Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Little Rock Trojans

FINAL

Jan 15, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
EIU	37	26	63
LR	30	44	74

Game Recap

Player Stats

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Terry McMorris	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13Nazareth Fisher	26	4-4	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	0	0	2	8
40Kooper Jacobi	34	4-12	2-5	1-2	5	1	1	0	2	3	11
3Meechie White	27	2-5	1-3	0-0	4	3	1	1	3	1	5
5Zion Fruster	31	4-12	2-5	4-4	1	2	2	0	4	1	14
7Prince Johnson	14	3-3	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	1	0	1	7
10Preston Turner	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	3
11Malik Olafioye	17	3-7	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2	7
4Andre Washington	27	3-6	0-2	2-3	3	3	0	0	3	3	8
TOTAL	-	24-5345.3%	7-1936.8%	8-1080.0%	26	9	6	3	15	14	63

LITTLE ROCK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Cameron Wallace	30	7-11	0-0	0-0	10	3	1	0	0	2	14
32Tuongthach Gatkek	34	5-7	0-0	0-0	7	1	3	1	2	2	10
15Kachi Nzeh	35	4-11	3-8	6-7	5	2	1	2	4	0	17
0Braxton Bayless	28	5-12	2-3	2-2	3	2	2	0	3	2	14
11Johnathan Lawson	36	3-9	3-7	6-6	3	8	0	1	2	2	15
22Truman Claytor IV	25	2-5	0-2	0-2	5	1	1	0	1	1	4
10Caleb Pennyfeather	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Tracy Steele Jr.	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	8-2040.0%	14-1782.4%	35	17	8	5	12	9	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEIULR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Eastern Illinois.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Little Rock.
(19:54) Terry McMorris misses layup.
(19:52) Kachi Nzeh Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Braxton Bayless misses 11-foot jumper.
(19:23) Meechie White Block.
(19:20) Meechie White Defensive Rebound.
(19:20) Foul on Johnathan Lawson.
+1 (19:20) Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:20) Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
(19:07) Johnathan Lawson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) Nazareth Fisher Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Meechie White misses 20-foot jumper.
(18:50) Meechie White Offensive Rebound.
(18:40) Meechie White misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:36) Cameron Wallace Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Braxton Bayless misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:07) Nazareth Fisher Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Zion Fruster misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:53) Kachi Nzeh Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Kachi Nzeh misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:41) Nazareth Fisher Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Terry McMorris bad pass turnover.
(17:35) Braxton Bayless Steal.
+2 (17:29) Cameron Wallace makes 2-foot dunk.
22
+2 (17:12) Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists).
42
+2 (17:00) Cameron Wallace makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
44
(16:42) Zion Fruster misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:40) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Cameron Wallace misses layup.
(16:28) Nazareth Fisher Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Kooper Jacobi misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:19) Kachi Nzeh Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Kachi Nzeh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:50) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Zion Fruster misses layup.
(15:46) Kachi Nzeh Block.
(15:40) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) Kooper Jacobi makes layup.
64
+2 (15:20) Braxton Bayless makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
66
(14:53) Zion Fruster misses 19-foot jumper.
(14:53) Tuongthach Gatkek Block.
(14:48) Kachi Nzeh Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Kachi Nzeh bad pass turnover.
(14:47) Zion Fruster Steal.
(14:47) Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
(14:47) Kooper Jacobi turnover.
(14:34) Kachi Nzeh misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:31) Andre Washington Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
(14:08) Andre Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:08) Tracy Steele Jr. Block.
(14:03) Andre Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:03) Prince Johnson makes layup.
86
(14:03) Foul on Cameron Wallace.
+1 (14:03) Prince Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
96
(13:48) Foul on Prince Johnson.
+1 (13:48) Kachi Nzeh makes free throw 1 of 2.
97
+1 (13:48) Kachi Nzeh makes free throw 2 of 2.
98
(13:14) Malik Olafioye misses layup.
(13:12) Tracy Steele Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Johnathan Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:56) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:46) Kooper Jacobi makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
