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Morehead State Eagles vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Recap - Eastern Illinois Wins 71-65
Eastern Illinois got 25 points from Josiah Wallace en route to a 71-65 victory over Morehead State on Saturday at Lantz Arena.
Eastern Illinois won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -6.5-point spread.
Mack Smith had 11 points for Eastern Illinois and Kashawn Charles chipped in with 9 points. Shareef Smith had 2 assists for them, while JaQualis Matlock was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Morehead State got 14 points from Tyzhaun Claude in a losing cause and another 10 points from Djimon Henson. Justin Thomas contributed 4 assists for them, while James Baker had 8 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois led at halftime, $HalfScore.
Morehead State had a 45-37 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Eastern Illinois heads into a battle against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Morehead State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Eastern Kentucky.