| Chicago State (0-3) at Eastern Illinois (0-3) |
| Date | Time |
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 | 2 p.m. CT |
| Location |
Charleston, Ill. | First Mid Court at Lantz Arena |
| Live Stream |
ESPN+ |
| Radio |
N/A |
| Live Stats |
Sidearm Sports |
| Chicago State Notes |
Notes |
| Stats |
Chicago State | Eastern Illinois |
SERIES HISTORY VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS
Record: Eastern Illinois 18, Chicago State 7
Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2019 (Eastern Illinois 98, Chicago State 34)
Last Chicago State Win: Dec. 1, 2018 (Chicago State 80, Eastern Illinois 72)
STORYLINES
• Happy returns: Just two of the top 10 scorers in the Western Athletic Conference from last year are back. Grand Canyon's Alessandro Lever ranked third last season at 15.7 ppg while Chicago State's Xavier Johnson (Dallas, Texas/Hopkins H.S.) led the Cougars and was sixth at 15.4 ppg.
• What a difference a year makes: Chicago State returns eight players from a season ago. These eight players accounted for 75.45 of CSU's scoring in 2019-20. Additionally, the Cougars return nearly 65 percent of its rebounding, 80 percent of its assists, 72 percent of its steals and 63 percent of its blocks.
• Jincho Rivera signs with Cougars: Jincho Rivera signed a National Letter of Intent on Nov. 11, 2021, to join the Cougars men's basketball program for the 2021-22 season. Rivera, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound forward from Carolina, Puerto Rico, attends St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, CA, where he averaged a double-double as a junior, scoring 19.6 points per game while pulling down 11.1 rebounds per game.
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