EASTERN ILLINOIS 2008-09 Men’s Basketball EASTERN ILLINOIS (1-1) SCHEDULE/RESULTS at IPFW (0-2) N 8 ILLINOIS COLLEGE (EX) ................W 86-66 Nov. 22, 2008 • Noon (CST) N 15 at Ball State ....................................... L 59-72 Allen County Memorial Coliseum • Fort Wayne, Ind. N 19 MANCHESTER COLLEGE ..............W 82-59 Radio: EIU Odyssey (internet only broadcast) N 22 at IPFW...................................................Noon - John Twork & Rob Calhoun N 25 at IUPUI (Conseco Fieldhouse) ..........6:30 pm N 29 IPFW....................................................... 7 pm GAME 3 Eastern Illinois will play the first of a home and home in-season series with IPFW D 4 * TENNESSEE STATE (WEIU) .............. 8 pm on Saturday in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Mastodons will then return the visit to Lantz D 6 * AUSTIN PEAY (WEIU) ......................... 7 pm D 10 at Evansville ............................................7 pm Arena on Saturday, Nov. 29 as the two teams will meet twice during a seven day D 13 WESTERN ILLINOIS (WEIU)................. 7 pm period. EIU is coming off a 82-53 win over Manchester College on Wednesday D 22 CHICAGO STATE .................................. 7 pm night while IPFW is 0-2 on the year after losses to Xavier and Michigan State. D 28 at Bowling Green .....................................1 pm The game will be carried on an internet only broadcast at www.eiuodyssey.com D 31 MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE ............ 3 pm EIU/IPFW SERIES J 3 * at Jacksonville State (ESPNU).........7:30 pm This will be the first meeting between Eastern Illinois and IPFW as the two J 5 * at Tennessee Tech ...........................7:30 pm J 10 * at Southeast Missouri ......................7:45 pm schools will add two meetings to the series during the year. IPFW is coached J 15 * EASTERN KENTUCKY (WEIU) .......... 8 pm by Dane Fife, a college teammate of current EIU assistant coach Michael Lewis J 17 * MOREHEAD STATE (WEIU) ............... 7 pm at Indiana University in the late 1990’s. The Panthers are quite familiar with J 22 * at Murray State.................................7:30 pm teams in The Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent Conference) as they were J 24 * at UT Martin ..........................................6 pm a founding member of the league in 1982. J 29 * TENNESSEE TECH (WEIU) ................ 8 pm J 31 * JACKSONVILLE STATE (WEIU) ........ 7 pm SCOUTING IPFW F 7 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (WEIU) ....... 7 pm The Mastodons have played the nation’s 19th hardest schedule to open the F 9 * MURRAY STATE (WEIU) ..................... 7 pm season with a pair of games against Xavier and Michigan State. Both games F 12 * at Morehead State ...........................6:30 pm have resulted in losses as IPFW has averaged just 51 points with a total of 12 F 14 * at Eastern Kentucky ..............................6 pm assists on the season. Ben Botts is the leading scorer with 13 per contest. F 18 * UT MARTIN (WEIU)............................. 7 pm Deilvez Yearby has been active on the glass with 5 rebounds per game. F 21 at ESPNU Bracketbusters ........................TBA F 26 * at Austin Peay ..................................7:30 pm F 28 * at Tennessee State ..........................7:30 pm FIRST HALF FIRE Eastern Illinois had one of its most successful first halves in program history M 3 OVC Tournament 1st Round ....................TBA on Wednesday night scoring 59 points while shooting 70.6 percent from the M 6 OVC Tournament Semifinals ............ 6 & 8 pm field. The EIU record for most points at halftime is 68 against University of the M 7 OVC Championship (ESPN2)..................7 pm Americas in 1965. The Panthers highest first half point total last season was 43 M 19 NCAA Tournament 1st Round (CBS) ........TBA during a win at Southeast Missouri. All Times Central EASTERN ILLINOIS PROJECTED STARTERS * * Ohio Valley Conference Games P # Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown Pts Reb Ast G 2 Tyler Laser 6-1 183 So Hillsdale, Mich. 10.5 4.0 3.5 G 10 Romain Martin 6-3 185 Jr Minneapolis, Minn. 17.0 4.5 1.0 G 30 T.J. Marion 6-4 195 Jr Aurora, Ill. 4.0 3.0 4.5 F 41 Edin Suljic 6-7 220 Jr Des Moines, Iowa 8.0 2.5 0.5 C 45 Ousmane Cisse 6-8 250 Jr Abidjan, Ivory Coast 2.5 4.5 1.0 2008-09 OVC Standings Team......................... OVC.......Pct............All....... Pct. EASTERN ILLINOIS RESERVES Austin Peay ..................0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 G 5 Dewayne Wright Jr. 5-10 161 Jr Junction City, Kan. 3.5 2.0 1.0 Eastern Illinois .............0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 F 12 Billy Parrish 6-4 213 Sr Naperville, Ill. 7.0 4.5 2.0 Eastern Kentucky .........0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 G 13 Will Hamilton 6-3 175 Fr Greenfield, Ind. 3.0 2.0 2.0 Jacksonville State .........0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 F 15 James Hollowell 6-6 215 Fr Indianapolis, Ind. 