SIU Edwardsville Cougars @ Eastern Illinois Panthers

7-5, 0-1 OVC

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
SIUE SIUE	33	30	9	72
E Illinois EIU	33	30	13	76

Eastern Illinois PanthersE IllinoisEIU

3-8, 1-1 OVC

Kooper Jacobi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kooper Jacobi makes layup
Meechie White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nazareth Fisher assists)
Meechie White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)
Kooper Jacobi misses 7-foot jumper
Andre Washington misses layup
Prince Johnson misses 6-foot jumper
Kooper Jacobi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Washington misses 28-foot three point jumper
Zion Fruster makes 16-foot jumper
Zion Fruster makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)
Andrew Austin misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zion Fruster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Washington assists)
Preston Turner misses 28-foot three point jumper
Zion Fruster makes layup
Terry McMorris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kooper Jacobi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zion Fruster misses layup
Terry McMorris misses layup
Meechie White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrew Austin assists)
Zion Fruster makes 5-foot dunk (Andre Washington assists)
Andrew Austin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Washington misses 29-foot three point jumper
Andre Washington makes layup
Zion Fruster makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)
Zion Fruster makes layup (Meechie White assists)
Nazareth Fisher makes layup (Meechie White assists)
Kooper Jacobi makes 9-foot jumper
Kooper Jacobi misses 14-foot jumper
Kooper Jacobi misses layup
Zion Fruster misses 16-foot jumper
Terry McMorris misses layup
Nazareth Fisher makes 0-foot tip in layup
Kooper Jacobi makes 12-foot jumper (Nazareth Fisher assists)
Andre Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kooper Jacobi misses 7-foot jumper
Terry McMorris misses 9-foot jumper
Zion Fruster misses 16-foot jumper
Andrew Austin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)
Terry McMorris makes layup
Zion Fruster misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kooper Jacobi misses layup
Kooper Jacobi makes 0-foot tip in layup
Kooper Jacobi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Terry McMorris makes layup
Andre Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Meechie White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terry McMorris assists)
Meechie White makes layup (Zion Fruster assists)
Zion Fruster makes layup
Kooper Jacobi misses 16-foot jumper
Andre Washington misses layup
Zion Fruster misses 16-foot jumper
Andre Washington makes layup
Meechie White makes 16-foot jumper
Zion Fruster makes 16-foot jumper
Zion Fruster makes 13-foot jumper
Andre Washington makes layup
Arnas Sakenis misses layup
Arnas Sakenis makes 0-foot tip in layup
Jordan Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ring Malith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Pickett misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kyle Thomas misses dunk
Kyle Thomas makes 5-foot dunk (Jack Campion assists)
Darius Robinson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
Darrion Baker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darrion Baker makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists)
Kyle Thomas misses layup
Harrison Alexander makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Jack Campion misses layup
Arnas Sakenis misses tip in layup
Harrison Alexander makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Pickett assists)
Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Ring Malith assists)
Ring Malith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Harrison Alexander makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Pickett assists)
Darrion Baker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Kyle Thomas makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
Kyle Thomas makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Pickett assists)
CJ Hall makes 16-foot jumper
Ring Malith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jack Campion misses 20-foot jumper
Jo Valrie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Jack Campion misses 15-foot jumper
Arnas Sakenis misses 8-foot jumper
Arnas Sakenis misses layup
Jo Valrie makes layup
Jordan Pickett misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ring Malith misses 15-foot jumper
Jordan Pickett misses layup
Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
Jordan Pickett misses 3-foot jumper
Ring Malith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Harrison Alexander makes layup
CJ Hall makes 14-foot jumper
Harrison Alexander misses dunk
CJ Hall misses 27-foot three point jumper
Harrison Alexander makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Ring Malith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
Kyle Thomas misses dunk
Kyle Thomas misses layup
Ring Malith misses 19-foot jumper
Jack Campion misses 9-foot jumper
Ring Malith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jo Valrie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ring Malith misses 14-foot jumper
Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Ring Malith assists)
Jack Campion misses 13-foot jumper
Jo Valrie misses 8-foot jumper
Ring Malith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jo Valrie assists)
Harrison Alexander misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ring Malith makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jo Valrie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ring Malith misses layup
Jordan Pickett makes layup
Darrion Baker misses 27-foot three point jumper

