Who’s Playing
Belmont @ Eastern Illinois
Current Records: Belmont 14-5; Eastern Illinois 2-16
What to Know
The Belmont Bruins are 8-0 against the Eastern Illinois Panthers since January of 2016, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success Monday. Belmont and EIU will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 6 p.m. ET at Lantz Arena. The Bruins won both of their matches against the Panthers last season (79-66 and 89-61) and are aiming for the same result this time around.
Belmont came up short against the Morehead State Eagles this past Thursday, falling 83-74.
Meanwhile, EIU has to be aching after a bruising 87-58 loss to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks this past Saturday.
The losses put Belmont at 14-5 and EIU at 2-16. A pair of offensive stats to keep an eye on: The Bruins enter the game with a 49.50% field goal percentage, good for 10th best in college basketball. Less enviably, the Panthers are…
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