Led by Nakyel Shelton's 18 points, the Eastern Illinois Panthers defeated the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 63-54.

Bolis 4-8 1-3 9, Jacobi 3-11 0-0 6, Fruster 5-14 0-0 13, Shelton 6-18 3-4 18, Stapleton 6-13 5-6 17, Curtis 0-1 0-0 0, Olafioye 0-1 0-0 0, Grbovic 0-0 0-0 0, McMorris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-66 9-13 63.

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