Gill, Hawthorne Jr. lift UT-Martin over E. Illinois 78-71
Jailen Gill and Derek Hawthorne Jr. scored 17 points apiece as UT Martin topped Eastern Illinois 78-71 in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
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2019 Schedule
14-18, 6th in OVC
- 11/6L 71-59
- 11/10L 71-65
- 11/17W 68-66
- 11/23W 79-78
- 11/24W 90-86
- 11/25L 82-65
- 11/28L 104-60
- 12/1L 80-72
- 12/4FNTW 90-37
- 12/8W 74-67
- 12/15W 73-66
- 12/21L 101-53
- 12/30W 81-70
- 1/3W 92-87
- 1/5W 84-81
- 1/10L 69-62
- 1/12W 67-60
- 1/17L 83-61
- 1/19W 85-83
- 1/24W 66-64
- 1/26L 64-59
- 1/31W 67-66
- 2/2L 84-78
- 2/7L 86-75
- 2/9L 94-86
- 2/14W 79-65
- 2/16L 88-79
- 2/21L 99-58
- 2/23L 75-60
- 2/28L 89-84
- 3/2L 63-57
- 3/6L 78-71
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Sherfield carries Tennessee Tech past E. Illinois 63-57
Jared Sherfield registered 14 points as Tennessee Tech snapped its nine-game losing streak, defeating Eastern Illinois 63-57 on Saturday.
Jacksonville St. defeats E. Illinois 89-84 in 2OT
Jason Burnell had 26 points and 14 rebounds as Jacksonville State edged past Eastern Illinois 89-84 in double overtime on Thursday night. De'Torrion Ware added 20 points for the Gamecocks.
Littlejohn carries Tennessee St. over E. Illinois 75-60
Michael Littlejohn had a season-high 21 points as Tennessee State got past Eastern Illinois 75-60 on Saturday night.
Rick Byrd wins 800th career game; Belmont beats E. Illinois
Rick Byrd won his 800th career game as Belmont rolled past Eastern Illinois 99-58 on Thursday night.
McGlothan carries SE Missouri past E. Illinois 88-79
Gabe McGlothan recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Southeast Missouri to an 88-79 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday, snapping the Redhawks' eight-game road losing streak.
Smith carries E. Illinois past SIU-Edwardsville 79-65
Mack Smith scored 18 points as Eastern Illinois topped Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 79-65 on Thursday. Josiah Wallace added 16 points for the Panthers, while Ben Harvey chipped in 15.
Taylor lifts Austin Peay over E. Illinois 94-86
Terry Taylor had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Austin Peay beat Eastern Illinois 94-86 on Saturday. Zach Glotta added 22 points for the Governors.
Morant hammers down crazy windmill dunk (0:19)
Cowart, Morant score 23 apiece; Murray State beats EIU 86-75
Darnell Cowart and Ja Morant each scored 23 points as Murray State rallied to beat Eastern Illinois 86-75 on Thursday night.
Morant throws half-court alley-oop to Williams (0:25)
Walker's career high leads Morehead St past E Illinois
Jordan Walker scored a career-high 30 points and distributed five assists to help lead Morehead State past Eastern Illinois 84-78 on Saturday to end a two-game skid for the Eagles.
Wallace's late FTs gives Eastern Illinois 67-66 win over EKU
Josiah Wallace made two free throws in the final seconds to give Eastern Illinois a 67-66 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Thursday night.
Brewer takes over; SE Missouri St takes out E Illinois
Ledarrius Brewer scored 24 points, buried a 3-pointer and threw down the go-ahead dunk in the final seconds to lead Southeast Missouri State to 64-59 win on Saturday.
Eastern Illinois keeps UT Martin winless in OVC, 66-64
Josiah Wallace hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to lift Eastern Illinois to a 66-64 Ohio Valley Conference victory over UT Martin on Thursday night.
Eastern Illinois comes from 14 down, knocks off Austin Peay
Josiah Wallace scored 27 points with five 3-pointers, Shareef Smith hit the winning jump shot with four seconds left and Eastern Illinois felled Austin Peay, one of the Ohio Valley Conference's unbeatens, 85-83 on Saturday.
Morant throws down vicious one-handed dunk in traffic (0:18)
Morant scores 29 and Murray State routs Eastern Illinois
Ja Morant scored 29 points, 20 of his team's 48 in the first half, and Murray State routed Eastern Illinois 83-61 on Thursday night.
Eastern Illinois' Kukobat finishes alley-oop (0:15)
Gruden's QB Camp: EIU's Jimmy Garoppolo
Former Eastern Illinois QB Jimmy Garoppolo sits down with Jon Gruden to discuss his experience as a four-year starter and comparisons to Tony Romo.
Video: QBs with rising draft stock
Mel Kiper Jr. discusses the rising draft stock of Eastern Illinois' QB Jimmy Garoppolo as well as the status of QBs Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles' stock after the combine.
College basketball: State of the state
Illinois college basketball has seen some dark years in the last decade.The state didn’t place a single team in the NCAA tournament in three of the last six seasons.
2013-14 Preview: Eastern Illinois Panthers
Corey Schmidt previews the 2013-14 season for Eastern Illinois. Building on the progress made in the second half of last season, Jay Spoonhour and the Panthers should climb in the OVC.
Ex-UNLV guard Smith transferring to E. Illinois
Former UNLV guard Reggie Smith has transferred to Eastern Illinois, Panthers coach Jay Spoonhour announced on Thursday.
2018-19 OVC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 16-2 | - | 28-5 |
| Belmont | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Jacksonville State | 15-3 | 1 | 24-9 |
| Austin Peay | 13-5 | 3 | 22-11 |
| Morehead State | 8-10 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Eastern Illinois | 7-11 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6-12 | 10 | 13-18 |
| UT Martin | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
| SIU-Edwardsville | 6-12 | 10 | 10-21 |
| Tennessee State | 6-12 | 10 | 9-21 |
| SE Missouri St | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Tennessee Tech | 4-14 | 12 | 8-23 |
Top Performers 2018-19
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Team Stats
Points Per Game71.8
Rebounds Per Game35.8
Assists Per Game13.6
Points Allowed76.8302nd
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Skipper-Brown | PF | Committed | - |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-2 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 2 |