Who’s Playing
Evansville @ Eastern Illinois
Current Records: Evansville 2-6; Eastern Illinois 1-5
What to Know
The Eastern Illinois Panthers will be playing at home against the Evansville Aces at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W.’
It looks like EIU got the smaller half of the wishbone at Thanksgiving dinner. They fell just short of the Albany Great Danes by a score of 64-62.
As for Evansville, it looks like they got the smaller half of the wishbone at Thanksgiving dinner. They came up short against the Akron Zips on Wednesday, falling 69-60.
The losses put the Panthers at 1-5 and the Aces at 2-6. A couple offensive numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: EIU is stumbling into the contest with the 13th fewest points per game in college basketball, having accrued only 60.3 on average. Evansville has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 16th worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 60.9 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
- When: Sunday at 2 p.m. ET
- Where: Lantz Arena — Charleston, Illinois
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Series History
Evansville won the only game these two teams have played in the last seven years.
- Dec 09, 2020 – Evansville 68 vs. Eastern Illinois 65
