Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USI	36	34	70
EIU	20	48	68

Game Recap

Player Stats

SOUTHERN INDIANA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Tolu Samuels	35	1-4	0-0	2-4	11	2	0	1	2	1	4
5Ola Ajiboye	36	4-7	0-0	5-5	9	1	0	5	1	3	13
15Amaree Brown	33	7-14	1-2	7-8	4	4	0	2	4	4	22
22Josiah Dunham	33	4-8	4-6	0-0	2	4	3	0	0	2	12
21Ismail Habib	33	4-11	4-7	3-4	1	4	1	0	0	0	15
13Devin Curtis	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
8Cardell Bailey	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
11Sheridan Sharp	11	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
2Steven Clay	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	21-5141.2%	9-1752.9%	19-2382.6%	28	15	4	8	11	16	70

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Terry McMorris	28	1-7	0-0	4-6	9	2	1	1	3	3	6
13Nazareth Fisher	14	1-6	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	1	1	4	3
40Kooper Jacobi	40	5-14	0-4	1-1	9	2	1	1	1	3	11
3Meechie White	38	5-14	1-3	6-6	6	6	2	0	2	2	17
5Zion Fruster	37	12-19	2-3	2-3	3	0	2	0	1	1	28
15Andrew Austin	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	4	0
7Prince Johnson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Markus Blackwell	27	1-3	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	0	1	1	3

