The Eastern men’s basketball team could not find its shot on the road as they fell to Murray State, 68-58.

After putting up over 80 points in the last two games, the Panthers struggled to get anything going on offense as they trailed for most of the game.

Eastern lead for just 22 seconds in the game, as they fall to 6-13 on the season with the loss, as well as 3-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

The Panthers had just two players score in double digits, as Cornell Johnston had 10 points while A.J. Riley added 11.

Foul trouble got to the Panthers as Johnston and Riley played a majority of the second half with four fouls.

Eastern’s usual scorers could not get much of anything to fall as leading scorer Trae Anderson scored just eight points, while Demetrius McReynolds had just nine.

McReynolds went 3 of 13 from the field, while Riley shot 1 for 10 as he scored most of his points from the free throw line.

It was also a rough night at the three point line, as the Panthers shot just 25 percent from behind the arch.

While Eastern’s offense struggled, its defense could not find its groove either.

While the Panthers did not struggle much on defense, they still allowed Murray State to shoot 45 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three point line.

Eastern’s 31 percent shooting in the second half kept them from making a come back.

With the loss, the Panthers have fallen in the standings as Murray State jumped into 2^nd place with a 3-3 record while Eastern is now a half game behind.

Next up for Eastern is Austin Peay for another road game in Clarksville, Tennessee.

The Panthers travel for one more road game before returning to Lantz Arena to play UT-Martin.

Austin Peay comes into play at 8-12 overall on the season and 1-4 in OVC play.

Eastern’s struggles on the road continue as they fell to 1-8 on the season in games away from Lantz Arena.

The Panthers must find a way to win on the road, and beat an Austin Peay team that is 5-4 at home this season.

The game against Austin Peay will be one of the team’s four road games remaining on the season.

All teams will continue to chase the two undefeated teams in the OVC in Belmont and Tennessee State.

Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected]