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FINAL
Jan 26, 2023

Game Recap

Simmons leads Southern Indiana past Eastern Illinois 78-74. Jelani Simmons' 21 points helped Southern Indiana defeat Eastern Illinois 78-74 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
EIU314374
USI473178
Eastern Illinois Panthers logoEASTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Kyle Thomas122-100-31-26101255
2Paul Bizimana182-51-20-04010115
20Caleb Donaldson373-60-10-03411116
3Cam Haffner317-133-60-140111317
4Yaakema Rose Jr.316-111-11-222000514
11Nick Ellington204-50-03-660011211
5Sincere Malone224-70-02-341011210
34Jermaine Hamlin80-20-00-13001020
13Kyle Carlesimo90-20-10-00100010
25Dan Luers122-22-20-03100026
TOTAL30-6347.6%7-1643.8%7-1546.7%35103672474
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logoSOUTHERN INDIANAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
32Jacob Polakovich388-190-04-9240001320
33Trevor Lakes264-92-50-032011310
2Gary Solomon342-70-12-56310016
1Isaiah Swope314-112-51-221201111
0Jelani Simmons276-126-103-630011121
11Jack Mielke161-11-10-03000023
3Tyler Henry151-41-12-20200035
13Jeremiah Hernandez131-60-10-21300102
TOTAL27-6939.1%12-2450.0%12-2646.2%42113251478

