Eastern Illinois Panthers vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars, OVC Championship 1st Round
Lead tracker
EIU leadsBiggest lead EIU 11, SIUE 7SIUE leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 EIU | 40 | 25 | 12 | 77 |
 SIUE | 31 | 34 | 6 | 71 |
Who won: E Illinois 77-71
The Eastern Illinois Panthers beat the SIU Edwardsville Cougars 77-71 in overtime in OVC Championship 1st Round on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Ford Center. The E Illinois outscored the SIUE 40-31 in the 1st half. Zion Fruster led the E Illinois in points (23). Tyler King led the SIUE in points (19).
SIUE
Player of the game
Arnas Sakenis
SIUE · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK
8.4
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo ValrieF6.6 | 21 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Darrion BakerF4.6 | 31 | 8 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -0.8 |
| Arnas SakenisC8.4 | 39 | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20.2 |
| Tyler KingG7.3 | 42 | 19 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13.2 |
| Jack CampionG5.3 | 40 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Kyle ThomasF5.1 | 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| CJ HallG4.9 | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Jordan PickettG6.2 | 24 | 12 | 4-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Harrison AlexanderG | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 |
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Houston25-577Final
Purdue23-770
Northwestern13-1766Final
Texas18-1285
Arkansas22-8105Final
Miami24-677
SMU19-1169Final
Loyola Chicago7-2365
Saint Louis27-379Final
Jacksonville12-2079
Bellarmine13-1882Final
North Alabama9-2158
FGCU15-1769Final
Stetson12-2092
E Kentucky11-2176Final
Louisiana11-2272
James Madison18-1487Final
Creighton15-1676
Butler15-1559Final