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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Eastern senior Muusa Dama drives the lane in a game against Jacksonville State on Feb.1. Eastern lost the game 75-56, Dama scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds in the loss.

OVC standings shaping up for playoff time

Maher Kawash, Men's Basketball Reporter February 20, 2018

The Eastern men’s basketball team secured its trip to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament with a win over Tennessee-Martin Saturday, but there is still plenty of action left ahead of the postseason. The...

Panthers need more production on offense

Tom O'Connor, Men's Basketball Reporter February 13, 2018

   The market for field goals has been a bit hectic for the Eastern men’s basketball team this season.  The price for baskets has trended upward as, needless to say, the Panthers have struggled to...

Junior Jajuan Starks handles the ball at the top of the arc in the Panthers’ 76-69 loss to Austin Peay Saturday in Lantz Arena. Starks scored six points in the game.

Eastern’s comeback falls short, lose to Austin Peay

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor February 11, 2018

With just four games left in the season, the Eastern men’s basketball team is in a three-way battle for the final two spots to get into the OVC Tournament. Saturday’s 76-69 loss to Austin Peay did...

Junior Jajuan Starks jumps into the lane before going up for a layup in Eastern’s 75-56 loss to Jacksonville State in Lantz Arena. Eastern won 78-74 over Southern Illinois Edwardsville Thursday on the road.

Panthers escape with big road win

Maher Kawash, Men's Basketball Reporter February 8, 2018

The Eastern men’s basketball team is starting to adjust its play to overcome difficult obstacles, and that was enough for a 78-74 road win against Southern Illinois Edwardsville Thursday night. The...

Panthers planning guard-less life after losing 3 players

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor January 30, 2018

The Panthers have lost three players in the same position this season leaving coach Jay Spoonhour at a loss for words on how to describe what has happened to the Eastern men’s basketball team. Sophomore...

Senior Ray Crossland looks to cut into the lane in the Panthers’ 86-74 loss to Southeast Missouri Jan. 20 in Lantz Arena. Eastern lost 50-47 to Tennessee State Saturday on the road.

Panthers lose another guard in loss to Tigers

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor January 28, 2018

Senior guard Terrell Lewis has been out since the ninth game of the season, junior guard D’Angelo Jackson has been out since the 12th game of the season and in the men’s basketball team’s Saturday...

Senior Muusa Dama goes up for a right-hand hook in the Panthers’ 86-74 loss to Southeast Missouri Jan. 20 in Lantz Arena. Eastern lost to Belmont 81-59 Thursday on the road.

Foul trouble hurts Panthers in loss

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor January 25, 2018

The Eastern men’s basketball team’s plan to stop Belmont Thursday was to make the three-pointers the Bruins shot “as hard as possible.” Maybe it made it slightly harder, as the Bruins sank 10-of-28,...

Men’s basketball team searching for special stretch

Maher Kawash, Men's Basketball Reporter January 16, 2018

The Eastern men’s basketball team is going through its fair share of struggles this season, but it may be following a similar trend as years past. Since the 2014-15 campaign, the Panthers have followed...

Senior point guard Montell Goodwin drives into the lane against Tennessee State defenders Thursday at Lantz Arena. Goodwin had 17 points in the loss. It was his ninth straight double-digit scoring game.

Men’s basketball team lacking offensive leadership

Maher Kawash, Basketball Reporter January 11, 2018

The Eastern men’s basketball team is ailing with injuries to some vital players, and it is hurting in many ways offensively. Leg injuries to Terrell Lewis and D’Angelo Jackson have depleted the Panthers...

Senior Ray Crossland looks for a teammate to pass to during the first half of Thursday’s matchup with Tennessee State.

Panthers fall flat at end, lose to Tennessee State

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor January 11, 2018

The Eastern men’s basketball team actually put together a strong night at the free throw line, shooting 72 percent, improving on its season average of 66 percent. But when Eastern needed the biggest...

OVC play heating up in men’s basketball

Maher Kawash, Basketball Reporter January 7, 2018

It is safe to say the Eastern men’s basketball team has not lived up to expectations to start this season, but the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference has struggled as well. In all fairness, the Panthers...

Sophomore guard D’Angelo Jackson drives the hoop in the Panthers game against Southern Indiana at Lantz Arena on Nov. 6. Jackson had 17 points in the Panthers exhibition loss.

Jackson, Lewis likely out for weekend

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor January 7, 2018

Eastern's basketball team is no stranger to tough tests. It had the string of games against NCAA Tournament caliber teams in November, and now, it just finished being tested by four straight OVC games...

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