118
(12:22) Kachi Nzeh bad pass turnover.
(12:22) Kooper Jacobi Steal.
+3 (12:07) Malik Olafioye makes 25-foot three point jumper.
148
(11:41) Foul on Malik Olafioye.
(11:23) Caleb Pennyfeather misses layup.
(11:20) Preston Turner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:53) Andre Washington makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
168
(10:34) Kachi Nzeh bad pass turnover.
(10:34) Preston Turner Steal.
(10:25) Andre Washington misses 18-foot jumper.
(10:21) Truman Claytor IV Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Tracy Steele Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(9:46) Cameron Wallace Offensive Rebound.
(9:46) Cameron Wallace misses tip in layup.
(9:42) Truman Claytor IV Offensive Rebound.
(9:39) Caleb Pennyfeather misses dunk.
(9:36) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Kooper Jacobi misses 14-foot jumper.
(9:27) Caleb Pennyfeather Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:10) Tuongthach Gatkek makes 2-foot dunk.
1610
(8:48) Zion Fruster bad pass turnover.
(8:25) Braxton Bayless misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:22) Tuongthach Gatkek Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:17) Braxton Bayless makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
1612
+2 (7:48) Malik Olafioye makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
1812
(7:36) Truman Claytor IV misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:30) Cameron Wallace Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:30) Cameron Wallace makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1814
+2 (7:10) Zion Fruster makes driving layup.
2014
(6:44) Braxton Bayless misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:41) Nazareth Fisher Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:35) Preston Turner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists).
2314
+3 (6:17) Braxton Bayless makes 24-foot three point jumper (Johnathan Lawson assists).
2317
(5:56) Zion Fruster misses 19-foot jumper.
(5:49) Nazareth Fisher Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Nazareth Fisher makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2517
(5:45) Foul on Malik Olafioye.
(5:29) Foul on Andre Washington.
+1 (5:29) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2518
+1 (5:29) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2519
(5:05) Kooper Jacobi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:00) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:58) Tuongthach Gatkek makes 2-foot dunk (Truman Claytor IV assists).
2521
(4:40) Meechie White bad pass turnover.
(4:40) Tuongthach Gatkek Steal.
(4:34) Braxton Bayless bad pass turnover.
(4:27) Meechie White misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:24) Johnathan Lawson Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Johnathan Lawson misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:17) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Truman Claytor IV.
+1 (3:50) Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 2.
2621
+1 (3:50) Zion Fruster makes free throw 2 of 2.
2721
(3:25) Truman Claytor IV bad pass turnover.
+3 (2:59) Kooper Jacobi makes 22-foot three point jumper (Andre Washington assists).
3021
+2 (2:34) Tuongthach Gatkek makes layup (Truman Claytor IV assists).
3023
(2:16) Kooper Jacobi misses layup.
(2:09) Nazareth Fisher Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:09) Nazareth Fisher makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3223
(2:00) Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
+1 (2:00) Kachi Nzeh makes free throw 1 of 2.
3224
+1 (2:00) Kachi Nzeh makes free throw 2 of 2.
3225
+2 (1:37) Meechie White makes 5-foot pullup jump shot.
3425
+3 (1:24) Braxton Bayless makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3428
(1:07) Andre Washington bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:50) Braxton Bayless makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
3430
+3 (0:26) Zion Fruster makes 22-foot three point jumper (Meechie White assists).
3730
(0:00) Braxton Bayless misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:00) Tuongthach Gatkek Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Tuongthach Gatkek misses tip in layup.
(0:00) Braxton Bayless Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

EIU

63Points74

24-53(45.3%)Field Goal(%)26-58(44.8%)

7-19(36.8%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

8-10(80.0%)Free Throw(%)14-17(82.4%)

28(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(15)

9Assists17

6Steals8

3Blocks5

17Turnovers12

14(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

9Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, January 15, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Jack Stephens Center · Little Rock, AR

attendance: 1,263 (22.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LR -6.5

over/under: 133.5