Eastern Illinois Panthers @ SIU Edwardsville Cougars
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EIU | 22 | 38 | 60 |
SIUE | 20 | 26 | 46 |
Eastern Illinois beats Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 60-46
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Trae Anderson scored 19 points and Eastern Illinois beat Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 60-46 on Saturday night.
Anderson was 9 of 17 from the field while Cornell Johnston added 14 points for the Panthers (9-13, 6-4 Ohio Valley), who have won three straight and five of their last six.
Carlos Anderson and Joshua White scored 10 points each for the Cougars (4-18, 1-9), losers of four straight and 11 of their last 12. Anderson grabbed 11 rebounds and Michael Chandler 10.
Eastern Illinois led just 22-20 at halftime but opened up the second half on a 14-2 run capped by Joe Kuligoski's 3-pointer to take a 36-22 lead with 16 minutes left. A bucket by Anderson made it a 16-point advantage with six minutes to go.
The Cougars had a 48-33 edge on the boards including 21-6 on the offensive boards but were undone by 17-of-62 shooting for only 27 percent.
Game Information
Edwardsville, IL
Referee:Gene Grimshaw
Referee:Steve Honacki
Referee:Bradley Fritsche
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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