Eastern Illinois hosts Western Illinois following Rosner's 24-point game

Published Dec. 10, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Western Illinois Leathernecks (5-4) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-8)

Charleston, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eastern Illinois -5; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois faces the Eastern Illinois Panthers after Alec Rosner scored 24 points in Western Illinois' 84-73 win against the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers.

The Panthers have gone 2-3 at home. Eastern Illinois ranks sixth in the OVC with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Nick Ellington averaging 2.0.

The Leathernecks are 1-3 on the road. Western Illinois ranks seventh in the Summit shooting 32.5% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Carlesimo averages 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring 5.5 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc. Kinyon Hodges is shooting 43.5% and averaging 11.2 points for Eastern Illinois.

Trenton Massner is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Leathernecks. Rosner is averaging 15.6 points for Western Illinois.

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