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02/20 03:43 CST Jacobi, Eastern Illinois Panthers square off against the
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
Jacobi, Eastern Illinois Panthers square off against the Southern Indiana
Screaming Eagles
By The Associated Press
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (6-21, 3-14 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers
(11-17, 7-10 OVC)
Charleston, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cardell Bailey and Southern Indiana visit Kooper Jacobi and
Eastern Illinois in OVC play.
The Panthers are 9-5 on their home court. Eastern Illinois is 4-12 against
opponents over .500.
The Screaming Eagles have gone 3-14 against OVC opponents. Southern Indiana has
a 3-15 record against teams over .500.
Eastern Illinois is shooting 42.8% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage
points lower than the 44.1% Southern Indiana allows to opponents. Southern
Indiana's 38.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.8
percentage points lower than Eastern Illinois has given up to its opponents
(43.5%).
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Eastern
Illinois won 59-51 in the last matchup on Jan. 23. Zion Fruster led Eastern
Illinois with 25 points, and Amaree Brown led Southern Indiana with 17 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jacobi is averaging 10.2 points and six rebounds for the
Panthers. Fruster is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games.
Ismail Habib is scoring 15.4 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists
for the Screaming Eagles. Brown is averaging 14.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, averaging 70.5 points, 29.6 rebounds, 12.2
assists, 8.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.1 points per game.
Screaming Eagles: 2-8, averaging 66.1 points, 33.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 6.1
steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 71.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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