Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
EASTERN ILLINOIS defeated UALR 78-72 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. EASTERN ILLINOIS won by a 6-point margin. Meechie White led all scorers with 19 points. EASTERN ILLINOIS shot 39.1% from the field while UALR managed 45.0%. EASTERN ILLINOIS collected 37 rebounds and UALR grabbed 29. 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
78 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | * Zion Fruster | 37:00 | 17 | 6/14 | 5/10 | 1/4 | 4/6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 40 | * Kooper Jacobi | 35:00 | 10 | 4/7 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | * Meechie White | 32:00 | 19 | 5/12 | 2/8 | 3/4 | 6/6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 24 | * Terry Mcmorris | 28:00 | 8 | 2/9 | 2/8 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | * Naz Fisher | 27:00 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Preston Turner | 14:00 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/3 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 1 | Markus Blackwell | 14:00 | 5 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Prince Johnson | 13:00 | 7 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 78 | 25/64 | 19/48 | 6/16 | 22/30 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 83 | |
UALR
72 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | * Kachi Nzeh | 38:00 | 13 | 5/9 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | * Jonathan Lawson | 37:00 | 12 | 4/15 | 3/11 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 0 | * Braxton Bayless | 34:00 | 12 | 4/12 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 3/7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | * Cameron Wallace | 30:00 | 10 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 32 | * Tuongthach Gatkek | 25:00 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Truman Claytor Iv | 27:00 | 17 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Caleb Pennyfeather | 05:00 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Tracy Steele, Jr. | 04:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 72 | 27/60 | 20/42 | 7/18 | 11/18 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 75 | |