SIUE

E ILLINOIS

TIME		SIUE	EIU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Eastern Illinois	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by SIU Edwardsville	0	0
19:56	Foul on Ring Malith.	0	0
19:56	Terry McMorris makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
19:56	Terry McMorris makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
19:36	Arnas Sakenis misses layup	0	2
19:31	Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:31	Arnas Sakenis makes 0-foot tip in layup	2	2
19:17	Terry McMorris bad pass turnover	2	2
19:06	Jordan Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
19:02	Andre Washington Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:41	Kooper Jacobi misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
18:38	Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:37	Kooper Jacobi makes layup	2	4
18:17	Ring Malith bad pass turnover	2	4
18:17	Meechie White Steal.	2	4
18:09	Meechie White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nazareth Fisher assists)	2	7
17:41	Ring Malith misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	7
17:37	Meechie White Defensive Rebound.	2	7
17:13	Nazareth Fisher bad pass turnover	2	7
17:13	Jordan Pickett Steal.	2	7
17:01	Foul on Nazareth Fisher.	2	7
17:01	Jo Valrie makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
17:01	Nazareth Fisher subbing out for Eastern Illinois	3	7
17:01	Prince Johnson subbing in for Eastern Illinois	3	7
17:01	Jo Valrie misses free throw 2 of 2	3	7
17:00	Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.	3	7
16:53	Foul on Jordan Pickett.	3	7
16:32	Meechie White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)	3	10
16:04	Jordan Pickett misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	10
16:00	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	3	10
15:33	Kooper Jacobi misses 7-foot jumper	3	10
15:33	Arnas Sakenis Block.	3	10
15:28	Jo Valrie Defensive Rebound.	3	10
15:16	Arnas Sakenis bad pass turnover	3	10
15:16	Meechie White Steal.	3	10
15:10	Foul on Jo Valrie.	3	10
15:10	Official TV Timeout	3	10
15:10	Jordan Pickett subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	3	10
15:10	Arnas Sakenis subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	3	10
15:10	Darrion Baker subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	3	10
15:10	Darius Robinson Jr. subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	3	10
15:10	Andre Washington makes free throw 1 of 2	3	11
15:10	Andre Washington makes free throw 2 of 2	3	12
14:50	Foul on Prince Johnson.	3	12
14:50	Ring Malith makes free throw 1 of 2	4	12
14:50	Ring Malith makes free throw 2 of 2	5	12
14:33	Andre Washington misses layup	5	12
14:30	Prince Johnson Offensive Rebound.	5	12
14:28	Prince Johnson misses 6-foot jumper	5	12
14:25	Darrion Baker Defensive Rebound.	5	12
14:04	Foul on Darrion Baker.	5	12
14:04	Darrion Baker turnover	5	12
14:04	Terry McMorris subbing out for Eastern Illinois	5	12
14:04	Preston Turner subbing in for Eastern Illinois	5	12
14:04	Ring Malith subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	5	12
14:04	Kyle Thomas subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	5	12
14:00	Kooper Jacobi misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	12
13:59	Jo Valrie Defensive Rebound.	5	12
13:59	Foul on Prince Johnson.	5	12
13:59	Prince Johnson subbing out for Eastern Illinois	5	12
13:59	Andrew Austin subbing in for Eastern Illinois	5	12
13:43	Kyle Thomas misses dunk	5	12
13:40	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	5	12
13:14	Andre Washington misses 28-foot three point jumper	5	12
13:11	SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.	5	12
13:11	Andre Washington subbing out for Eastern Illinois	5	12
13:11	Zion Fruster subbing in for Eastern Illinois	5	12
13:00	Kyle Thomas makes 5-foot dunk (Jack Campion assists)	7	12
12:44	Zion Fruster makes 16-foot jumper	7	14
12:35	Darius Robinson Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	14
12:31	Zion Fruster Defensive Rebound.	7	14
12:31	Foul on Jo Valrie.	7	14
12:31	Jack Campion subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	7	14
12:31	CJ Hall subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	7	14
12:31	Jo Valrie subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	7	14
12:31	Harrison Alexander subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	7	14
12:31	Meechie White subbing out for Eastern Illinois	7	14
12:31	Andre Washington subbing in for Eastern Illinois	7	14
12:02	team shot clock turnover	7	14
11:44	Darrion Baker misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	14
11:41	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	7	14
11:38	Zion Fruster makes layup (Kooper Jacobi assists)	7	16
11:20	Foul on Andrew Austin.	7	16
11:20	Official TV Timeout	7	16
11:20	Kyle Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	8	16
11:20	Kyle Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2	8	16
11:19	Preston Turner Defensive Rebound.	8	16
10:51	Andrew Austin misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	16
10:47	Darius Robinson Jr. Defensive Rebound.	8	16
10:37	Darrion Baker makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists)	11	16
10:21	Andrew Austin bad pass turnover	11	16
10:21	CJ Hall Steal.	11	16
10:15	Kyle Thomas misses layup	11	16
10:13	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	11	16
9:56	Zion Fruster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Washington assists)	11	19
9:35	Darrion Baker traveling turnover	11	19
9:35	Andre Washington subbing out for Eastern Illinois	11	19
9:35	Andrew Austin subbing out for Eastern Illinois	11	19
9:35	Meechie White subbing in for Eastern Illinois	11	19
9:35	Nazareth Fisher subbing in for Eastern Illinois	11	19
