Eastern Illinois heads to Iowa for non-conference showdown

Nov 5, 2026, 09:44 am

Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-1) at Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0)

Iowa City, Iowa; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois travels to Iowa for a non-conference matchup.

Iowa went 14-3 at home last season while going 24-13 overall. The Hawkeyes averaged 16.8 points off of turnovers, 8.9 second-chance points and 24.3 bench points last season.

Eastern Illinois went 6-12 in OVC games and 3-13 on the road a season ago. The Panthers gave up 70.3 points per game while committing 16.5 fouls last season.

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