Indiana hosts Eastern Illinois Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Panthers are 1-1 at the start of their fourth season under former Indiana Hoosier Marty Simmons.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana has one more tune-up against a mid-major opponent before facing a Power Four team.
Eastern Illinois is in its fourth season under coach Marty Simmons, who has a 29-67 record with the Panthers. Previously a Clemson assistant and the head coach at Evansville, Simmons played at Indiana from 1983-85 before transferring to Evansville. He started 35 games for the Hoosiers and averaged 9.4 points per game as a freshman under coach Bob Knight.
Senior guard Artese Stapleton led the way with 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting and eight assists. Kooper Jacobi had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the 6-foot-7 senior forward also knocked down a pair of 3-pointers. Eastern Illinois dominated the glass against Earlham, finishing with a 51-28 rebounding advantage and 18 offensive rebounds. The Panthers also did well to force 19 turnovers and a 33.8% Earlham field goal percentage.
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