Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Little Rock Trojans

Jan 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EIU	21	35	56
LR	23	31	54

Game Recap

Shelton has 15, Eastern Illinois defeats Little Rock 56-54. Nakyel Shelton scored 15 points, including two free throws with three seconds left, and Eastern Illinois defeat Little Rock 56-54 on Monday to end a seven-game slide.

Player Stats

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Kooper Jacobi	32	5-8	1-3	1-3	9	1	3	0	0	4	12
23Rodolfo Bolis	30	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	3	0	2	5	2
3Nakyel Shelton	28	4-8	1-4	6-6	1	1	1	2	5	2	15
1Corey Sawyer Jr.	17	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3
2Artese Stapleton	35	4-10	2-5	0-0	4	5	1	0	2	1	10
24Terry McMorris	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17Lazar Grbovic	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Zion Fruster	24	1-7	0-4	4-6	2	1	1	0	4	3	6
9Obadiah Curtis	27	3-5	1-1	1-2	6	2	0	1	1	1	8
TOTAL	-	19-4839.6%	6-2030.0%	12-1770.6%	29	12	9	3	15	17	56

LITTLE ROCK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Ante Beljan	35	6-11	0-0	2-5	1	2	1	1	1	3	14
32Tuongthach Gatkek	38	4-7	0-0	2-4	10	4	3	3	2	3	10
5Mwani Wilkinson	32	3-11	1-4	2-2	3	1	1	1	1	4	9
3Isaiah Lewis	36	3-7	2-4	3-4	3	4	1	0	5	3	11
11Johnathan Lawson	37	2-7	0-3	2-2	3	2	1	1	1	0	6
10Caleb Pennyfeather	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4Creed Williamson	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
12Jordan Jefferson	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2

TOTAL	-	20-4643.5%	3-1127.3%	11-1764.7%	22	14	7	6	12	14	54

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEIULR

(19:36) Ante Beljan missed Layup.
(19:36) Nakyel Shelton Block.
(19:32) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Artese Stapleton made Layup.
20
(19:13) Isaiah Lewis Turnover.
(19:13) Kooper Jacobi Steal.
(19:08) Foul on Isaiah Lewis.
+2 (19:05) Kooper Jacobi made Jumper.
40
(18:48) Isaiah Lewis Turnover.
(18:48) Rodolfo Bolis Steal.
(18:34) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
(18:10) Mwani Wilkinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:07) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(17:44) Corey Sawyer Jr. Turnover.
(17:44) Tuongthach Gatkek Steal.
+2 (17:31) Johnathan Lawson made Layup. Assisted by Tuongthach Gatkek.
42
(17:15) Foul on Jordan Jefferson.
(17:15) Kooper Jacobi missed Free Throw.
(17:15) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:15) Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
52
(16:46) Foul on Artese Stapleton.
(16:30) Johnathan Lawson missed Jumper.
(16:27) Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:13) Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
(16:09) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
(16:01) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:57) Mwani Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Ante Beljan missed Jumper.
(15:23) Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:06) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:57) Jordan Jefferson made Jumper.
54
(14:39) Foul on Mwani Wilkinson.
+1 (14:39) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
64
+1 (14:39) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
74
(14:32) Isaiah Lewis Turnover.
(14:32) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
(14:20) Foul on Mwani Wilkinson.
(14:01) Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:55) Obadiah Curtis Offensive Rebound.
(13:55) Obadiah Curtis missed Layup.
(13:55) Johnathan Lawson Block.
(13:55) Little Rock Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:37) Tuongthach Gatkek made Dunk. Assisted by Ante Beljan.
76
(13:04) Lazar Grbovic missed Layup.
(13:00) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
(12:59) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:55) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Foul on Zion Fruster.
+2 (12:24) Mwani Wilkinson made Jumper. Assisted by Johnathan Lawson.
78
(12:03) Zion Fruster missed Jumper.
(12:00) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:44) Obadiah Curtis made Layup. Assisted by Rodolfo Bolis.
98
(11:20) Isaiah Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:17) Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:57) Johnathan Lawson Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Isaiah Lewis missed Jumper.
(10:46) Creed Williamson Offensive Rebound.
(10:46) Creed Williamson Turnover.
(10:31) Terry McMorris missed Layup.
(10:27) Caleb Pennyfeather Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Caleb Pennyfeather Turnover.
(10:18) Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:14) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:03) Mwani Wilkinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Lewis.
911
(9:30) Artese Stapleton Turnover.
(9:13) Foul on Nakyel Shelton.
(9:08) Jordan Jefferson missed Jumper.
(9:05) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Rodolfo Bolis Turnover.
(8:40) Isaiah Lewis Steal.
+2 (8:22) Creed Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Tuongthach Gatkek.
913
+2 (8:00) Nakyel Shelton made Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sawyer Jr..
1113
(7:40) Mwani Wilkinson Turnover.
(7:40) Rodolfo Bolis Steal.
(7:36) Rodolfo Bolis missed Dunk.
(7:35) Little Rock Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Mwani Wilkinson missed Jumper.
(7:23) Little Rock Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:23) Foul on Nakyel Shelton.
(7:11) Johnathan Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:08) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
(6:39) Tuongthach Gatkek Block.
(6:39) Obadiah Curtis Offensive Rebound.
(6:39) Eastern Illinois Turnover.
(6:16) Isaiah Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:13) Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:00) Kooper Jacobi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
1413
(5:38) Mwani Wilkinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:34) Johnathan Lawson Offensive Rebound.
(5:34) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
(5:33) Mwani Wilkinson missed Jumper.
(5:30) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:19) Isaiah Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Mwani Wilkinson missed Jumper.
(4:58) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Zion Fruster missed Dunk.
(4:55) Mwani Wilkinson Block.
(4:50) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:46) Isaiah Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwani Wilkinson.
1416
(4:21) Zion Fruster Turnover.
+2 (4:01) Ante Beljan made Layup.
1418
+2 (3:37) Rodolfo Bolis made Layup. Assisted by Obadiah Curtis.
1618
(3:18) Ante Beljan missed Layup.
(3:16) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Zion Fruster Turnover.
(2:39) Isaiah Lewis Turnover.
(2:39) Zion Fruster Steal.
+3 (2:13) Obadiah Curtis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
1918
+2 (1:50) Tuongthach Gatkek made Jumper.
1920
(1:50) Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
+1 (1:50) Tuongthach Gatkek made Free Throw.
1921
(1:34) Foul on Tuongthach Gatkek.
(1:22) Zion Fruster Turnover.
(1:22) Ante Beljan Steal.
+2 (0:54) Ante Beljan made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Jefferson.
1923
(0:54) Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
(0:54) Ante Beljan missed Free Throw.
(0:53) Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:33) Obadiah Curtis made Dunk. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
2123
(0:01) Little Rock Turnover.
(0:00) Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Little Rock Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

EIU

56Points54

19-48(39.6%)Field Goal(%)20-46(43.5%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)3-11(27.3%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

33(11)Rebounds(Offensive)24(5)

12Assists14

9Steals7

3Blocks6

17Turnovers14

17(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

4Largest Lead10

Game Details

Monday, January 27, 2025 · 3:00 PM

Jack Stephens Center · Little Rock, AR

capacity: 5,600

tv: ESPN+