Eastern Illinois 73-58 Southeast Missouri State (Mar 1, 2025) Play-by-Play

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

20-11, 15-5 Conference

	1	2	T
SEMO	32	26	58
EIU	36	37	73

Eastern Illinois Panthers

12-19, 8-12 Conference

Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.
Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
Rodolfo Bolis missed Jumper.
Nakyel Shelton made Jumper.
Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.
Rodolfo Bolis made Layup. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.
Rodolfo Bolis made Two Point Tip Shot.
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.
Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
Artese Stapleton made Layup.
Nakyel Shelton made Dunk.
Artese Stapleton missed Jumper.
Malik Olafioye made Three Point Jumper.
Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sawyer Jr..
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.
Artese Stapleton made Layup.
Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.
Nakyel Shelton missed Layup.
Artese Stapleton made Layup.
Artese Stapleton missed Layup.
Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
Kooper Jacobi missed Layup.
Artese Stapleton missed Layup.
Artese Stapleton missed Jumper.
Artese Stapleton made Layup.
Nakyel Shelton made Jumper. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.
Artese Stapleton made Layup.
Artese Stapleton missed Jumper.
Kooper Jacobi made Layup.
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.
Malik Olafioye made Jumper.
Artese Stapleton missed Layup.
Lazar Grbovic missed Layup.
Malik Olafioye missed Jumper.
Kooper Jacobi made Layup. Assisted by Malik Olafioye.
Artese Stapleton missed Jumper.
Kooper Jacobi missed Three Point Jumper.
Kooper Jacobi missed Layup.
Malik Olafioye missed Jumper.
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.
Rodolfo Bolis made Layup.
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.
Nakyel Shelton made Layup.
Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.
Artese Stapleton made Layup.
Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Artese Stapleton missed Layup.
Terry McMorris made Three Point Jumper.
Terry McMorris made Layup. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.
Nakyel Shelton made Layup. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
Nakyel Shelton made Jumper. Assisted by Artese Stapleton.
Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Brendan Terry.
BJ Ward missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Jumper.
Rob Martin made Three Point Jumper.
Teddy Washington Jr. made Jumper.
Troy Cole Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
Teddy Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Teddy Washington Jr. missed Layup.
David Idada made Layup. Assisted by TJ Biel.
BJ Ward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teddy Washington Jr..
Teddy Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy Cole Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy Cole Jr. missed Layup.
Damarion Walkup missed Three Point Jumper.
Troy Cole Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Martin.
Troy Cole Jr. missed Layup.
Teddy Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by BJ Ward.
Braxton Stacker missed Three Point Jumper.
Teddy Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Jumper.
Braxton Stacker missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Stacker.
Rob Martin missed Jumper.
Rob Martin made Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Jumper.
Brendan Terry made Layup. Assisted by Rob Martin.
Brendan Terry missed Layup.
Troy Cole Jr. missed Layup.
BJ Ward missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Jumper.
BJ Ward missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teddy Washington Jr..
Braxton Stacker made Dunk. Assisted by Damarion Walkup.
Damarion Walkup made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Martin.
Rob Martin missed Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Layup.
Braxton Stacker missed Dunk.
Brendan Terry made Layup.
Brendan Terry made Dunk. Assisted by Teddy Washington Jr..
Brendan Terry missed Layup.
Braxton Stacker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Martin.
Braxton Stacker missed Layup.
Teddy Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
Rob Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
Teddy Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Braxton Stacker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Martin.
Damarion Walkup missed Three Point Jumper.
Brendan Terry missed Layup.
Rob Martin missed Jumper.
Braxton Stacker missed Three Point Jumper.

