EASTERN ILLINOIS (17-11, 14-5 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (6-22, 4-15 OVC)
Saturday, March 1  •  1 pm 
Charleston, Ill.  •  Groniger Arena

GAME INFORMATION
NOTES: EIU Complete Game Notes
RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU
TV: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: SEMO leads 34-25
LAST MEETING: EIU 71, @SEMO 55 on Dec. 19, 2024

GAME 29
Eastern Illinois locked up the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with Thursday's 53-44 win over Little Rock.  The win gave EIU a season sweep over the Trojans and handed the Panthers an opening round bye in next week's tournament in Evansville.  EIU improved to 17-11 overall, 14-5 in the OVC as the Panthers prepare to host Southeast Missouri for Senior Day.  SEMO remained alive in the hunt for the final OVC Tournament spot with a Thursday win at SIUE.  The Redhawks are 6-22 overall, 4-15 in the OVC. 

HOME WIN STREAK HISTORY
Eastern Illinois ran its current home win streak to 15 straight with Thursday's win over Little Rock.  The Panthers are now 12-0 at home this season with the streak extending back to last season with wins in the final three home games.  EIU is looking to post its second undefeated season at home in program history with the other coming during the 1980-81 season.  EIU did post an undefeated regular season at home in 1987-88 but had that home win streak snapped with a loss to Colorado when EIU hosted an NCAA Tournament opening round game.  EIU's current streak ranks tied for 13th in the NCAA this season.  Norfolk State has the nation's longest active home win streak at 26 games followed by LSU (23), TCU (22) and Middle Tennessee (22).  EIU currently is on its fourth longest home win streak in school history. EIU's school record for consecutive home wins is 28 set between the 1980-82 seasons. The Panthers have additional win home streaks of 22 (1986-88) and 20 (2007-09) games.

MCGLONE'S EIU RECORD BOOK CHASE CONTINUES
Macy McGlone put up another monster night on the glass as the senior pulled down 21 rebounds against Little Rock.  It was a career high for McGlone and one shy of the single game record of 22 set by Toni Collins in 1984 against Evansville.  McGlone joins Collins and Abby Wahl (2020 against UIC) as the only three players in school history to pull down 20 or more rebounds in a game.  She leads the OVC in rebounding at 11.3 per game which ranks seventh in the NCAA this season.  McGlone scored 14 points on Thursday moving into 10th on the EIU career scoring list with 1,438 points.  The senior is already third on the EIU career rebounds list with 919 and third in career blocks with 157.  She had three blocks on Thursday against Little Rock giving her at least one blocked shot in 19 straight games.  McGlone posted her league leading 16th double-double of the season in the game and ranks 7th in the NCAA in double-doubles.  McGlone owns the EIU single season (26) and career mark (46) for double-doubles at EIU.

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Thursday, March 6 at OVC Tournament Quarterfinals - 3 pm (ESPN+)