Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Lindenwood Lions

College Basketball

E Illinois

12-18

71-67

Final

Lindenwood

16-14

Hyland Arena

Lead tracker

EIU leadsBiggest lead EIU 12, LIN 3

LIN leads

Team	1H	2H	T
EIU	36	35	71
LIN	29	38	67

Who won: E Illinois 71-67

The Eastern Illinois Panthers beat the Lindenwood Lions 71-67 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Hyland Arena. Kooper Jacobi led the E Illinois in points (30). Anias Futrell led the Lindenwood in points (27).

Player of the game

Kooper Jacobi

EIU · 30 PTS, 13 REB

9.1

Win probability

100%EIU final

EIULIN

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01
Defensive rebound
Milos Nenadic Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:01
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Kooper Jacobi misses free throw 2 of 2
K. Jacobi · 30 PTS
H2 0:01
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Kooper Jacobi makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Jacobi · 30 PTS
EIU 71 - 67 LIN
H2 0:01
Foul on Jadis Jones
Foul on Jadis Jones.
J. Jones · 11 PTS
H2 0:01EIU
Defensive rebound
Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:01
Misses 28-foot three point jumper
Anias Futrell misses 28-foot three point jumper
A. Futrell · 27 PTS
H2 0:10
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
M. White · 10 PTS
EIU 70 - 67 LIN
H2 0:10
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
M. White · 10 PTS
EIU 69 - 67 LIN
H2 0:10
Foul on Jadis Jones
Foul on Jadis Jones.
J. Jones · 11 PTS
H2 0:12
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Anias Futrell makes free throw 2 of 2
A. Futrell · 27 PTS
EIU 68 - 67 LIN
H2 0:12
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Anias Futrell makes free throw 1 of 2
A. Futrell · 27 PTS
EIU 68 - 66 LIN
H2 0:12
Foul on Meechie White
Foul on Meechie White.
M. White · 10 PTS
H2 0:16LIN
Regulartimeout
Lindenwood Timeout
H2 0:19
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2
M. White · 10 PTS
EIU 68 - 65 LIN
H2 0:19
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2
M. White · 10 PTS
EIU 67 - 65 LIN
H2 0:19
Foul on Mekhi Cooper
Foul on Mekhi Cooper.
M. Cooper · 5 PTS
H2 0:19
TO
Turnover
Jadis Jones turnover
J. Jones · 11 PTS
H2 0:23
Steal
Mekhi Cooper Steal.
M. Cooper · 5 PTS
H2 0:23
TO
Bad pass turnover
Kooper Jacobi bad pass turnover
K. Jacobi · 30 PTS
H2 0:25EIU
Shorttimeout
Eastern Illinois Timeout
H2 0:25
+2
Layup
Jadis Jones makes layup
J. Jones · 11 PTS
EIU 66 - 65 LIN
H2 0:26
Offensive Rebound
Jadis Jones Offensive Rebound.
J. Jones · 11 PTS
H2 0:28
Misses 22-foot three point jumper
Dontrez Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
D. Williams · 16 PTS