The Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-6) will try to stop a six-game road slide when squaring off against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-5) on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Seabury Center, airing at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Seabury Center in Berea, Kentucky
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Eastern Kentucky Stats Insights

• The Colonels make 41.8% of their shots from the field this season, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the Panthers have allowed to their opponents (42.3%).
• Eastern Kentucky has a 4-2 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 42.3% from the field.
• The Colonels are the 69th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Panthers sit at 281st.
• The 76.3 points per game the Colonels average are just one more point than the Panthers give up (75.3).
• Eastern Kentucky is 5-0 when scoring more than 75.3 points.

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Eastern Illinois Stats Insights

• The Panthers have shot at a 41.9% rate from the field this season, 5.6 percentage points less than the 47.5% shooting opponents of the Colonels have averaged.
• This season, Eastern Illinois has a 2-0 record in games the team collectively shoots over 47.5% from the field.
• The Colonels are the bestfirst ranked rebounding team in the country, the Panthers rank 280th.
• The Panthers average 5.9 fewer points per game (68.4) than the Colonels give up to opponents (74.3).
• Eastern Illinois is 3-2 when allowing fewer than 76.3 points.

Eastern Kentucky Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• At home last year, Eastern Kentucky averaged 11.1 more points per game (85.8) than it did in road games (74.7).
• The Colonels gave up 72.5 points per game last year in home games, which was 8.9 fewer points than they allowed away from home (81.4).
• Looking at three-point shooting, Eastern Kentucky fared better when playing at home last season, sinking 8 threes per game with a 36.5% three-point percentage, compared to 7.6 threes per game and a 35% three-point percentage in away games.

Eastern Illinois Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• In 2023-24, Eastern Illinois scored 6.3 more points per game at home (73.1) than away (66.8).
• At home, the Panthers conceded 62.3 points per game last season. On the road, they conceded 74.9.
• At home, Eastern Illinois made 4.7 triples per game last season, 1.9 fewer than it averaged on the road (6.6). Eastern Illinois’ 3-point shooting percentage was lower at home (27.4%) than on the road (36.9%) too.

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