TOTAL	-	25-6439.1%	3-1030.0%	15-1978.9%	39	13	7	3	10	18	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSIEIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Southern Indiana.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Illinois.
+3 (19:33) Ismail Habib makes 25-foot three point jumper.
30
(19:17) Foul on Nazareth Fisher.
(19:17) Nazareth Fisher turnover.
(19:00) Josiah Dunham misses 16-foot jumper.
(18:56) Meechie White Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Terry McMorris misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:45) Nazareth Fisher Offensive Rebound.
(18:45) Nazareth Fisher misses layup.
(18:43) Nazareth Fisher Offensive Rebound.
(18:34) Zion Fruster misses 11-foot jumper.
(18:29) Terry McMorris Offensive Rebound.
(18:27) Terry McMorris misses layup.
(18:27) Tolu Samuels Block.
(18:23) Josiah Dunham Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Foul on Terry McMorris.
(18:03) Foul on Nazareth Fisher.
+1 (18:03) Tolu Samuels makes free throw 1 of 2.
40
+1 (18:03) Tolu Samuels makes free throw 2 of 2.
50
+2 (17:33) Kooper Jacobi makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Terry McMorris assists).
52
(17:03) Foul on Meechie White.
(16:45) Ismail Habib misses 15-foot jumper.
(16:42) Tolu Samuels Offensive Rebound.
(16:42) team shot clock turnover .
(16:26) Foul on Josiah Dunham.
+1 (16:19) Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2.
53
+1 (16:19) Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2.
54
(16:05) Tolu Samuels misses 5-foot jumper.
(16:01) Meechie White Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Kooper Jacobi bad pass turnover.
(15:46) Josiah Dunham Steal.
+2 (15:39) Amaree Brown makes 4-foot jumper (Josiah Dunham assists).
74
(15:21) Prince Johnson misses layup.
(15:18) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Ismail Habib misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:09) Meechie White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:06) Zion Fruster makes 4-foot dunk (Meechie White assists).
76
+2 (14:45) Ola Ajiboye makes 2-foot dunk (Amaree Brown assists).
96
(14:29) Markus Blackwell misses 19-foot jumper.
(14:26) Prince Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(14:25) Kooper Jacobi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:21) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Amaree Brown makes driving layup.
116
+2 (14:05) Zion Fruster makes driving layup (Meechie White assists).
118
+3 (13:40) Ismail Habib makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amaree Brown assists).
148
(13:19) Meechie White misses driving layup.
(13:17) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Ola Ajiboye makes layup (Amaree Brown assists).
168
(13:08) Eastern Illinois Timeout.
(12:52) Kooper Jacobi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:47) Amaree Brown Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Foul on Terry McMorris.
(12:43) Tolu Samuels misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:43) Southern Indiana Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:43) Tolu Samuels misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:42) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(12:17) Zion Fruster misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:13) Andrew Austin Offensive Rebound.
(12:09) Meechie White misses layup.
(12:09) Ola Ajiboye Block.
(12:08) Southern Indiana Defensive Rebound.
(11:38) Sheridan Sharp bad pass turnover.
(11:38) Andrew Austin Steal.
(11:18) Meechie White misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:15) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Devin Curtis misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:03) Meechie White Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Meechie White misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:53) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
(10:51) Kooper Jacobi misses 6-foot jumper.
(10:48) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) Cardell Bailey bad pass turnover.
(10:26) Meechie White Steal.
+2 (10:21) Zion Fruster makes layup (Meechie White assists).
1610
(10:21) Foul on Steven Clay.
+1 (10:21) Zion Fruster makes free throw 1 of 1.
1611
(10:02) Sheridan Sharp misses layup.
(10:00) Devin Curtis Offensive Rebound.
(9:59) Devin Curtis misses layup.
(9:56) Markus Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:42) Markus Blackwell makes 11-foot jumper (Andrew Austin assists).
1613
(9:42) Foul on Steven Clay.
+1 (9:42) Markus Blackwell makes free throw 1 of 1.
1614
(9:20) Amaree Brown misses 17-foot jumper.
(9:18) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(9:18) Foul on Devin Curtis.
(9:04) Kooper Jacobi misses layup.
(9:01) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Cardell Bailey bad pass turnover.
(8:51) Zion Fruster Steal.
+2 (8:28) Meechie White makes driving layup (Andrew Austin assists).
1616
(8:01) Ismail Habib misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) Meechie White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:53) Zion Fruster makes 9-foot jumper (Meechie White assists).
1618
(7:49) Southern Indiana Timeout.
(7:29) Amaree Brown misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(7:25) Josiah Dunham Offensive Rebound.
(7:09) Foul on Andrew Austin.
+1 (7:09) Amaree Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
1718
+1 (7:09) Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
1818
(6:42) Markus Blackwell misses 15-foot jumper.
(6:39) Zion Fruster Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:33) Zion Fruster makes driving layup.
1820
+3 (6:03) Josiah Dunham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ismail Habib assists).
2120
(5:42) Foul on Amaree Brown.
(5:33) Kooper Jacobi misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:26) Ismail Habib Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Foul on Andrew Austin.
+1 (5:19) Amaree Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
2220
+1 (5:19) Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
2320
(4:54) Meechie White misses 19-foot jumper.
(4:51) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:37) Josiah Dunham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tolu Samuels assists).
2620
(4:20) Meechie White bad pass turnover.
(4:20) Ismail Habib Steal.
+2 (4:15) Amaree Brown makes driving layup (Ismail Habib assists).
2820
(4:13) Eastern Illinois Timeout.
(4:02) Foul on Andrew Austin.
(4:02) Andrew Austin turnover.
(3:39) Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
(3:39) Amaree Brown misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:39) Southern Indiana Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:39) Amaree Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
2920
(3:18) Kooper Jacobi misses driving layup.
(3:16) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
(3:08) Tolu Samuels bad pass turnover.
(3:08) Terry McMorris Steal.
(3:04) Terry McMorris bad pass turnover.
(3:04) Josiah Dunham Steal.
+2 (2:47) Amaree Brown makes driving layup (Tolu Samuels assists).
3120
(2:28) Meechie White misses 7-foot jumper.
(2:23) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) team shot clock turnover .
(1:37) Kooper Jacobi misses layup.
(1:37) Amaree Brown Block.
(1:33) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Ola Ajiboye makes 17-foot jumper (Ismail Habib assists).
3320
(0:52) Nazareth Fisher misses 7-foot hook shot.
(0:49) Tolu Samuels Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:29) Ismail Habib makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josiah Dunham assists).
3620
(0:04) Kooper Jacobi misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Nazareth Fisher Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

USI

EIU

70Points68

21-51(41.2%)Field Goal(%)25-64(39.1%)

9-17(52.9%)3-Point(%)3-10(30.0%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)40(18)

15Assists13

4Steals7

8Blocks3

13Turnovers10

16(1)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

22Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL

attendance: 1,836 (34.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EIU -4.5

over/under: 135.5