Play-by-Play

1st halfeiuusi
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:47) Cameron Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:43) Cameron Haffner Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:29) Kyle Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (19:26) Jelani Simmons Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (19:15) Jelani Simmons missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:12) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:02) Paul Bizimana Turnover.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (19:02) Gary Solomon Steal.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (18:59) Gary Solomon made Dunk.
    02
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (18:44) Kyle Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (18:42) Southern Indiana Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (18:27) Jacob Polakovich missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (18:27) Kyle Thomas Block.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (18:23) Jacob Polakovich Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (18:22) Jacob Polakovich missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (18:20) Isaiah Swope Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (18:11) Jelani Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Solomon.
    05
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:51) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:50) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (17:50) Foul on Isaiah Swope.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:50) Kyle Thomas missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:50) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (17:50) Kyle Thomas made Free Throw.
    15
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (17:36) Isaiah Swope missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:36) Caleb Donaldson Block.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (17:32) Gary Solomon Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (17:30) Gary Solomon missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:27) Cameron Haffner Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:24) Cameron Haffner Turnover.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (17:24) Isaiah Swope Steal.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (17:20) Jelani Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Solomon.
    18
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:57) Kyle Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:54) Paul Bizimana Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:43) Caleb Donaldson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (16:40) Trevor Lakes Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (16:39) Trevor Lakes Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:39) Paul Bizimana Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (16:34) Paul Bizimana made Layup.
    38
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (16:24) Jacob Polakovich made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Lakes.
    310
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (16:06) Kyle Thomas made Jumper.
    510
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (15:52) Isaiah Swope made Jumper.
    512
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (15:40) Foul on Kyle Thomas.
  • (15:40) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (15:40) Kyle Thomas Turnover.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (15:17) Isaiah Swope made Layup.
    514
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +3 (14:54) Yaakema Rose Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Donaldson.
    814
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (14:37) Jacob Polakovich made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Lakes.
    816
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:22) Paul Bizimana missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (14:17) Trevor Lakes Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (13:52) Jelani Simmons Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (13:52) Cameron Haffner Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (13:32) Sincere Malone missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (13:29) Jelani Simmons Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (13:12) Trevor Lakes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (13:09) Nick Ellington Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:56) Nick Ellington missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (12:53) Jack Mielke Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (12:47) Isaiah Swope missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:42) Caleb Donaldson Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (12:28) Foul on Tyler Henry.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (12:27) Yaakema Rose Jr. made Free Throw.
    916
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:27) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (12:27) Jacob Polakovich Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (12:17) Tyler Henry missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (12:17) Jacob Polakovich Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:17) Foul on Yaakema Rose Jr..
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (12:09) Jacob Polakovich missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:07) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (12:03) Sincere Malone made Layup. Assisted by Dan Luers.
    1116
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (11:47) Jack Mielke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    1119
  • (11:22) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (11:17) Kyle Carlesimo missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (11:15) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (11:15) Foul on Jack Mielke.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +3 (11:08) Dan Luers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sincere Malone.
    1419
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (10:53) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (10:51) Jacob Polakovich Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (10:50) Jacob Polakovich missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (10:48) Jeremiah Hernandez Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (10:44) Jacob Polakovich made Layup. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    1421
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:18) Jermaine Hamlin missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (10:18) Southern Indiana Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:18) Foul on Sincere Malone.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (9:55) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (9:55) Jacob Polakovich Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (9:55) Jacob Polakovich made Layup.
    1423
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:55) Foul on Jermaine Hamlin.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +1 (9:55) Jacob Polakovich made Free Throw.
    1424
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (9:33) Yaakema Rose Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Thomas.
    1624
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (9:26) Tyler Henry missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:25) Yaakema Rose Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (9:25) Foul on Jacob Polakovich.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:07) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (9:04) Jacob Polakovich Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:04) Foul on Paul Bizimana.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (8:52) Gary Solomon made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Henry.
    1626
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:36) Kyle Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (8:32) Jacob Polakovich Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (8:09) Tyler Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Hernandez.
    1629
  • (8:02) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:02) Eastern Illinois Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:52) Kyle Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:49) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:48) Kyle Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:45) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (7:40) Kyle Thomas made Layup.
    1829
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:31) Foul on Cameron Haffner.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +1 (7:31) Tyler Henry made Free Throw.
    1830
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +1 (7:31) Tyler Henry made Free Throw.
    1831
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:12) Kyle Thomas missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (7:12) Jacob Polakovich Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:12) Foul on Kyle Thomas.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (7:11) Jacob Polakovich missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:10) Nick Ellington Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:47) Foul on Trevor Lakes.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (6:47) Nick Ellington missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (6:47) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (6:47) Nick Ellington missed Free Throw.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:46) Gary Solomon Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:37) Gary Solomon missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:37) Jacob Polakovich Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:17) Foul on Trevor Lakes.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (6:17) Nick Ellington made Free Throw.
    1931
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (6:17) Nick Ellington made Free Throw.
    2031
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +2 (6:17) Jacob Polakovich made Jumper.
    2033
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:16) Gary Solomon missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:13) Jack Mielke Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (6:06) Jacob Polakovich missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (6:03) Paul Bizimana Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:42) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (5:42) Isaiah Swope Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (5:42) Isaiah Swope missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:42) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:42) Cameron Haffner missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (5:42) Jelani Simmons Block.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:42) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:33) Jermaine Hamlin missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (5:30) Jacob Polakovich Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (5:23) Jelani Simmons missed Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (5:21) Jacob Polakovich Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (5:21) Jacob Polakovich Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (4:59) Yaakema Rose Jr. made Jumper.
    2233
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (4:51) Jelani Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (4:48) Jacob Polakovich Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (4:47) Jacob Polakovich missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (4:46) Jermaine Hamlin Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (4:46) Foul on Jack Mielke.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (4:46) Jermaine Hamlin missed Free Throw.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (4:46) Jack Mielke Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (4:36) Foul on Jermaine Hamlin.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +1 (4:36) Jelani Simmons made Free Throw.
    2234
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +1 (4:36) Jelani Simmons made Free Throw.
    2235
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (4:06) Sincere Malone missed Layup.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (4:00) Jacob Polakovich Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (3:58) Jelani Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Swope.
    2238
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (3:36) Cameron Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (3:32) Gary Solomon Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (2:54) Jelani Simmons made Three Point Jumper.
    2241
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:42) Eastern Illinois Timeout
  • (2:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:26) Paul Bizimana missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:21) Nick Ellington Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (2:21) Nick Ellington made Layup.
    2441
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (1:54) Jelani Simmons made Three Point Jumper.
    2444
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (1:32) Nick Ellington made Layup.
    2644
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    (1:04) Jelani Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (1:01) Caleb Donaldson Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (0:53) Nick Ellington made Layup.
    2844
  • Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles logo
    +3 (0:25) Jelani Simmons made Three Point Jumper.
    2847
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +3 (0:00) Paul Bizimana made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yaakema Rose Jr..
    3147
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

74Points78
30-63(47.6%)Field Goal(%)27-69(39.1%)
7-16(43.8%)3-Point(%)12-24(50%)
7-15(46.7%)Free Throw(%)12-26(46.2%)
39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)47(19)
10Assists11
3Steals3
6Blocks2
7Turnovers5
24(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
0Largest Lead20

Game Details

Thursday, January 26, 2023 · 9:00 PM
Screaming Eagles Arena · Evansville, IN
attendance: 2,136 (44.5%)
spread: USI -11.5
over/under: 144.5