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EASTERN ILLINOIS 2013-14 Men’s Basketball EASTERN ILLINOIS (9-15, 6-6) at Austin Peay (10-14, 4-6) 2013-14 Schedule Thursday, Feb. 13 • 7 p.m. Clarksville, Tenn. - Dunn Center (7,875) 9-15 // 6-6 Ohio Valley Conference SERIES RECORD: EIU leads, 25-24 LAST MEETING: EIU 67, APSU 64 (01/18/14) NOVEMBER RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM 2 ...............OAKLAND CITY (EXH) .................W, 73-64 (Mike Bradd, Jack Ashmore) 9 ................ at Northwestern ...........................L, 72-55 LIVE STATS: www.letsgopeay.com 13 .............OLIVET NAZARENE ....................W, 67-60 WATCH LIVE: www.ovcdigitalnetwork.com 16 .............. at Illinois-Chicago ........................ W, 86-66 20 .............. at Purdue ......................................L, 83-55 23 .............ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY ............W, 89-67 THE OPENING TIP 27 .............IPFW .......................................... L, 71-65 The Panther men’s basketball team travels to Austin Peay on Thursday, Feb. 13 for a 7 p.m. contest. EIU is 30 .............. at Western Kentucky .....................L, 68-53 9-15 (6-6 OVC) and APSU is 10-14 (4-6 OVC). DECEMBER 4 ................ at Western Illinois .........................L, 60-32 EIU currently ranks third in the OVC West Division standings while Austin Peay ranks fourth. The Panthers are 7 ...............INDIANA STATE ........................... L, 66-48 looking to defeat the Governors twice in the same season since the 2000-01 campaign (split regular-season 19 .............. at Wright State ..............................L, 70-43 series, EIU beat APSU in the OVC Tournament for the second win). 21 .............. at IPFW .........................................L, 86-65 28 .............* TENNESSEE STATE ...................W, 70-69 JANUARY The Panthers are led by second-year head coach Jay Spoonhour. He has posted a 126-68 record in seven 2 ...............* EASTERN KENTUCKY .............. L, 100-81 seasons as a head coach and a 20-34 record at EIU. 4 ...............* MOREHEAD STATE ................... L, 85-77 9 ................ * at Tennessee Tech ......................L, 81-69 Dave Loos has a 463-399 overall record in 28 years as a head coach with a 381-346 record in 24 seasons with 11 .............. * at Jacksonville State ................. W, 56-48 the Governors. Loos is also the conference’s all-time wins leader. 16 .............* MURRAY STATE ........................ L, 70-66 18 .............* AUSTIN PEAY ..........................W, 67-64 SERIES HISTORY WITH AUSTIN PEAY 23 .............. * at UT Martin ...............................L, 84-77 EIU trails the all-time series with Austin Peay, 24-15. The Panthers are 2-1 in their last three meetings with 25 .............. * at Southeast Missouri .............. W, 77-74 the Governors and won their last meeting in Clarksville, Tenn., by a score of 77-67 on Jan. 19, 2013. 28 .............CLEVELAND STATE ...................... L, 82-68 FEBRUARY 1 ...............* SIU EDWARDSVILLE ................W, 76-70 EIU won the first meeting this season, 67-64, inside Lantz Arena on Jan. 18. Three Panthers scored in double 6 ...............* UT MARTIN ............................W, 91-79 figures and EIU shot 60.9 percent from the floor in the second half. 8 ...............* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ............ L, 74-68 13 .............. * at Austin Peay .............................. 7 p.m. Leading 65-64 with 16 seconds remaining in regulation, Sherman Blanford tipped in a missed shot by Luke 15 .............. * at Murray State ....................... 7:30 p.m. Piotrowski to give EIU a three-point advantage. On the ensuing possession, Austin Peay’s Damarius Smith 20 .............. * at Belmont ................................... 7 p.m. missed a three pointer as time expired from the left baseline. 24 .............CHICAGO STATE .............................7 p.m. MARCH SCOUTING THE GOVERNORS 1 ................ * at SIU Edwardsville ....................... 1 p.m. Austin Peay is 4-6 at home this season with a 3-2 mark in home OVC games. The Governors are coming off a 5-8 ............ OVC Tournament ................................TBA 93-68 loss at Belmont on Feb. 8. Austin Peay is 2-2 in its last four outings. * denotes Ohio Valley Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS Chris Horton leads the team in scoring (14 ppg), rebounding (9.8 rpg) and blocks (3.2 bpg). He leads the Home games played in Lantz Arena (Charleston, Ill.) conference in blocks and ranks third in rebounds. Two other players average 10 or more points per game OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) in Travis Betran (13.6 ppg) and Will Triggs (12.5 ppg). Damarius Smith adds 8.9 points per game and a conference-best 5.9 assists per game. EASTERN ILLINOIS PROJECTED STARTERS * P # Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown Pts Reb Ast 2013-14 OVC Standings G 5 Reggie Smith 6-0 185 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. 