Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-21, 3-10 OVC) from Belmont Brunes (22-5, 12-2 OVC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 pm
Bottom line: Belmont will host the Eastern Illinois Panthers after Nick Musinsky defeats Southeast Missouri Red Hawks 81-72 and scores 21 points.
Bruins is 10-1 on the home court. Belmont is 1-1 in a one-possession game.
Panther is 3-10 against OVC opponents. Eastern Illinois is 2-10 against an opponent with a winning record.
The team will play for the second time in OVC play this season. Bruins won the final match 90-56 on January 24th. Ben Shepherd scored 15 points, leading Bruins to victory.
Top performer: Shepherd shoots 38.9% from across the arc, scoring 2.3 three points per Bruins game, averaging 16.2 points. Muszynski has averaged 16.2 points and 1.7 blocks in the last 10 Belmont games.
Kashon Charles shot 37.0% in the Panthers, averaging 9.0 points. Paul Vizimana has averaged 13.3 points in the last 10 games in eastern Illinois.
Past 10 games: Bruins: 9-1, average 79.5 points, 31.1 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 9.0 steals, 3.8 blocks per game, 48.2% shots from the field. Opponents average 65.8 points per game.
Panthers: 3-7, average 59.7 points, 24.6 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 6.1 steals, 2.4 blocks per game, 42.4% shots from the field. The average opponent is 73.0 points.
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Muszynski leads Belmont against eastern Illinois after a 21-point match.Sports
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