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2024-25 EIU Men's Basketball Schedule
Eastern Illinois men's basketball has announced its non-conference schedule for the upcoming season completing the Panthers 2024-25 slate of games.
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The Panthers will open play for a third straight year just up the road at Illinois, one of three early season games against teams from the Big Ten Conference.  The Illinois game is on Nov. 4 followed by EIU's home opener against Earlham College on Nov. 6.  EIU then plays at Indiana (Nov. 10) and Northwestern (Nov. 15).
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EIU then plays three games in the previously announced DePaul MTE event opening at DePaul on Nov. 19, playing at Valparaiso on Nov. 24 and hosting Northern Illinois on Nov. 29.
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Four non-conference games sandwich the start of Ohio Valley Conference play in the month of December. EIU plays at Butler on Dec. 3 and at Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 14. The Panthers host Calumet St. Joseph on Dec. 6 for the Kid's Day Game at Groniger Arena and then Blackburn College on Dec. 28.
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OVC begins with two road games in late December at Southeast Missouri (Dec. 19) and Little Rock (Dec. 21). The regular season ends at home hosting those same two schools on Feb. 27 and March 1 with the OVC Tournament once again returning to the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., on March 5-8.
