Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars

Mar 4, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
EIU	40	25	12	77
SIUE	31	34	6	71

Game Recap

Player Stats

EASTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Terry McMorris	32	7-7	0-0	1-2	13	1	1	3	2	3	15
13Nazareth Fisher	13	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
40Kooper Jacobi	42	7-15	2-5	2-2	8	3	1	0	1	1	18
3Meechie White	39	3-14	1-3	3-4	3	5	1	0	1	5	10
5Zion Fruster	44	10-14	0-2	3-6	4	1	2	0	2	2	23
15Andrew Austin	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7Prince Johnson	8	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
10Preston Turner	14	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	2	0	2	1	3
1Markus Blackwell	29	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	4	0	1	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	31-6150.8%	4-1330.8%	11-1668.8%	32	14	9	4	9	19	77

SIU EDWARDSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Jo Valrie	21	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	1	10
4Darrion Baker	31	2-8	1-4	3-5	4	0	0	0	4	3	8
34Arnas Sakenis	39	3-5	0-0	9-13	12	2	0	3	2	0	15
9Tyler King	42	7-15	4-8	1-2	6	1	1	0	0	3	19
5Jack Campion	40	0-7	0-1	0-0	5	8	1	1	1	3	0
24Kyle Thomas	18	2-5	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	5
2CJ Hall	8	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
1Jordan Pickett	24	4-11	4-8	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	2	12
8Harrison Alexander	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-6237.1%	12-3040.0%	13-2065.0%	36	13	5	4	12	16	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEIUSIUE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by SIU Edwardsville.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Illinois.
+3 (19:33) Tyler King makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
03
+2 (19:18) Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists).
23
+3 (18:59) Jo Valrie makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
26
(18:33) Kooper Jacobi misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:21) Darrion Baker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler King assists).
29
+2 (17:49) Terry McMorris makes 12-foot step back jumpshot.
49
(17:35) Tyler King misses layup.
(17:35) Terry McMorris Block.
(17:32) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:15) Zion Fruster makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Meechie White assists).
69
(17:03) Darrion Baker bad pass turnover.
(17:03) Nazareth Fisher Steal.
(17:00) Foul on Jack Campion.
+2 (16:45) Kooper Jacobi makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Terry McMorris assists).
89
(16:29) Darrion Baker misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:27) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
(16:24) Foul on Terry McMorris.
+1 (16:24) Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2.
810
+1 (16:24) Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 2 of 2.
811
+2 (16:11) Zion Fruster makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
1011
(15:46) Jack Campion misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:44) Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Meechie White misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(15:34) Tyler King Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Foul on Zion Fruster.
+3 (15:16) Tyler King makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists).
1014
+2 (15:02) Meechie White makes driving layup.
1214
(14:38) Darrion Baker bad pass turnover.
(14:38) Prince Johnson Steal.
(14:12) Zion Fruster misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:09) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Darrion Baker bad pass turnover.
(13:59) Zion Fruster Steal.
+2 (13:50) Zion Fruster makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists).
1414
(13:26) Foul on Terry McMorris.
(13:21) Kyle Thomas bad pass turnover.
(13:21) Meechie White Steal.
(13:17) Foul on CJ Hall.
(13:17) Zion Fruster misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:17) Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:17) Zion Fruster misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:17) Tyler King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:46) CJ Hall makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
1416
(12:18) Kooper Jacobi misses driving layup.
(12:16) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Tyler King misses 21-foot jumper.
(11:59) Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound.
(11:51) Foul on Kyle Thomas.
+1 (11:51) Prince Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1516
+1 (11:51) Prince Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1616
+3 (11:36) Jordan Pickett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arnas Sakenis assists).
1619
(11:03) Kooper Jacobi misses driving layup.
(11:03) Arnas Sakenis Block.
(11:01) Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
(11:00) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (10:47) Jordan Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
1622
(10:29) Preston Turner misses driving layup.
(10:28) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) CJ Hall misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:04) Markus Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Nazareth Fisher misses 5-foot hook shot.
(9:42) Jordan Pickett Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) CJ Hall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:24) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
(9:17) Foul on Meechie White.
(9:16) Jordan Pickett out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(9:16) SIU Edwardsville Coach's Challenge (Upheld) SIU Edwardsville charged with a timeout.
+2 (8:57) Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Meechie White assists).
1822
(8:43) Tyler King misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:41) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:36) Zion Fruster makes driving layup.
2022
+2 (8:24) Kyle Thomas makes layup (Arnas Sakenis assists).
2024
(8:07) Markus Blackwell misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:05) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Jack Campion misses driving layup.
(7:56) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Zion Fruster misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:31) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Foul on Nazareth Fisher.
(7:00) Jo Valrie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
(6:59) Arnas Sakenis misses layup.
(6:56) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
(6:55) Arnas Sakenis bad pass turnover.
(6:55) Kooper Jacobi Steal.
(6:30) Preston Turner bad pass turnover.
(6:30) Jo Valrie Steal.
(6:24) Jo Valrie bad pass turnover.
(6:24) Zion Fruster Steal.
+3 (6:15) Preston Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2324
(5:46) Jack Campion misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:44) Jo Valrie Offensive Rebound.
(5:43) Jo Valrie misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:40) Darrion Baker Offensive Rebound.
(5:35) Foul on Andrew Austin.
(5:31) Arnas Sakenis bad pass turnover.
(5:31) Preston Turner Steal.
(5:06) Zion Fruster bad pass turnover.
(5:06) Jo Valrie Steal.
+2 (5:02) Jo Valrie makes 4-foot dunk.
2326
(4:47) Foul on Tyler King.
+2 (4:35) Zion Fruster makes driving layup.
2526
(4:13) Jo Valrie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:10) Jo Valrie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:08) Jo Valrie makes driving layup.
2528
+2 (3:44) Kooper Jacobi makes 18-foot jumper (Meechie White assists).
2728
(3:16) Foul on Andrew Austin.
+1 (3:16) Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2.
2729
(3:16) Tyler King misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:16) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Foul on Kyle Thomas.
+2 (3:02) Kooper Jacobi makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2929
(2:30) Harrison Alexander out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(2:14) Kooper Jacobi misses driving layup.
(2:13) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) Harrison Alexander misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:54) Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:50) Meechie White makes 22-foot three point jumper (Markus Blackwell assists).
3229
(1:37) Tyler King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:35) Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Zion Fruster makes driving layup (Markus Blackwell assists).
3429
+2 (1:07) Tyler King makes driving layup.
3431
+3 (0:38) Kooper Jacobi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Meechie White assists).
3731
(0:07) Darrion Baker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:04) Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:01) Kooper Jacobi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Fruster assists).
4031

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

EIU

SIUE

77Points71

31-61(50.8%)Field Goal(%)23-62(37.1%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)12-30(40.0%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)13-20(65.0%)

37(9)Rebounds(Offensive)39(15)

14Assists13

9Steals5

4Blocks4

10Turnovers12

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Ford Center · Evansville, IN

attendance: 929 (9.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SIUE -3.5

over/under: 128.5