Little Rock Trojans vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers

Feb 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LR	27	33	60
EIU	36	35	71

Game Recap

Eastern Illinois defeats Little Rock 71-60. Nakyel Shelton had 25 points in Eastern Illinois' 71-60 win against Little Rock on Thursday night.

Player Stats

LITTLE ROCK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Ante Beljan	33	3-5	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	0	3	2	10
32Tuongthach Gatkek	36	3-7	0-0	2-7	7	2	3	1	3	4	8
12Jordan Jefferson	31	4-8	0-3	7-9	5	2	3	1	3	5	15
5Mwani Wilkinson	37	5-13	3-7	0-0	8	0	0	3	1	1	13
11Johnathan Lawson	39	4-15	2-9	2-3	3	3	2	1	2	4	12
10Caleb Pennyfeather	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19Nikola Milosevic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Creed Williamson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Isaiah Lewis	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	3	0	2
13Kristiyan Popov	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Christian Hughes	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	20-5238.5%	5-2025.0%	15-2365.2%	28	9	9	7	17	18	60

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Kooper Jacobi	37	5-13	1-3	1-4	9	1	1	0	1	3	12
23Rodolfo Bolis	30	0-4	0-0	0-0	6	3	1	0	1	4	0
3Nakyel Shelton	33	6-11	4-7	9-13	2	2	4	1	4	4	25
9Obadiah Curtis	30	3-5	0-1	3-3	0	1	2	1	3	2	9
2Artese Stapleton	38	8-11	1-2	6-7	5	3	4	0	3	2	23
24Terry McMorris	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
17Lazar Grbovic	10	0-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
11Malik Olafioye	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1Corey Sawyer Jr.	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0