SE MISSOURI

E ILLINOIS

TIME		SEMO	EIU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Eastern Illinois	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Southeast Missouri State	0	0
19:29	Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:23	Rob Martin Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:09	Rob Martin made Jumper. Assisted by Brendan Terry.	2	0
18:40	Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.	2	0
18:40	Brendan Terry Block.	2	0
18:36	Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:34	Rodolfo Bolis missed Jumper.	2	0
18:31	Teddy Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:28	BJ Ward missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:26	Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:20	Foul on BJ Ward.	2	0
18:14	Artese Stapleton Turnover.	2	0
18:14	Teddy Washington Jr. Steal.	2	0
18:03	Rob Martin missed Jumper.	2	0
18:03	Nakyel Shelton Block.	2	0
17:58	Teddy Washington Jr. Offensive Rebound.	2	0
17:48	Rob Martin made Three Point Jumper.	5	0
17:28	Foul on BJ Ward.	5	0
17:28	Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.	5	1
17:28	BJ Ward subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	5	1
17:28	Braxton Stacker subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	5	1
17:28	Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.	5	2
17:17	Teddy Washington Jr. made Jumper.	7	2
17:11	Teddy Washington Jr. subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	7	2
17:11	Damarion Walkup subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	7	2
16:58	Nakyel Shelton made Jumper.	7	4
16:48	Foul on Brendan Terry.	7	4
16:48	Brendan Terry Turnover.	7	4
16:35	Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.	7	7
16:19	Troy Cole Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	7	7
16:17	Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.	7	7
16:08	Rodolfo Bolis made Layup. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi.	7	9
15:50	Rob Martin missed Three Point Jumper.	7	9
15:45	Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.	7	9
15:30	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.	7	9
15:26	Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.	7	9
15:26	Rodolfo Bolis made Two Point Tip Shot.	7	11
15:15	Rob Martin Turnover.	7	11
15:15	Rodolfo Bolis Steal.	7	11
15:08	Official TV Timeout	7	11
15:08	Rodolfo Bolis subbing out for Eastern Illinois	7	11
15:08	Lazar Grbovic subbing in for Eastern Illinois	7	11
15:08	Troy Cole Jr. subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	7	11
15:08	Brendan Terry subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	7	11
15:08	TJ Biel subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	7	11
15:08	David Idada subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	7	11
14:52	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
14:49	David Idada Defensive Rebound.	7	11
14:35	Damarion Walkup Turnover.	7	11
14:18	Artese Stapleton Turnover.	7	11
14:18	Braxton Stacker Steal.	7	11
14:14	Braxton Stacker Turnover.	7	11
14:14	Artese Stapleton Steal.	7	11
14:11	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.	7	11
14:11	Lazar Grbovic Offensive Rebound.	7	11
14:11	Foul on Lazar Grbovic.	7	11
14:11	Damarion Walkup subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	7	11
14:11	Teddy Washington Jr. subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	7	11
13:44	Teddy Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	10	11
13:44	Foul on Lazar Grbovic.	10	11
13:44	Lazar Grbovic subbing out for Eastern Illinois	10	11
13:44	Rodolfo Bolis subbing in for Eastern Illinois	10	11
13:44	Teddy Washington Jr. made Free Throw.	11	11
13:26	Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.	11	11
13:22	TJ Biel Defensive Rebound.	11	11
13:13	Teddy Washington Jr. missed Layup.	11	11
13:13	Nakyel Shelton Block.	11	11
13:13	Southeast Missouri State Offensive Rebound.	11	11
13:13	Rob Martin subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	11	11
13:13	BJ Ward subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	11	11
12:57	Foul on Corey Sawyer Jr..	11	11
12:38	David Idada made Layup. Assisted by TJ Biel.	13	11
12:21	Corey Sawyer Jr. Turnover.	13	11
12:21	Corey Sawyer Jr. subbing out for Eastern Illinois	13	11
12:21	Malik Olafioye subbing in for Eastern Illinois	13	11
12:08	Foul on Malik Olafioye.	13	11
11:59	David Idada Turnover.	13	11
11:59	Rodolfo Bolis Steal.	13	11
11:49	Artese Stapleton made Layup.	13	13
11:49	Official TV Timeout	13	13
11:30	TJ Biel Turnover.	13	13
11:30	Nakyel Shelton Steal.	13	13
11:26	Nakyel Shelton made Dunk.	13	15
11:09	BJ Ward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teddy Washington Jr..	16	15
