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03/04 21:03 CST Fruster, McMorris lead Eastern Illinois to 77-71 OT win over
SIU-Edwardsville in OVC Tournament
Fruster, McMorris lead Eastern Illinois to 77-71 OT win over SIU-Edwardsville
in OVC Tournament
By The Associated Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) --- Zion Fruster scored 23 points and Terry McMorris
added five in the overtime as Eastern Illinois took down SIU-Edwardsville 77-71
on Wednesday in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
Fruster shot 10 of 14 from the field and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line for
the Panthers (12-19, 8-12 Ohio Valley Conference). Kooper Jacobi scored 18
points while shooting 7 for 15, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc, and
added eight rebounds. McMorris shot 7 of 7 from the field to finish with 15
points, while adding 13 rebounds and three blocks.
Tyler King finished with 19 points and six rebounds for the Cougars (19-12,
12-8). Arnas Sakenis added 15 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for
SIU-Edwardsville. Jordan Pickett had 12 points.
Fruster scored 12 points in the first half for Eastern Illinois, which led
40-31 at halftime. Eastern Illinois was outscored by nine points in the second
half and the teams finished regulation tied at 65. McMorris went 2 of 2 from
the field on the way to five points in the overtime.
Eighth-seeded Eastern Illinois will play No. 4-seed Tennessee-Martin in the
quarterfinals on Thursday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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