E Illinois (66) vs W Illinois (70) · Feb 29, 2024 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 29, 2024

Game Recap

Bennett scores 14, Western Illinois downs Eastern Illinois 70-66. Quinlan Bennett scored 14 points as Western Illinois held off Eastern Illinois 70-66 on Thursday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
EIU	28	38	66
WIU	35	35	70

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Jermaine Hamlin	25	2-6	0-0	1-5	3	0	0	0	3	2	5
3Nakyel Shelton	37	8-16	6-8	2-2	4	2	1	1	0	1	24
11Tiger Booker	39	5-16	1-3	2-2	4	5	0	0	1	1	13
25Dan Luers	29	5-8	3-3	3-3	3	1	3	0	1	5	16
10Kyndall Davis	30	0-6	0-2	0-0	5	2	1	0	2	3	0
5Sincere Malone	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	4	4
23Rodolfo Bolis	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
17Lazar Grbovic	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	5	2
24Jaylin Gibson	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL		24-6040.0%	10-1758.8%	8-1266.7%	30	11	5	1	10	25	66

WESTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jesiah West	39	3-6	0-0	2-5	6	2	0	0	2	1	8
23Drew Cisse	21	4-7	0-0	2-2	7	1	0	2	1	3	10
10JJ Kalakon	29	5-8	2-5	1-2	6	1	0	0	2	1	13
1Quinlan Bennett	34	6-13	0-0	2-4	8	1	0	0	0	2	14
2Ryan Myers	33	3-14	1-6	3-4	7	4	0	0	2	2	10
24Tay Knox	18	3-5	0-0	2-4	3	0	1	2	1	2	8
5James Dent Jr.	26	1-7	1-3	4-6	4	1	2	0	2	1	7


