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EASTERN ILLINOIS (9-11, 5-4 OVC) at Morehead State (10-10, 6-3 OVC)
\nSaturday, January 24\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 11:30 am (new time due to winter weather)
\nMorehead, Ky.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Johnson Arena<\/p>\n
GAME INFO GAME 21 FRUSTER ON FIRE OVERTIME WINNER MEECHIE CRASHING THE GLASS UP NEXT
\nRADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU<\/a>
\nTV: ESPN+<\/a>
\nLIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com<\/a>
\nSERIES RECORD: EIU leads 27-24
\nLAST MEETING: EIU 67, @Morehead State 62 on Feb. 22, 2025
\nNOTES: EIU Complete Game Notes<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEastern Illinois picked up its first road win of the season on Thursday night as the Panthers rallied late behind a personal run by Zion Fruster<\/a> to beat Southern Indiana.\u00a0 The win moved EIU over the .500 mark in the OVC as the Panthers are now 9-11 overall, 5-4 in the OVC.\u00a0 EIU has won five of its last six games as they prepare to wrap up the weekend swing at Morehead State.\u00a0 The Eagles sit bunched in a four-way tie for second in the OVC early season race at 6-3 in the OVC with Thursday’s win over Western Illinois improving Morehead State’s overall record to 10-10.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nZion Fruster<\/a> has been in double figures in all but one game this season for the Panthers and the senior carried the offense in Thursday’s road win.\u00a0 Fruster scored EIU’s final 13 points of the game with his jumper with 18 seconds left in regulation forcing overtime.\u00a0 He hit a 3-pointer with just over a minute left in overtime to give EIU a two possession lead and then closed the game with four free throws as part of his 25 point effort.\u00a0 It was his fourth 20-point game this season as Fruster ranks ninth in the OVC in scoring at 15.7 ppg.<\/p>\n
\nEastern Illinois picked up a win in overtime for the second time this season as the Panthers outscored Southern Indiana, 9-1, in the extra session on Thursday holding USI without a field goal.\u00a0 Both overtime games have come in OVC action this year with the Panthers beating SIUE in one overtime back in late December.\u00a0 EIU has now won three straight overtime games standing at 60-59 all-time in overtime contests including a 23-17 record in OVC overtime games.\u00a0 It was EIU’s first road overtime win since Dec. 5, 2020 at Green Bay.<\/p>\n
\nGuard Meechie White<\/a> often measures as one of the smaller players on the court when in the line-up for the Panthers.\u00a0 On Thursday at Southern Indiana, he played as one of the larger players pulling down a team high ten rebounds.\u00a0 He is the fourth different EIU player with double figure rebounds this season joining Kooper Jacobi<\/a> (3), Terry McMorris<\/a> (3) and Nazareth Fisher<\/a> (1).\u00a0 White added eight points as he came up just short on a double-double.\u00a0 The junior added three steals for his 12th game with multiple steals this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nThursday – January 29, 2026 vs. UT Martin (7:30 pm \/ ESPN+)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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