Eastern Illinois University NCAA News

David Kool hasn't spent much time thinking about Tyler Laser in the last year. That doesn't mean Western Michigan University's star guard isn't thinking about him now.

Red-shirt freshman forward James Hollowell takes a shot during practice in Lantz Arena on Tuesday afternoon.

Many of the things that plagued Austin Peay in its OVC opener against Southeast Missouri on Thursday disappeared in its second conference game against Eastern Illinois at the Dunn Center on Saturday.

Thomas Jackson scored 27 points and the Jeffersontown High School boys' basketball team defeated Hopkinsville 82-63 on Saturday night.

No matter how unevenly Austin Peay played - and poorly it shot free throws - or how well Southeast Missouri battled, there's one absolute the team takes from Thursday's 76-71 overtime win and into tonight's OVC contest against Eastern Illinois.

Tyler Laser scored 15 points and hit big shots in the second and third overtimes to help Eastern Illinois to an 83-81 win over Tennesse State on Thursday night.

Spyros Bazigos, a red-shirt junior defensive lineman, receives a hug from Andre Lima, a red-shirt senior defensive tackle, following the end of Eastern's 48-7 first round Football Championship Subdivision playoff loss to Southern Illinois University at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale.

Saturday's game between the Salukis and Panthers was a dog and cat fight - and the dog came out on top.

BKCBelmont-E Illinois,0171 Hedgepeth, Belmont crush Eastern Illinois 95-62 Eds: APNewsNow.

Southern Illinois rushed for 323 yards to upend Eastern Illinois 48-7 Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

Eastern senior guard T. J. Marion prepares to pass the ball during Wednesday's game against Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis in Lantz Arena.

Eastern Illinois dumps Chicago State 82-68 Eds: APNewsNow. Eastern Illinois 82, Chicago State 68.

Tennessee State red-shirt senior defensive back Ty'Ron Johnson pushes Eastern sophomore wide receiver Lorence Ricks late in the second quarter of Thursday evening's 21-10 loss at O'Brien Field.

Tyler Laser made 10 of 13 shots, scoring 23 points and leading Eastern Illinois to an easy 93-64 victory over Eureka College on Saturday night.

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- James Webster resigned as Tennessee State's football coach after Thursday night's 21-10 upset win over Eastern Illinois.

Calvin McNairl threw for one touchdown and passed for another as Tennessee State stumped Eastern Illinois 21-10 Thursday night.

After transferring from the University of Minnesota, Otis Hudson found a home on the Panthers offensive line.

Leroy Nobles scored 24 points Wednesday night as IUPUI held off Eastern Illinois 69-66. The Jaguars had three players besides Nobles in double figures.

Jeremy Granger scored a game-high 21 points to lead Eastern Illinois to a season-opening 72-62 win Saturday in Toledo.

Eastern sophomore forward Zavier Sanders shoots the ball over Olivet Nazarene junior forward Nick Klomstad Tuesday in Lantz Arena.