Eastern Illinois hosts Southeast Missouri State following Russell's 30-point game
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (11-11, 6-3 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (7-15, 3-6 OVC)
Charleston, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southeast Missouri State takes on the Eastern Illinois Panthers after Phillip Russell scored 30 points in Southeast Missouri State's 92-75 win against the Tennessee State Tigers.
The Panthers have gone 5-5 at home. Eastern Illinois ranks third in the OVC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 70.9 points while holding opponents to 42.8% shooting.
The Redhawks are 6-3 in OVC play. Southeast Missouri State ranks seventh in the OVC shooting 33.0% from deep. Tevin Gowins paces the Redhawks shooting 71.4% from 3-point range.
The Panthers and Redhawks match up Saturday for the first time in OVC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yaakema Rose Jr. is averaging 9.7 points, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals for the Panthers. Kinyon Hodges is averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games for Eastern Illinois.
Russell is scoring 17.9 points per game with 2.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Redhawks. Chris Harris is averaging 13.5 points over the past 10 games for Southeast Missouri State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-6, averaging 70.4 points, 31.2 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.6 points per game.
Redhawks: 6-4, averaging 80.8 points, 31.2 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