13.3 2.6 3.2 G 30 Dylan Chatman 6-1 180 Jr. Belleville, Ill. 6.4 2.2 1.5 East Division .................. OVC ....... Pct. ............All ........Pct. F 12 Keenen Anderson 6-7 225 Jr. Marion, Ark. 3.4 2.9 0.3 Belmont .......................... 10-2 ....... .833 .......... 19-8 .........704 F 15 Sherman Blanford 6-6 215 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. 13.1 7.1 1.5 Morehead State ................ 7-3 ....... .700 .......... 16-9 .........640 F 33 Luke Piotrowski 6-11 240 R-So. Port Republic, N.J. 4.2 1.8 0.5 Eastern Kentucky .............. 7-4 ....... .636 .......... 17-8 .........680 Tennessee Tech ................. 5-5 ....... .500 ........ 12-13 .........480 EASTERN ILLINOIS RESERVES Jacksonville State .............. 4-7 ....... .364 ........ 10-16 .........385 G 2 Donald Moore 6-1 185 So. Chicago, Ill. 1.3 0.3 0.2 Tennessee State .............. 2-10 ....... .167 .......... 3-23 .........115 G 3 Zach Dickerson 6-3 190 Fr. Argyle, Texas 3.1 1.2 1.4 G 4 Aaron Siler 5-11 170 Fr. Robinson, Ill. 1.1 0.1 0.1 West Division ................ OVC ....... Pct. ............All ........Pct. G 11 Anthony Johnson 6-4 200 Fr. Oblong, Ill. 0.7 0.4 0.2 Murray State ..................... 9-2 ........ 818 .......... 14-9 .........609 F 25 Jake Verhagen 6-6 200 Fr. Appleton, Wis. 2.0 1.0 0.2 SIUE .................................. 6-5 ....... .545 ........ 10-15 .........400 G 31 Alex Austin 6-4 190 So. Chicago, Ill. 7.5 2.3 0.9 Eastern Illinois .................. 6-6 ....... .500 .......... 9-15 .........375 F 35 Chris Olivier 6-8 245 R-So. Glenwood, Ill. 9.5 3.7 0.4 C 41 Mat Piotrowski 7-2 265 R-Jr. Port Republic, N.J. 1.6 2.0 0.5 Austin Peay ....................... 4-6 ....... .400 ........ 10-14 .........417 G 50 Julian Robertson 6-3 190 So. Chicago, Ill. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Southeast Missouri ........... 4-7 ....... .364 ........ 13-12 .........520 F 55 Josh Piper 6-8 225 Jr. Champaign, Ill. 4.3 2.9 1.1 UT Martin ......................... 2-9 ....... .182 .......... 7-19 .........269 * starters projected based on previous game line-up as of 02/11/14 INSIDE THE NUMBERS QUICK FACTS EIU BASKETBALL CONTACT INFO Contact: ............................ Greg Lautzenheiser Email: ........................ [email protected] Phone: .................................... (217) 581-7020 Cell Phone: ............................. (419) 605-8512 Fax: ........................................ (217) 581-6434 Press Row Phone: ................... (217) 581-5135 EIU Points Per Game ..................................... 66.7 APSU Points Per Game ................................. 75.0 Website: ..................... www.EIUpanthers.com Opponents Points Per Game ........................ 72.9 Opponents Points Per Game ........................ 77.0 Scoring Margin ............................................. - 6.2 Scoring Margin ............................................. - 2.0 QUICK FACTS Field Goal Percentage ............................... .438 Field Goal Percentage ................................ .487 Location .....................................Charleston, Ill. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ................... .322 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ..................... .337 Enrollment .............................................10,615 Free Throw Percentage.............................. .713 Free Throw Percentage................................ .652 Nickname ...........................................Panthers Colors ................................ Blue, Gray & White Rebounds Per Game ..................................... 32.0 Rebounds Per Game ..................................... 34.0 President ........................... Dr. William L. Perry Rebound Margin ........................................... - 0.6 Rebound Margin ........................................... - 1.5 Athletic Director ........................ Barbara Burke Assists Per Game .......................................... 11.6 Assists Per Game .......................................... 14.7 Basketball Arena ................Lantz Arena (5,300) Turnovers Per Game ..................................... 13.3 Turnovers Per Game ..................................... 15.6 Steals Per Game ..............................................5.8 Steals Per Game ............................................. 6.6 Blocks Per Game ..............................................4.7 Blocks Per Game ............................................. 5.4 Field Goal Percentage Defense .................... .462 Field Goal Percentage Defense ..................... .450 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES JOSH PIPER (1) GAME NOTES 16 pts, 11 reb. vs Houston Baptist (11/24/12) SHERMAN BLANFORD (9) IN THE PAINT 19 pts, 10 reb. at Austin Peay (01/19/13) • Sherman Blanford