Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Recap - November 6


On Friday, Eastern Illinois fell at Iowa in non-conference action.
 
FRIDAY'S SCORES 
 @Iowa 91, Eastern Illinois 47 Box Score


IOWA 91, EASTERN ILLINOIS 47
IOWA CITY, Iowa 
- Eastern Illinois men's basketball battled until the midway portion of the first half before a scoreless stretch allowed Iowa to extend an eight point lead into a 41-20 lead at the half.

In the second half the Hawkeyes were 10-of-18 from 3-point range as they pulled away from the Panthers for a 91-47 win at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

Tanner Vogel posted a double-double for the EIU offense finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds as the Panthers pulled down 11 offensive rebounds as part of their 24 rebound night.

Jaden Miller had a lay-up with 8:54 to play in the first half as the Panthers trailed 24-16.  EIU's next bucket came nearly six and half minutes later by Markus Blackwell.

Demar Burton scored nine points despite missing most of the first half with two early fouls.

Iowa featured balanced scoring with four players scoring in double figures led by Peyton McCollum with 14 points.  For the game Iowa was 14-of-30 from 3-point range.  Ty'Reek Coleman added 13 points as the Hawkeyes moved to 2-0 on the season.

The Panthers picked up eight steals with three by Daniel Ntambwe as EIU fell to 0-2 on the season.  They return to action on Monday night with their third straight game against a Power Conference opponent playing at ACC member Notre Dame.