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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayEastern Illinois70
Final
HomeWestern Illinois79
Tuesday, February 10, 2026All Springfield sports
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EIU313970
WIU394079
Final

Western Illinois beats Eastern Illinois 79-70

Western Illinois Leathernecks beat Eastern Illinois Panthers 79-70 on Tuesday at Western Hall.

The first half made the difference: Western Illinois outscored Eastern Illinois 39-31.

Western Illinois shot 46% to 44% and won the boards 36-34.

For Western Illinois, Lucas Lorenzen (G): 24. For Eastern Illinois, Kooper Jacobi (F): 19.

Western Illinois improves to 5-21. Eastern Illinois falls to 10-16.

Attendance: 273.

Full recap at ESPN: Lorenzen's 24 lead Western Illinois over Eastern Illinois 79-70

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#40
EIU · PointsKooper Jacobi F19
#2
EIU · AssistsMeechie White G3
#40
EIU · ReboundsKooper Jacobi F14
#3
WIU · PointsLucas Lorenzen G24
#45
WIU · AssistsAntwaun Massey F3
#3
WIU · ReboundsLucas Lorenzen G8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
T. McMorris F1942-50-10-052211142
N. Fisher F1100-20-00-010200103
K. Jacobi F40199-140-11-5142020593
M. White G2931-21-10-023220025
Z. Fruster G28147-140-40-030210124
A. Austin F200-20-20-000000000
P. Johnson F962-20-02-220001023
P. Turner G33185-94-74-532110032
M. Blackwell G2962-131-61-232101030
Team7028-636-228-143411117392522

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Video

Highlights and analysis from ESPN

Lucas Lorenzen gets the hoop and the harm

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Preston Turner gets the basket plus the foul

ESPNFeb 10

Markus Blackwell hits the trey vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks

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Kooper Jacobi somehow gets the and-1 to fall

ESPNFeb 10

Isaiah Griffin gets the and-1 to fall

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Preston Turner gets the hoop and the harm

ESPNFeb 10

Preston Turner shows off range with long 3

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Lucas Lorenzen gets the basket plus the foul

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