E. Illinois looks for home win vs W. Illinois
December 10, 2020 GMT
Lantz Arena, Charleston, Illinois; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois looks for its fourth straight win over Western Illinois at Lantz Arena. The last victory for the Leathernecks at Eastern Illinois was an 83-63 win on Nov. 21, 2015.
SENIOR STUDS: Western Illinois’ Will Carius, Rod Johnson Jr. and Anthony Jones have combined to score 39 percent of all Leathernecks scoring this season.TERRIFIC TAMELL: Across four appearances this season, Western Illinois’ Tamell Pearson has shot 53.7 percent.
LONG-RANGE THREAT: Eastern Illinois’s Mack Smith has attempted 38 3-pointers and connected on 36.8 percent of them, and is 13 for 29 over the last five games.