Eastern Illinois visits Southeast Missouri State following Bizimana's 20-point performance

Published Feb. 4, 2022 2:22 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Eastern Illinois Panthers (4-17, 2-6 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (9-13, 4-5 OVC)

Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois visits the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks after Paul Bizimana scored 20 points in Eastern Illinois' 62-57 victory against the Tennessee State Tigers.

The Redhawks are 6-3 on their home court. Southeast Missouri State is eighth in the OVC in rebounding averaging 31.0 rebounds. Nygal Russell leads the Redhawks with 6.6 boards.

The Panthers have gone 2-6 against OVC opponents. Eastern Illinois is 0-2 in one-possession games.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. The Redhawks won the last matchup 87-58 on Jan. 22. Dylan Branson scored 15 points points to help lead the Redhawks to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Eric Reed Jr. is shooting 42.3% and averaging 15.2 points for the Redhawks. Chris Harris is averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games for Southeast Missouri State.

Kejuan Clements is averaging 8.6 points and 4.4 assists for the Panthers. Bizimana is averaging 10.9 points and 1.7 blocks over the past 10 games for Eastern Illinois.

LAST 10 GAMES: Redhawks: 4-6, averaging 78.6 points, 30.7 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.2 points per game.

Panthers: 2-8, averaging 54.3 points, 23.4 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points.

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