3.5 3.0 1.0 Morehead State ............0-0 .......000...........0-3 .......000 G 20 Jay Smith 6-2 175 Jr Terre Haute, Ind. 7.0 0.5 0.5 Murray State .................0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 G 23 Jeremy Granger 6-1 170 Fr Elgin, Ill. 1.0 2.0 0.5 Southeast Missouri .......0-0 .......000...........0-2 .......000 F 33 Zavier Sanders 6-6 215 Fr Kokomo, Ind. 8.0 4.0 0.0 Tennessee State ............0-0 .......000...........0-2 .......000 C 32 Matt Dorlack 6-11 253 So New Berlin, Wis. 1.0 2.0 0.0 Tennessee Tech.............0-0 .......000...........2-0 ....1.000 UT Martin ....................0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 * Starting line-up based on Game 2... Standings through games November 19, 2008 MANCHESTER RECAP INSIDE THE NUMBERS Eastern Illinois used a 24 point run early in the first half as the Panthers built a 59-17 halftime lead en route to an easy 82-53 victory over Manchester College. It was the third straight home opening win for head coach Mike Miller. Romain Martin scored 17 points to lead EIU while Tyler Laser and Jay Smith both poured in 11. EIU finished the game shooting 50 percent from the floor. HOOSIER HYSTERIA Eastern Illinois continues its season with a healthy helping of Indiana based schools EIU Points Per Game ..................... 70.5 as they play their third straight opponent from the Hoosier State. After opening at Opponents Points Per Game .......... 62.5 Ball State on Nov. 15, EIU hosted Manchester College of Indiana on Wednesday. Scoring Margin ............................ + 8.0 The Panthers play at IPFW on Saturday and IUPUI on Tuesday before heading Field Goal Percentage ................. .478 back home for a game with IPFW. The first non-Indiana based team EIU will play 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .... .452 is Tennessee State on Dec. 4 in the Ohio Valley Conference opener. Free Throw Percentage ............... .655 Rebounds........................................ 38.5 NON-CONFERENCE HOME AND HOME Rebound Margin ........................... + 5.0 While playing the same non-conference opponent for a home-and-home series is Assists Per Game ........................... 16.5 not something Eastern Illinois has done recently, it is not something unfamiliar to Turnovers Per Game ...................... 12.0 the program. Nine times since joining the NCAA Division I ranks the Panthers have Steals Per Game ............................... 3.5 played a non-conference home-and-home series. The last was in 1995-96 when EIU swept a pair of games against Oral Roberts. Blocks Per Game .............................. 4.0 Field Goal Percentage Defense ... .383 LASER ON TARGET FROM 3 Sophomore Tyler Laser has been on target early this season from 3-point range as he leads the team with five made 3-pointers in two games shooting 55.6 percent. Laser has scored in double figures in both of the Panthers regular-season contests this year and has scored in double figures in four of the last seven EIU games, hitting for nine points in two of those contests. MARTIN NEEDS TWO IPFW Points Per Game .................. 51.0 While Tyler Laser holds the early season lead in 3-pointers, junior Romain Martin Opponents Points Per Game .......... 70.5 is about to etch his name in the career Top 10 for 3-pointers made. Martin enters Scoring Margin ........................... - 18.5 the IPFW game with 115 made 3-pointers needing just two more to tie Josh Gomes Field Goal Percentage ................. .345 for 10th place on the career list. Martin is leading EIU in scoring with 17 points per 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .... .303 game and has been the teams leading scorer in 23 career games. Free Throw Percentage ............... .762 Rebounds........................................ 29.5 SMITH BREAKS OUT Rebound Margin .......................... - 12.5 Junior college transfer Jay Smith had a slight break out on Wednesday against Manchester scoring 11 points in the first half. He knocked down three 3-pointers Assists Per Game ............................. 6.0 in the win giving him four makes on the season. Smith smashed several 3-point Turnovers Per Game ...................... 13.5 shooting records during his two-year career at Trinity Valley CC in Texas. While at Steals Per Game ............................... 3.5 TVCC he hit 247 career 3-pointers hitting 42.2 from beyond the arc. Blocks Per Game ...............................2.0 Field Goal Percentage Defense ... .466 ASSISTS FOR EVERYONE Wednesday night proved to be a fruitful one for those players in the mood to give as Eastern Illinois dished out 23 assists against Manchester. Of the 13 players who participated in the game, ten were credited with at least one assist with six players having multiple assists. Junior college transfer T.J. Marion was the team leader with six assists giving him a team high nine assists on the year. Last season EIU passed out 20 or more assists in three games with a season-high 26 in a win over Jacksonville State.