Arkansas-Little Rock 72, at Eastern Illinois 78

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — In a game defined by runs and missed opportunities, the Eastern Illinois Panthers used a decisive second-half surge and superior execution at the free-throw line to outlast the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans 78-72 in an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Lantz Arena. A crowd of 1,214 saw the Panthers improve to 11-16 overall, while the Trojans fell to 10-17. The game, which featured 12 lead changes and was tied on eight occasions, ultimately swung on a critical stretch early in the second half. After a tightly contested first half that saw Eastern Illinois take… Read more...