Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
EASTERN ILLINOIS lost to EASTERN KENTUCKY 59-68 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. EASTERN KENTUCKY won by a 9-point margin. Zion Fruster led all scorers with 16 points. EASTERN ILLINOIS shot 39.6% from the field while EASTERN KENTUCKY managed 42.1%. EASTERN ILLINOIS collected 25 rebounds and EASTERN KENTUCKY grabbed 31. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
EASTERN ILLINOIS
59 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Meechie White | 32:00 | 12 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| * Kooper Jacobi | 30:00 | 3 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| * Preston Turner | 27:00 | 8 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| * Malik Olafioye | 12:00 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| * Naz Fisher | 09:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zion Fruster | 29:00 | 16 | 5/12 | 5/10 | 0/2 | 6/6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Andre Washington | 20:00 | 11 | 4/9 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Andrew Austin | 15:00 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Mcmorris | 15:00 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Prince Johnson | 11:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 59 | 21/53 | 16/38 | 5/15 | 12/14 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 59 |
EASTERN KENTUCKY
68 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Montavious Myrick | 36:00 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| * Yvens Paul | 31:00 | 10 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| * Juan Cranford, Jr. | 30:00 | 14 | 4/13 | 3/3 | 1/10 | 5/5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| * Austin Ball | 27:00 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/4 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| * M.j. Williams | 16:00 | 5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Jackson Holt | 24:00 | 6 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Turner Buttry | 23:00 | 14 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Jayden Harris | 13:00 | 6 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 68 | 24/57 | 16/25 | 8/32 | 12/13 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 79 |