Eastern Illinois 50, SIU Edwardsville 77 - Box Score

NET #319

	H1	H2	T
Eastern Illinois	26	24	50
SIU Edwardsville	35	42	77

SIU Edwardsville

NET #259

	H1	H2	T
Eastern Illinois	26	24	50
SIU Edwardsville	35	42	77

Sat, Feb 28, 2026First Community ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Eastern Illinois

SIU Edwardsville

21%

79%

✓ CorrectMargin: +9.5 predicted → +27 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

45.3%→ 41.5

eFG%

64.9 ←49.0%

14.8%→ 16.7

TO Rate

15.8 ←14.7%

26.0%

ORB%

27.3%

34.0%→ 38.3

FT Rate

7.0 ←31.4%

Eastern Illinois

Predicted Actual

SIU Edwardsville

Recap

Mismatch Favors Cougars vs Panthers

SIU Edwardsville dominates Eastern Illinois by 27 points, exploiting a 58-spot difference in NET rankings.

Southern Illinois Univ.-Edwardsville dominated Eastern Illinois, 77-50, at First Community Arena, establishing control from the outset. The Cougars led by 9 points at halftime, with the scoreboard reading 35-26 in their favor. This margin would only continue to grow as the game progressed, ultimatel...

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Top Performers

Eastern Illinois

Terry McMorris20.8

PTS9REB4AST3BLK2

2-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-7 FT

Kooper Jacobi18.3

PTS8REB4AST1STL2

3-13 FG, 1-7 3PT, 1-4 FT

Meechie White15.3

PTS8REB4AST2STL2

4-10 FG, 0-4 3PT

SIU Edwardsville

Tyler KingMVP29.9

PTS15REB7AST4STL1

6-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 1-2 FT

Arnas Sakenis28.0

PTS16REB5AST0STL2BLK1

8-11 FG

Jack Campion24.7

PTS8REB1AST9STL3BLK1

3-6 FG, 2-3 3PT

Hot Players

Tyler KingSIU Edwardsville+90%

PTS

10.1 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

60% FG 6-10

Jordan PickettSIU Edwardsville+86%

PTS

4.6 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

1.1 avg

67% FG 4-6

Markus BlackwellEastern Illinois+67%

PTS

4.4 avg

REB

0.8 avg

AST

0.8 avg

44% FG 4-9

Arnas SakenisSIU Edwardsville+43%

PTS

9.0 avg

REB

5.1 avg

AST

0.6 avg

73% FG 8-11

Kyle ThomasSIU Edwardsville+21%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

3.8 avg

AST

0.4 avg

50% FG 2-4

Sort:

Eastern Illinois50

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Terry McMorris	35	9	2-4	0-1	5-7	4	3	0	2	1
Kooper Jacobi	33	8	3-13	1-7	1-4	4	1	2	0	0
Markus Blackwell	30	9	4-9	1-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	1
Meechie White	28	8	4-10	0-4	0-0	4	2	2	0	3
Zion Fruster	26	11	3-6	1-2	4-4	1	0	0	0	3
Nazareth Fisher	19	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1
Prince Johnson	17	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0
Andrew Austin	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-1	0	0	1	0	0
Preston Turner	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2
Shane Sims	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Olafioye	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JT Elder	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Layton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre Washington	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	50	18-47	3-19	11-18	20	6	7	2	11

SIU Edwardsville77

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Tyler King	33	15	6-10	2-3	1-2	7	4	1	0	1
Jack Campion	31	8	3-6	2-3	0-0	1	9	3	1	4
Arnas Sakenis	29	16	8-11	0-0	0-0	5	0	2	1	0
Darrion Baker	23	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	3	3	1	0	1
Jordan Pickett	23	10	4-6	2-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	1
Kyle Thomas	21	7	2-4	1-3	2-2	5	1	0	0	1
Jo Valrie	14	9	3-5	3-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	0
CJ Hall	10	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1
Darius Robinson Jr.	7	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Harrison Alexander	5	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Corentin Efono	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
Iwo Baganc	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Dehrio McCaskill	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ring Malith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	77	31-57	12-27	3-4	32	21	8	2	11