10:50	Artese Stapleton missed Jumper.	16	15
10:47	David Idada Defensive Rebound.	16	15
10:34	Braxton Stacker Turnover.	16	15
10:34	Kooper Jacobi subbing out for Eastern Illinois	16	15
10:34	Terry McMorris subbing in for Eastern Illinois	16	15
10:34	TJ Biel subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	16	15
10:34	Troy Cole Jr. subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	16	15
10:34	Rodolfo Bolis subbing out for Eastern Illinois	16	15
10:34	Sekou Kalle subbing in for Eastern Illinois	16	15
10:23	Foul on Braxton Stacker.	16	15
10:04	Malik Olafioye made Three Point Jumper.	16	18
9:43	Teddy Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	16	18
9:39	Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.	16	18
9:34	Nakyel Shelton Turnover.	16	18
9:34	Artese Stapleton subbing out for Eastern Illinois	16	18
9:34	Corey Sawyer Jr. subbing in for Eastern Illinois	16	18
9:34	BJ Ward subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	16	18
9:34	David Idada subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	16	18
9:34	Braxton Stacker subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	16	18
9:34	Rob Martin subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	16	18
9:34	Damarion Walkup subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	16	18
9:34	Brendan Terry subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	16	18
9:13	Troy Cole Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	16	18
9:11	Brendan Terry Offensive Rebound.	16	18
9:11	Foul on Sekou Kalle.	16	18
9:11	Brendan Terry made Free Throw.	17	18
9:11	Brendan Terry missed Free Throw.	17	18
9:11	Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	17	18
9:10	Foul on Damarion Walkup.	17	18
8:49	Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sawyer Jr..	17	21
8:28	Damarion Walkup Turnover.	17	21
8:28	Corey Sawyer Jr. Steal.	17	21
8:23	Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup.	17	21
8:22	Malik Olafioye Offensive Rebound.	17	21
8:22	Foul on Brendan Terry.	17	21
8:22	Malik Olafioye made Free Throw.	17	22
8:22	Nakyel Shelton subbing out for Eastern Illinois	17	22
8:22	Artese Stapleton subbing in for Eastern Illinois	17	22
8:22	Brendan Terry subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	17	22
8:22	Elliot Lowndes subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	17	22
8:22	Malik Olafioye made Free Throw.	17	23
8:11	Foul on Elliot Lowndes.	17	23
8:11	Elliot Lowndes Turnover.	17	23
7:56	Artese Stapleton Turnover.	17	23
7:56	Troy Cole Jr. Steal.	17	23
7:52	Troy Cole Jr. missed Layup.	17	23
7:49	Elliot Lowndes Offensive Rebound.	17	23
7:48	Damarion Walkup missed Three Point Jumper.	17	23
7:45	Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound.	17	23
7:39	Artese Stapleton made Layup.	17	25
7:39	Southeast Missouri State Timeout	17	25
7:39	Official TV Timeout	17	25
7:39	Sekou Kalle subbing out for Eastern Illinois	17	25
7:39	Rodolfo Bolis subbing in for Eastern Illinois	17	25
7:21	Teddy Washington Jr. Turnover.	17	25
7:21	Artese Stapleton Steal.	17	25
6:56	Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup.	17	25
6:53	Elliot Lowndes Defensive Rebound.	17	25
6:48	Troy Cole Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Martin.	20	25
6:29	Rodolfo Bolis Turnover.	20	25
6:29	Malik Olafioye subbing out for Eastern Illinois	20	25
6:29	Nakyel Shelton subbing in for Eastern Illinois	20	25
6:29	Damarion Walkup subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	20	25
6:29	BJ Ward subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	20	25
6:17	Troy Cole Jr. missed Layup.	20	25
6:14	Rodolfo Bolis Defensive Rebound.	20	25
6:09	Nakyel Shelton missed Layup.	20	25
6:07	BJ Ward Defensive Rebound.	20	25
5:56	Rob Martin Turnover.	20	25
5:56	Nakyel Shelton Steal.	20	25
5:45	Artese Stapleton made Layup.	20	27
5:29	Teddy Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by BJ Ward.	23	27
5:07	Foul on Teddy Washington Jr..	23	27
5:07	Troy Cole Jr. subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	23	27
5:07	Elliot Lowndes subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	23	27
5:07	David Idada subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	23	27
5:07	Braxton Stacker subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	23	27
5:07	Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.	23	28
5:07	Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.	23	29
4:50	Foul on Artese Stapleton.	23	29
4:46	Braxton Stacker missed Three Point Jumper.	23	29
4:44	David Idada Offensive Rebound.	23	29
4:44	Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.	23	29
4:44	David Idada missed Free Throw.	23	29
