In the third quarter of Eastern and Murray State’s game Thursday in Lantz Arena, the Racers took their first lead of the game at 51-50 with 2:30 remaining in the quarter. With the remnants of a third...
Eastern knew what it was up against when the Panthers (10-8, 3-2) tipped off Thursday’s game against the high-powered Murray State (14-2, 5-0) offense, led by projected NBA lottery pick Ja Morant, in...
The Eastern men’s basketball team has what is more-than-likely its toughest weekend schedule ahead of them, facing Murray State Thursday and Austin Peay Saturday.
Murray State alone will be the toughest...
The Eastern women’s basketball team knows the importance of its upcoming week. With games against Murray State and Austin Peay scheduled for Thursday and Saturday respectively, and the Panthers sitting...
With every passing win, Tennessee Tech proves more to the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference that its 4-0 start to the season is not a fluke.
The Golden Eagles cemented their place as the only undefeated...
The most telling statistic for the Eastern men’s basketball team is its three-point shooting.
Points from beyond the mark have been the Panthers’ best friend at times, and its worst friend at times.
Whichever...
Before the men’s basketball team started its regular season, head coach Jay Spoonhour rattled off names of players he expected would be playmakers this season.
Out of the names of junior transfers...
Ohio Valley Conference play continues to heat up, leaving some preseason favorites toward the top of the pack with Eastern trailing just behind.
The Panthers (10-7, 3-1 OVC) dropped a tight game with...
Last week Wednesday I wrote a column illustrating how the Eastern women’s basketball team was no longer a rebuilding program and had finally arrived to be big players in the conference tournament. It...
Like every conference game thus far, the Eastern men’s basketball team had a close finish against Tennessee Tech Saturday, winning 67-60.
In each of the Panthers’ first four conference games, Eastern...
When the Eastern women’s basketball team departed for a two-game road trip with games against Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech, it did so with a 1-1 conference record, the No. 2 ranked defense in...
Eastern’s undefeated conference start came to end Thursday night as the Panthers fell to Jacksonville State by a final tally of 69-62.
It was a back-and-forth battle that included seven lead changes,...
