Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Morehead State Eagles

FINAL

Jan 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
EIU	35	33	68
MORE	35	38	73

Game Recap

Dawson scores 18 and Morehead State beats Eastern Illinois 73-68. Chase Dawson's 18 points helped Morehead State defeat Eastern Illinois 73-68 on Saturday.

Player Stats

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
13Nazareth Fisher	14	1-2	0-0	5-6	7	0	0	2	5	7
40Kooper Jacobi	32	5-12	1-2	2-2	3	1	1	0	3	13
3Meechie White	34	2-6	1-3	1-2	4	3	5	3	3	6
5Zion Fruster	33	3-12	0-1	3-4	0	3	0	1	3	9
4Andre Washington	19	1-7	0-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	4
7Prince Johnson	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	1	2
24Terry McMorris	21	1-2	0-0	3-4	4	1	0	2	2	5
10Preston Turner	26	5-12	4-5	4-4	3	1	0	1	2	18
11Malik Olafioye	9	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	4
TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	6-1442.9%	20-2483.3%	26	11	8	10	22	68

MOREHEAD STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jon Carroll	19	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	1	0	2	5	6
22Tyonne Farrell	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8Anouar Mellouk	32	5-9	0-1	2-2	11	0	2	4	4	3	12
10Chase Dawson	28	6-9	2-3	4-4	0	3	0	0	1	0	18
3George Marshall	36	3-6	1-2	5-6	2	2	0	2	3	3	12
24Tamaury Releford	20	2-6	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	1	2	3	6
5Vince Dawson III	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
0Josiah LeGree	12	3-4	1-1	2-2	1	1	1	2	2	0	9
2Davion Cunningham	30	3-9	0-1	4-6	3	1	0	0	3	4	10
TOTAL	-	24-4652.2%	4-850.0%	21-2487.5%	28	10	4	10	17	19	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEIUMORE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Morehead State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Illinois.
+2 (19:33) George Marshall makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
02
(18:55) Kooper Jacobi misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:55) Anouar Mellouk Block.
(18:55) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(18:55) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (18:37) Chase Dawson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyonne Farrell assists).
05
+2 (18:18) Zion Fruster makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Kooper Jacobi assists).
25
+2 (17:49) Anouar Mellouk makes layup (Chase Dawson assists).
27
(17:17) Andre Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) George Marshall Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) George Marshall bad pass turnover.
(16:49) Meechie White Steal.
(16:40) Kooper Jacobi misses layup.
(16:40) Morehead State Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:40) Foul on Nazareth Fisher.
(16:39) Jon Carroll misses driving layup.
(16:39) Jon Carroll Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:39) Jon Carroll makes 0-foot tip in layup.
29
(15:48) Foul on George Marshall.
+1 (15:48) Nazareth Fisher makes free throw 1 of 2.
39
+1 (15:48) Nazareth Fisher makes free throw 2 of 2.
49
(15:46) Foul on Nazareth Fisher.
(15:32) Jon Carroll bad pass turnover.
(15:32) Meechie White Steal.
+3 (15:24) Meechie White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists).
79
(15:02) Foul on Zion Fruster.
+3 (14:49) Josiah LeGree makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Dawson III assists).
712
(14:30) Andre Washington misses driving layup.
(14:27) Tamaury Releford Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Foul on Prince Johnson.
+1 (14:24) Josiah LeGree makes free throw 1 of 2.
713
+1 (14:24) Josiah LeGree makes free throw 2 of 2.
714
(14:01) Zion Fruster misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:58) Davion Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
(13:39) Anouar Mellouk misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:39) Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.
(13:11) Meechie White misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:09) Anouar Mellouk Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Davion Cunningham misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:51) Anouar Mellouk Offensive Rebound.
(12:49) Tamaury Releford bad pass turnover.
(12:28) Prince Johnson bad pass turnover.
(12:02) Anouar Mellouk misses layup.
(12:02) Anouar Mellouk Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:43) Zion Fruster makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
914
(11:43) Anouar Mellouk bad pass turnover.
(11:43) Meechie White Steal.
(11:08) George Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:04) Malik Olafioye Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Terry McMorris makes 5-foot dunk (Preston Turner assists).
1114
(10:41) Foul on Jon Carroll.
(10:41) Jon Carroll turnover.
+3 (10:14) Preston Turner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terry McMorris assists).
1414
(9:53) Chase Dawson misses 16-foot jumper.
(9:49) Preston Turner Defensive Rebound.
(9:49) Preston Turner bad pass turnover.
(9:49) Jon Carroll Steal.
+2 (9:45) Jon Carroll makes driving layup.
1416
+2 (9:27) Malik Olafioye makes driving layup.
1616
(8:59) Foul on Terry McMorris.
