OVC Championship - 1st Round

13-19, 8-12 OVC

Final/OT

	1	2	OT	T
E Illinois EIU	40	25	12	77
SIUE SIUE	31	34	6	71

SIU Edwardsville CougarsSIUESIUE

19-13, 12-8 OVC

SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Eastern Illinois Panthers

Game Information

Evansville, IN

Referee:Eric Lowe

Referee:James Gibson

Referee:Steve Divine

NCAA Division I

Ohio Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee State	15-5	-	23-10
Morehead State	15-5	-	20-13
Southeast Missouri State	14-6	1	20-13
UT Martin	13-7	2	22-11
SIU Edwardsville	12-8	3	19-13
Lindenwood	11-9	4	18-15
Little Rock	9-11	6	12-20
Tennessee Tech	8-12	6	13-18
Eastern Illinois	8-12	7	13-20
Southern Indiana	4-16	11	7-23
Western Illinois	1-19	14	5-26

Men's College Basketball News

Jalen Smith, fixer in NCAA hoops betting scheme, sentenced to 6 years in prison

Jalen Smith, 30, was charged with rigging college basketball games as part of a point-fixing scheme and sentenced to six years in federal prison.

16h

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs order letting state's 2022 athletes play in 2026-27

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order allowing 2022 athletes to play even though the NCAA's new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons.

16h

Penny Hardaway offers to repay $2.6M loan for Memphis roster

Memphis men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway says he's willing to pay up to $2.6 million this year toward the program's revenue-sharing total to field a competitive team.

19h

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