TOTAL		25-6041.7%	4-1428.6%	16-2759.3%	41	10	3	4	10	12	70

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfeiuwiu

+2 (19:36) Quinlan Bennett made Jumper.
02
+2 (19:12) Tiger Booker made Jumper.
22
+2 (18:54) JJ Kalakon made Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West.
24
+2 (18:29) Nakyel Shelton made Jumper.
44
(18:14) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
(18:11) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Foul on Drew Cisse.
+1 (17:58) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
54
+1 (17:58) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
64
(17:47) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
(17:42) Tiger Booker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:40) Dan Luers made Dunk. Assisted by Tiger Booker.
84
(17:26) Foul on Nakyel Shelton.
+3 (17:13) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Cisse.
87
(16:48) Jermaine Hamlin Turnover.
(16:30) Jesiah West Turnover.
+3 (16:13) Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyndall Davis.
117
+2 (16:00) Drew Cisse made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
119
(15:34) Jermaine Hamlin Turnover.
(15:34) Official TV Timeout
(15:17) Tay Knox missed Layup.
(15:15) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) Kyndall Davis Turnover.
(15:09) Tay Knox Steal.
(14:53) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:50) JJ Kalakon Offensive Rebound.
(14:46) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:43) Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:28) JJ Kalakon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West.
1112
(14:01) Kyndall Davis missed Jumper.
(13:58) Tay Knox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:40) JJ Kalakon made Jumper.
1114
(13:20) Foul on JJ Kalakon.
(13:20) Jermaine Hamlin missed Free Throw.
(13:20) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+1 (13:20) Jermaine Hamlin made Free Throw.
1214
(13:02) JJ Kalakon Turnover.
+2 (12:43) Rodolfo Bolis made Layup. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.
1414
(12:32) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:28) Sincere Malone Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Tiger Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:20) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
(12:19) Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
(12:16) Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
(12:07) James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.
(12:07) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+1 (12:07) James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.
1415
(11:54) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
(11:54) Rodolfo Bolis Turnover.
(11:54) Official TV Timeout
(11:38) Foul on Tiger Booker.
(11:23) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
(11:21) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(11:16) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
(11:12) Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.
(11:01) James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.
(10:58) Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.
(10:56) JJ Kalakon missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:51) Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Quinlan Bennett made Layup.
1417
(10:31) Sincere Malone Turnover.
(10:10) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
(10:09) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:59) Tiger Booker made Jumper.
1617
+2 (9:42) JJ Kalakon made Jumper.
1619
(9:27) Tiger Booker missed Jumper.
(9:18) Jermaine Hamlin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:18) Jermaine Hamlin made Layup.
1819
(9:07) Foul on Jaylin Gibson.
(9:01) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
(8:59) Jaylin Gibson Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Tiger Booker Turnover.
(8:51) James Dent Jr. Steal.
(8:42) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
(8:39) Jaylin Gibson Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Tiger Booker missed Layup.
(8:32) Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Foul on Drew Cisse.
(8:19) Drew Cisse Turnover.
(8:09) Kyndall Davis missed Jumper.
(8:06) Jermaine Hamlin Offensive Rebound.
(8:04) Jermaine Hamlin missed Layup.
(8:01) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
(7:43) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Dan Luers Turnover.
(7:43) Official TV Timeout
+3 (7:19) JJ Kalakon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..
1822
(7:03) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(7:00) JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Tay Knox missed Jumper.
(6:46) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Foul on Jesiah West.
(6:22) Kyndall Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:19) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:13) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(5:48) Lazar Grbovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:47) Lazar Grbovic made Layup.
2022
(5:27) Foul on Lazar Grbovic.
(5:20) Foul on Dan Luers.
+1 (5:20) Quinlan Bennett made Free Throw.
2023
(5:20) Quinlan Bennett missed Free Throw.
(5:19) Kyndall Davis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:06) Dan Luers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiger Booker.
2323
+2 (4:43) Jesiah West made Dunk. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett.
2325
(4:26) Tiger Booker missed Jumper.
(4:26) Tay Knox Block.
(4:20) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:14) Tay Knox made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
2327
(4:12) Eastern Illinois Timeout
(4:12) Official TV Timeout
(3:59) Dan Luers missed Layup.
(3:55) Tay Knox Defensive Rebound.
(3:55) Ryan Myers Turnover.
(3:55) Dan Luers Steal.
(3:37) Foul on Tay Knox.
(3:37) Jermaine Hamlin missed Free Throw.
(3:37) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(3:37) Jermaine Hamlin missed Free Throw.
(3:33) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
(3:15) Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Quinlan Bennett made Layup.
2329
+3 (2:57) Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Luers.
2629
(2:32) JJ Kalakon Turnover.
(2:32) Kyndall Davis Steal.
(2:26) Tiger Booker missed Layup.
(2:24) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Foul on Dan Luers.
+1 (2:09) Jesiah West made Free Throw.
2630
(2:09) Jesiah West missed Free Throw.
(2:08) Jaylin Gibson Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(1:49) JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
(1:45) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:40) Tiger Booker Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Jaylin Gibson missed Jumper.
(1:36) Tay Knox Block.
(1:32) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:31) Jesiah West made Layup. Assisted by JJ Kalakon.
2632
(1:02) Jermaine Hamlin missed Layup.
(0:57) Tay Knox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:36) Tay Knox made Layup.
2634
(0:35) Western Illinois Timeout
(0:10) Foul on Quinlan Bennett.
+2 (0:07) Jermaine Hamlin made Layup. Assisted by Kyndall Davis.
2834
(0:07) Foul on Tay Knox.
(0:07) Jermaine Hamlin missed Free Throw.
(0:05) Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Foul on Jaylin Gibson.
+1 (0:03) Tay Knox made Free Throw.
2835
(0:03) Tay Knox missed Free Throw.
(0:02) Jaylin Gibson Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jaylin Gibson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Western Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

EIU

WIU

66Points70

24-60(40%)Field Goal(%)25-60(41.7%)

10-17(58.8%)3-Point(%)4-14(28.6%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)16-27(59.3%)

33(7)Rebounds(Offensive)45(16)

11Assists10

5Steals3

1Blocks4

10Turnovers10

25(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

2Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, February 29, 2024 · 7:30 PM

LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall · Macomb, IL

attendance: 1,047 (20.4%)

spread: WIU -5.5

over/under: 133.5