(8:59) George Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:59) Morehead State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:59) George Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2.
1617
(8:47) Preston Turner misses layup.
(8:46) Preston Turner Offensive Rebound.
(8:46) Preston Turner misses tip in layup.
(8:46) Preston Turner Offensive Rebound.
(8:46) Foul on Tyonne Farrell.
+2 (8:43) Kooper Jacobi makes layup (Malik Olafioye assists).
1817
(8:27) Foul on Malik Olafioye.
(8:27) Davion Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:27) Morehead State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:27) Davion Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2.
1818
(8:11) Foul on Anouar Mellouk.
+1 (8:11) Preston Turner makes free throw 1 of 2.
1918
+1 (8:11) Preston Turner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2018
(8:09) Foul on Meechie White.
+1 (8:09) Chase Dawson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2019
+1 (8:09) Chase Dawson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2020
+3 (7:52) Preston Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Meechie White assists).
2320
(7:36) George Marshall bad pass turnover.
(7:36) Malik Olafioye Steal.
+2 (7:32) Malik Olafioye makes driving layup.
2520
+2 (7:13) Chase Dawson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
2522
+3 (7:02) Preston Turner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Olafioye assists).
2822
+2 (6:39) Davion Cunningham makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (George Marshall assists).
2824
(6:21) Malik Olafioye misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:18) Davion Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:10) Davion Cunningham makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
2826
(5:38) Terry McMorris misses driving layup.
(5:36) Anouar Mellouk Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Davion Cunningham misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:22) Anouar Mellouk Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:22) Anouar Mellouk makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2828
(5:06) Kooper Jacobi misses layup.
(5:02) Anouar Mellouk Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Foul on Malik Olafioye.
+1 (4:57) Chase Dawson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2829
+1 (4:57) Chase Dawson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2830
(4:57) Foul on Davion Cunningham.
(4:27) Foul on Jon Carroll.
+3 (4:21) Preston Turner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists).
3130
(3:55) Davion Cunningham bad pass turnover.
(3:55) Kooper Jacobi Steal.
(3:49) Zion Fruster misses driving layup.
(3:49) Josiah LeGree Block.
(3:48) Josiah LeGree bad pass turnover.
(3:48) Prince Johnson Steal.
(3:47) Josiah LeGree Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Meechie White misses 12-foot hook shot.
(3:35) Meechie White Offensive Rebound.
(3:21) Meechie White bad pass turnover.
(3:21) Josiah LeGree Steal.
(3:12) Anouar Mellouk bad pass turnover.
(3:12) Meechie White Steal.
(3:07) Meechie White misses driving layup.
(3:07) Josiah LeGree Block.
(3:03) Vince Dawson III Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Anouar Mellouk misses 10-foot hook shot.
(2:54) Anouar Mellouk Offensive Rebound.
(2:54) Anouar Mellouk bad pass turnover.
(2:54) Meechie White Steal.
(2:54) Meechie White out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(2:42) Josiah LeGree misses driving layup.
(2:42) Tamaury Releford Offensive Rebound.
(2:42) Foul on Preston Turner.
+1 (2:42) Tamaury Releford makes free throw 1 of 2.
3131
+1 (2:42) Tamaury Releford makes free throw 2 of 2.
3132
(2:24) Preston Turner misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:19) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:19) Kooper Jacobi makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3332
+3 (2:01) Chase Dawson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Vince Dawson III assists).
3335
(1:27) Zion Fruster misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:27) George Marshall Block.
(1:27) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(1:27) team shot clock turnover .
(1:12) Chase Dawson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:09) Meechie White Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Andre Washington misses layup.
(1:03) Anouar Mellouk Block.
(1:02) Prince Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(0:44) Meechie White misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:41) Terry McMorris Offensive Rebound.
(0:41) Terry McMorris turnover.
(0:18) Davion Cunningham misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:16) Prince Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Zion Fruster makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
3535

2nd half

Team Stats

EIU

MORE

68Points73

21-58(36.2%)Field Goal(%)24-46(52.2%)

6-14(42.9%)3-Point(%)4-8(50.0%)

20-24(83.3%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

30(19)Rebounds(Offensive)30(12)

11Assists10

8Steals4

0Blocks10

12Turnovers17

22(1)Fouls(Technical)19(1)

6Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 12:30 PM

Ellis T. Johnson Arena · Morehead, KY

attendance: 1,013 (15.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MORE -4.5

over/under: 134.5