TOTAL	-	22-5143.1%	6-1442.9%	21-2972.4%	28	11	12	2	14	19	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLREIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Little Rock.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Illinois.
(19:47) Johnathan Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:44) Rodolfo Bolis Defensive Rebound.
(19:29) Artese Stapleton missed Layup.
(19:27) Johnathan Lawson Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Tuongthach Gatkek missed Jumper.
(19:12) Ante Beljan Offensive Rebound.
(19:10) Ante Beljan Turnover.
(19:10) Artese Stapleton Steal.
(19:04) Foul on Johnathan Lawson.
(19:04) Kooper Jacobi missed Free Throw.
(19:04) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:03) Kooper Jacobi missed Free Throw.
(19:00) Ante Beljan Defensive Rebound.
(18:41) Ante Beljan missed Jumper.
(18:41) Nakyel Shelton Block.
(18:40) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Foul on Jordan Jefferson.
(18:27) Nakyel Shelton missed Free Throw.
(18:27) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:27) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
01
+2 (18:01) Mwani Wilkinson made Jumper.
21
(17:50) Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
(17:47) Jordan Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Ante Beljan Turnover.
(17:25) Obadiah Curtis Steal.
(17:06) Rodolfo Bolis Turnover.
(17:06) Tuongthach Gatkek Steal.
(16:59) Mwani Wilkinson Turnover.
(16:59) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
+2 (16:54) Artese Stapleton made Layup. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.
23
(16:38) Foul on Obadiah Curtis.
(16:38) Johnathan Lawson missed Free Throw.
(16:38) Little Rock Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:38) Johnathan Lawson made Free Throw.
33
(16:16) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
(15:59) Ante Beljan Turnover.
(15:59) Kooper Jacobi Steal.
(15:40) Kooper Jacobi missed Jumper.
(15:37) Johnathan Lawson Defensive Rebound.
(15:29) Jordan Jefferson missed Jumper.
(15:25) Rodolfo Bolis Defensive Rebound.
(15:20) Obadiah Curtis Turnover.
(14:56) Isaiah Lewis missed Layup.
(14:53) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Nakyel Shelton missed Layup.
(14:49) Caleb Pennyfeather Block.
(14:49) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(14:43) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:40) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:38) Kooper Jacobi made Dunk. Assisted by Rodolfo Bolis.
35
(14:11) Tuongthach Gatkek missed Jumper.
(14:09) Isaiah Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(14:04) Little Rock Turnover.
(13:49) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:45) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:38) Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sawyer Jr..
38
(13:06) Kristiyan Popov missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:03) Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Foul on Kristiyan Popov.
+1 (12:59) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
39
+1 (12:59) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
310
(12:36) Ante Beljan missed Layup.
(12:32) Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:26) Kooper Jacobi made Jumper.
312
+3 (12:12) Johnathan Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Jefferson.
612
+3 (11:51) Artese Stapleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.
615
(11:36) Jordan Jefferson Turnover.
(11:36) Artese Stapleton Steal.
(11:29) Lazar Grbovic Turnover.
(11:29) Tuongthach Gatkek Steal.
(11:22) Johnathan Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:17) Mwani Wilkinson Offensive Rebound.
(11:16) Mwani Wilkinson missed Layup.
(11:12) Lazar Grbovic Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
+2 (10:47) Tuongthach Gatkek made Layup. Assisted by Johnathan Lawson.
815
(10:36) Foul on Johnathan Lawson.
+1 (10:36) Terry McMorris made Free Throw.
816
+1 (10:36) Terry McMorris made Free Throw.
817
+2 (10:15) Jordan Jefferson made Layup.
1017
(9:59) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Jumper.
(9:57) Lazar Grbovic Offensive Rebound.
(9:55) Lazar Grbovic missed Jumper.
(9:55) Tuongthach Gatkek Block.
(9:51) Lazar Grbovic Offensive Rebound.
(9:50) Lazar Grbovic missed Jumper.
(9:50) Johnathan Lawson Block.
(9:50) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Foul on Lazar Grbovic.
(9:35) Isaiah Lewis Turnover.
(9:35) Rodolfo Bolis Steal.
(9:14) Foul on Jordan Jefferson.
(8:57) Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:52) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
(8:41) Malik Olafioye missed Layup.
(8:41) Mwani Wilkinson Block.
(8:36) Malik Olafioye Offensive Rebound.
(8:36) Malik Olafioye Turnover.
(8:36) Johnathan Lawson Steal.
(8:28) Tuongthach Gatkek Turnover.
(8:04) Obadiah Curtis Turnover.
(8:04) Jordan Jefferson Steal.
(7:48) Tuongthach Gatkek missed Layup.
(7:48) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Foul on Jordan Jefferson.
+2 (7:39) Artese Stapleton made Layup.
1019
(7:22) Mwani Wilkinson missed Jumper.
(7:19) Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:15) Artese Stapleton made Layup.
1021
(6:48) Johnathan Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:46) Little Rock Offensive Rebound.
(6:46) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
(6:41) Isaiah Lewis Turnover.
(6:41) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
+2 (6:37) Nakyel Shelton made Layup.
1023
(6:13) Jordan Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:09) Tuongthach Gatkek Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Johnathan Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:06) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Kooper Jacobi missed Jumper.
(5:39) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:39) Kooper Jacobi made Two Point Tip Shot.
1025
+3 (5:26) Mwani Wilkinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ante Beljan.
1325
(5:05) Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
(5:05) Mwani Wilkinson Block.
(5:02) Jordan Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Foul on Artese Stapleton.
+3 (4:44) Mwani Wilkinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Johnathan Lawson.
1625
(4:27) Artese Stapleton Turnover.
(4:27) Jordan Jefferson Steal.
(4:22) Foul on Nakyel Shelton.
(4:22) Jordan Jefferson missed Free Throw.
(4:22) Little Rock Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:22) Jordan Jefferson made Free Throw.
1725
+3 (4:12) Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
1728
+2 (3:47) Johnathan Lawson made Jumper.
1928
(3:35) Foul on Mwani Wilkinson.
(3:35) Kooper Jacobi missed Free Throw.
(3:35) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:35) Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
1929
+2 (3:11) Mwani Wilkinson made Jumper. Assisted by Tuongthach Gatkek.
2129
(2:55) Obadiah Curtis missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:52) Jordan Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:31) Ante Beljan made Layup. Assisted by Johnathan Lawson.
2329
(2:11) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:07) Mwani Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
(1:40) Mwani Wilkinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:40) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Foul on Ante Beljan.
+1 (1:40) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
2330
+1 (1:40) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
2331
+2 (1:16) Tuongthach Gatkek made Layup.
2531
(1:16) Foul on Corey Sawyer Jr..
(1:16) Tuongthach Gatkek missed Free Throw.
(1:14) Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:58) Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
2534
+2 (0:21) Jordan Jefferson made Layup.
2734
+2 (0:02) Artese Stapleton made Layup.
2736

2nd half

Team Stats

EIU

60Points71

20-52(38.5%)Field Goal(%)22-51(43.1%)

5-20(25.0%)3-Point(%)6-14(42.9%)

15-23(65.2%)Free Throw(%)21-29(72.4%)

30(14)Rebounds(Offensive)35(15)

9Assists11

9Steals12

7Blocks2

19Turnovers16

18(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

1Largest Lead15

Game Details

Thursday, February 27, 2025 · 8:30 PM

Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL

attendance: 1,367 (25.3%)

tv: ESPN+