Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
EASTERN ILLINOIS defeated NICHOLLS STATE 65-57 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. EASTERN ILLINOIS won by a 8-point margin. Zion Fruster led all scorers with 25 points. EASTERN ILLINOIS shot 36.5% from the field while NICHOLLS STATE managed 31.4%. EASTERN ILLINOIS collected 38 rebounds and NICHOLLS STATE grabbed 23. 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
65 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kooper Jacobi | 38:00 | 9 | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/2 | 1/5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| * Zion Fruster | 36:00 | 25 | 6/12 | 2/7 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| * Meechie White | 24:00 | 6 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 4/5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| * Preston Turner | 16:00 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| * Naz Fisher | 04:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Mcmorris | 28:00 | 9 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Malik Olafioye | 22:00 | 5 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Andrew Austin | 17:00 | 5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Prince Johnson | 12:00 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Markus Blackwell | 03:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 65 | 19/52 | 14/34 | 5/18 | 22/29 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 75 |
NICHOLLS STATE
57 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Jaylen Searles | 36:00 | 20 | 6/17 | 5/11 | 1/6 | 7/9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| * Trae English | 35:00 | 17 | 5/13 | 4/7 | 1/6 | 6/8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| * Sincere Malone | 32:00 | 6 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Jalin Rice | 18:00 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zee Hamoda | 18:00 | 6 | 2/9 | 0/1 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Christian Winborne | 10:00 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Krass | 05:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Kevin Pazmino | 01:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 155:00 | 52 | 16/51 | 12/27 | 4/24 | 16/24 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 40 |