4:44	Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.	23	29
4:29	Foul on Teddy Washington Jr..	23	29
4:29	Artese Stapleton missed Free Throw.	23	29
4:28	David Idada Defensive Rebound.	23	29
4:22	Teddy Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	23	29
4:17	Rodolfo Bolis Defensive Rebound.	23	29
4:14	Foul on Teddy Washington Jr..	23	29
4:14	Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.	23	30
4:14	Teddy Washington Jr. subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	23	30
4:14	Damarion Walkup subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	23	30
4:14	Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.	23	31
3:58	Rob Martin missed Jumper.	23	31
3:55	Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.	23	31
3:46	Terry McMorris Turnover.	23	31
3:45	Official TV Timeout	23	31
3:45	Terry McMorris subbing out for Eastern Illinois	23	31
3:45	Kooper Jacobi subbing in for Eastern Illinois	23	31
3:25	Braxton Stacker missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
3:22	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	23	31
3:19	Foul on Braxton Stacker.	23	31
3:19	Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.	23	32
3:19	Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.	23	33
2:59	Rob Martin Turnover.	23	33
2:59	Artese Stapleton Steal.	23	33
2:55	Artese Stapleton missed Layup.	23	33
2:55	Braxton Stacker Block.	23	33
2:51	BJ Ward Defensive Rebound.	23	33
2:47	Rob Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Stacker.	26	33
2:27	Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.	26	33
2:24	Rob Martin Defensive Rebound.	26	33
2:14	Rob Martin Turnover.	26	33
2:14	Artese Stapleton Steal.	26	33
1:58	Foul on Rob Martin.	26	33
1:58	Artese Stapleton missed Free Throw.	26	33
1:58	Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	26	33
1:58	Artese Stapleton made Free Throw.	26	34
1:58	David Idada subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	26	34
1:58	Brendan Terry subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	26	34
1:41	Rob Martin missed Jumper.	26	34
1:38	Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound.	26	34
1:26	Nakyel Shelton Turnover.	26	34
1:26	BJ Ward Steal.	26	34
1:22	Rob Martin made Three Point Jumper.	29	34
1:22	Foul on Nakyel Shelton.	29	34
1:22	BJ Ward subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	29	34
1:22	Brendan Terry subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	29	34
1:22	Troy Cole Jr. subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	29	34
1:22	David Idada subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	29	34
1:22	Rob Martin made Free Throw.	30	34
1:13	Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper.	30	34
1:09	Rob Martin Defensive Rebound.	30	34
0:41	Rob Martin missed Three Point Jumper.	30	34
0:39	Braxton Stacker Offensive Rebound.	30	34
0:31	Foul on Kooper Jacobi.	30	34
0:31	Braxton Stacker made Free Throw.	31	34
0:31	Braxton Stacker made Free Throw.	32	34
0:31	TJ Biel subbing in for Southeast Missouri State	32	34
0:31	Braxton Stacker subbing out for Southeast Missouri State	32	34
0:08	Foul on Damarion Walkup.	32	34
0:08	Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.	32	35
0:08	Corey Sawyer Jr. subbing out for Eastern Illinois	32	35
0:08	Kooper Jacobi subbing out for Eastern Illinois	32	35
0:08	Malik Olafioye subbing in for Eastern Illinois	32	35
0:08	Terry McMorris subbing in for Eastern Illinois	32	35
0:08	Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.	32	36
0:01	Rob Martin missed Jumper.	32	36
0:00	David Idada Offensive Rebound.	32	36
0:00	Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.	32	36
0:00	David Idada missed Free Throw.	32	36
0:00	Southeast Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.	32	36
0:00	Terry McMorris subbing out for Eastern Illinois	32	36
0:00	Kooper Jacobi subbing in for Eastern Illinois	32	36
0:00	David Idada missed Free Throw.	32	36
0:00	Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.	32	36
0:00	End of 1st half	32	36

Groniger Arena

4:30 PM, March 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Charleston, IL

Line: SEMO -5.5

Over/Under: 136.5

Attendance: 1,632

Referees:
Scott Tierney
John Boylan
Sean West

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Southeast Missouri State	15-5	-	20-11
SIU Edwardsville	13-7	2	20-11
Little Rock	12-8	3	18-13
Tennessee State	12-8	3	16-15
Lindenwood	10-10	5	16-16
Tennessee Tech	10-10	5	15-17
Morehead State	10-10	5	15-17
UT Martin	9-11	6	14-18
Eastern Illinois	8-12	7	12-19
Western Illinois	6-14	9	12-19
Southern Indiana	5-15	10	10-20

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