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Eastern Illinois extended its current home win streak to 14 games on Saturday afternoon with a 66-62 win over UT Martin in the annual CARE Game at Groniger Arena.
 
Macy McGlone came on late to score 22 points while pulling down 12 rebounds helping the Panthers improve to 16-9 overall, 13-3 in the OVC.
 
Lyric Johnson scored 11 points to join McGlone in double figures for the Panthers on a night when they found balance on the offensive end of the floor.
 
Anaya Brown kept the Skyhawks in the game much of the day scoring a game-high 25 points as UTM dropped to 11-16 overall, 8-8 in the OVC.
 
Ella Lune had a spark off the bench in the first half with a couple of steals, converting those into baskets as she finished with seven points. 
 
EIU held a 35-24 lead at the half and was able to keep the advantage to double figures for a large part of the second half, growing to as many as 17 points with 5:03 to play in the third quarter on a McGlone jumper.
 
UTM got the lead to single digits with 5:45 to play on a 3-pointer by Norah Clark, one of three 3-pointers the Skyhawks hit the game. 
 
A Clark steal leading to a Brown lay-up with 3:19 to play cut the margin to three at 55-52. 
 
McGlone's three-point play pushed the lead to nine with 22 seconds left before UTM cut into the final margin