9:35	CJ Hall subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:35	Darrion Baker subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:35	Darius Robinson Jr. subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:35	Kyle Thomas subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:35	Ring Malith subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:35	Jordan Pickett subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:35	Jack Campion subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:35	Arnas Sakenis subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	11	19
9:06	Preston Turner misses 28-foot three point jumper	11	19
9:04	Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	11	19
9:04	Foul on Arnas Sakenis.	11	19
8:53	Zion Fruster makes layup	11	21
8:34	Harrison Alexander makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)	14	21
8:22	Foul on Nazareth Fisher.	14	21
8:22	Nazareth Fisher turnover	14	21
8:22	Nazareth Fisher subbing out for Eastern Illinois	14	21
8:22	Terry McMorris subbing in for Eastern Illinois	14	21
8:10	Jack Campion misses layup	14	21
8:08	Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.	14	21
8:08	Arnas Sakenis misses tip in layup	14	21
8:08	Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	14	21
7:51	Official TV Timeout	14	21
7:34	Terry McMorris misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	21
7:30	Jordan Pickett Defensive Rebound.	14	21
7:04	Harrison Alexander makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Pickett assists)	17	21
6:48	Kooper Jacobi misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	21
6:45	Harrison Alexander Defensive Rebound.	17	21
6:31	Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Ring Malith assists)	19	21
6:12	Zion Fruster misses layup	19	21
6:10	Jordan Pickett Defensive Rebound.	19	21
5:55	Ring Malith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)	22	21
5:45	Eastern Illinois Timeout	22	21
5:29	Zion Fruster bad pass turnover	22	21
5:29	Jordan Pickett Steal.	22	21
5:26	Harrison Alexander makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Pickett assists)	24	21
5:01	Terry McMorris misses layup	24	21
5:01	Arnas Sakenis Block.	24	21
5:01	SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.	24	21
5:01	Preston Turner subbing out for Eastern Illinois	24	21
5:01	Andre Washington subbing in for Eastern Illinois	24	21
4:49	Jordan Pickett bad pass turnover	24	21
4:49	Terry McMorris Steal.	24	21
4:46	Foul on Jack Campion.	24	21
4:46	Meechie White makes free throw 1 of 2	24	22
4:46	Kooper Jacobi subbing out for Eastern Illinois	24	22
4:46	Andrew Austin subbing in for Eastern Illinois	24	22
4:46	Harrison Alexander subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	24	22
4:46	Arnas Sakenis subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	24	22
4:46	Darrion Baker subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	24	22
4:46	Kyle Thomas subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	24	22
4:46	Meechie White makes free throw 2 of 2	24	23
4:32	Darrion Baker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)	27	23
4:03	Meechie White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrew Austin assists)	27	26
3:51	Kyle Thomas makes layup (Jack Campion assists)	29	26
3:24	Zion Fruster makes 5-foot dunk (Andre Washington assists)	29	28
2:57	Jordan Pickett bad pass turnover	29	28
2:57	Andrew Austin Steal.	29	28
2:50	Andrew Austin misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	28
2:46	Ring Malith Defensive Rebound.	29	28
2:26	Foul on Meechie White.	29	28
2:26	Official TV Timeout	29	28
2:26	Andrew Austin subbing out for Eastern Illinois	29	28
2:26	Kooper Jacobi subbing in for Eastern Illinois	29	28
2:26	Jack Campion subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	29	28
2:26	CJ Hall subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	29	28
2:10	Kyle Thomas makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Pickett assists)	31	28
1:36	Andre Washington misses 29-foot three point jumper	31	28
1:31	Darrion Baker Defensive Rebound.	31	28
1:28	Darrion Baker bad pass turnover	31	28
1:28	Andre Washington Steal.	31	28
1:19	Andre Washington makes layup	31	30
1:19	Foul on Darrion Baker.	31	30
1:18	Darrion Baker subbing out for SIU Edwardsville	31	30
1:18	Harrison Alexander subbing in for SIU Edwardsville	31	30
1:18	Andre Washington misses free throw 1 of 1	31	30
1:16	Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.	31	30
1:12	Meechie White out of bounds bad pass turnover	31	30
0:52	CJ Hall makes 16-foot jumper	33	30
0:29	Zion Fruster makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kooper Jacobi assists)	33	33
0:01	Ring Malith misses 27-foot three point jumper	33	33
0:00	Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.	33	33
0:00	End of 1st half	33	33

Nice bucket from Meechie White

0:16

Andre Washington gets the basket plus the foul

0:18

Groniger Arena

6:30 PM, December 18, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Charleston, IL

Attendance: 869

Referees:
Coy Gammon
David Carter
James Curran

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Lindenwood	2-0	-	7-4
Tennessee State	1-0	0.5	7-4
Tennessee Tech	1-0	0.5	6-6
Morehead State	1-0	0.5	4-7
Eastern Illinois	1-1	1	3-8
Little Rock	1-1	1	3-9
UT Martin	0-1	1.5	8-4
SIU Edwardsville	0-1	1.5	7-5
Southeast Missouri State	0-1	1.5	5-7
Western Illinois	0-1	1.5	4-8
Southern Indiana	0-1	1.5	3-8

Jack McVeigh sets Taipans scoring record

Jack McVeigh explodes for 47 points, the most ever by a Taipan in the 40-minute era.

Idaho State earns 80-64 victory against Montana-Western

— Connor Hollenbeck had 18 points in Idaho State's 80-64 victory over Montana-Western on Thursday night.

Long Beach State defeats Pepperdine 81-78

— Gavin Sykes scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, and Long Beach State beat Pepperdine 81-78 on Thursday night.

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