| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 EIU | 32 | 39 | 71 |
 WIU | 19 | 40 | 59 |
Game Leaders
Trey Deveaux
· F
Trey Deveaux
· F
Artese Stapleton
· G
Artese Stapleton
· G
Team Stats
27-60FG22-50
45Field Goal %44
5-143PT3-15
36Three Point %20
12-18FT12-17
67Free Throw %71
40Rebounds28
12Offensive Rebounds5
28Defensive Rebounds23
13Assists7
6Steals3
0Blocks5
Play-by-Play
0:03
Marko Maletic Offensive Rebound.
0:07
Julius Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
0:12
Trey Deveaux Defensive Rebound.
0:16
Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
0:41
Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
0:46
Julius Rollins missed Three Point Jumper.
0:56
Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
0:56
Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
0:56
Foul on Trey Deveaux.
0:57
Trey Deveaux made Layup. Assisted by Sean Smith.
1:06
Trey Deveaux Defensive Rebound.
1:07
Artese Stapleton missed Free Throw.
1:07
Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.
1:07
Foul on Sean Smith.
1:11
Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
1:12
Trey Deveaux missed Free Throw.
1:12
Foul on Kooper Jacobi.
1:12
Trey Deveaux made Layup.
1:19
Kooper Jacobi made Free Throw.
1:19
Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
1:19
Kooper Jacobi missed Free Throw.
1:19
Foul on Marko Maletic.
1:44
Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
1:48
Ryan Myers missed Layup.
2:00
Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
2:00
Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
2:00
Foul on Trey Deveaux.
2:00
Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
2:02
Sean Smith missed Layup.
2:17
Kooper Jacobi Turnover.
2:18
Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound.
2:19
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Free Throw.
2:19
Corey Sawyer Jr. made Free Throw.
2:19
Foul on Marko Maletic.
2:19
Corey Sawyer Jr. Offensive Rebound.
2:20
Obadiah Curtis missed Jumper.
2:31
Official TV Timeout
2:31
Eastern Illinois Timeout
2:42
Ryan Myers made Layup.
2:47
Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
2:49
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.
3:17
Trey Deveaux made Layup.
3:30
Artese Stapleton made Three Point Jumper.
3:55
Sean Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
4:05
Kooper Jacobi made Layup. Assisted by Obadiah Curtis.
4:09
Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.
4:16
Marko Maletic missed Three Point Jumper.
4:33
Marko Maletic Defensive Rebound.
4:36
Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
5:02
Ryan Myers made Free Throw.
Eastern Illinois earns 71-59 win against Western Illinois
— Artese Stapleton scored 16 points as Eastern Illinois beat Western Illinois 71-59 on Thursday night.
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