Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Western Illinois Leathernecks
7-15, 3-8 OVC
71
7-15, 3-8 OVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
EIU | 32 | 39 | 71 |
WIU | 19 | 40 | 59 |
8-14, 2-9 OVC
59
8-14, 2-9 OVC
Eastern Illinois earns 71-59 win against Western Illinois
MACOMB, Ill. -- — Artese Stapleton scored 16 points as Eastern Illinois beat Western Illinois 71-59 on Thursday night.
Stapleton added six rebounds for the Panthers (7-15, 3-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Nakyel Shelton scored 15 points and added seven rebounds. Kooper Jacobi had 14 points and shot 5 of 10 from the field and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Trey Deveaux, Massal Diouf and Massal Diouf each scored 14 points for the Leathernecks (8-14, 2-9), who have lost seven straight.
Both teams play again on Saturday. Eastern Illinois visits Lindenwood and Western Illinois hosts SIU-Edwardsville.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
