-game stretch on Tuesday night at SIUE as the Cougars are also in the midst of games due to COVID-19 make-ups.  EIU lost on Saturday afternoon at Southeast Missouri as the Panthers lost their eighth straight game to fall to 5-13 overall, 2-9 in the OVC.   SIUE enters at 6-6 overall, 4-2 in the OVC following a win at UT Martin.  The Cougars will play a home game on Monday against Austin Peay as a COVID-19 make-up before hosting EIU on Tuesday.   Both teams then host Belmont and Tennessee State over the weekend. 

WALLACE LEADS EIU AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 
Guard Josiah Wallace was the lone EIU player to reach double figures on Saturday at Southeast Missouri as he finished with 11 points.  It was the third straight double figure game for Wallace as he leads the Panthers in scoring at 15.7 points per game.   Wallace ranks fifth in the OVC in scoring this season.  In the season opener he became the 41st player in school history to join the 1,000 point club.  Wallace has since climbed to No. 21 and needs 20 points to join the EIU career Top 20.  Wallace has 23 career games with 20 or more points.

EIU DOES SCORING FROM 3-POINT RANGE AT SEMO
Eastern Illinois knocked down nine of its fourteen shots from the field on Saturday from 3-point range as the Panthers were limited to only two points in the paint during the game.  Kashawn Charles and Henry Abraham each knocked down a pair of 3-pointers.

UP NEXT
Thursday, Feb. 4 vs. Belmont, 7:30 pm  (ESPN+)