Final Week of Regular Season Begins at Eastern Illinois Tuesday

SIUE Cougars (16-13, 9-7 OVC)
at Eastern Illinois Panthers (13-16, 7-9 OVC)
February 27, 7:30 p.m.
Groniger Arena
Charleston, Illinois

SIUE has clinched an OVC Tournament bid for the fourth straight year-that is a first in school history.
The Cougars have tied the school record with nine OVC wins, set last year.
SIUE is fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing 69.6 points a game.
The Cougars have held 16 of 29 opponents under 70 points. They are 13-3 in those games.
SIUE's 28-point win over Lindenwood Feb. 15, was its largest margin of victory ever in an OVC game.
SIUE was 15-30 from three-point range at Lindenwood Jan. 18, setting the school single-game record for three-pointers in a Division I game.
The Cougars' 59 points in the second half Feb. 3 against UT Martin are SIUE's most ever in a half against a Division I opponent.
The 48 points scored by Morehead State Jan. 13 are the fewest allowed this year by the Cougars.
Damarco Minor scored his eighth double-double this year with a season-high 31 points and 12 rebounds at Tennessee State. He became the first SIUE player to have 30+ points and a double-double since Mark Yelovich in 2010.
Minor is sixth in rebounding in the OVC at 8.1 a game.
Minor is No. 22 in all-time scoring at SIUE with 914 points.
Minor ranks second in the OVC in free throw shooting at .860.
Minor is 10th in the OVC in scoring, Shamar Wright is 12th and Ray'Sean Taylor is 14th.
Taylor scored his 6th 20-point game of the year (24th of his career) with 21 at Tennessee Tech Thursday.
Taylor is seventh all-time in scoring at 1,249 points. He is 18 points away from tying for sixth.
Shamar Wright is No. 3 in career scoring at SIUE with 1,491 points. That ranks 1st in SIUE's Division I era.
Shamar Wright is SIUE's all-time leader in games played with 150.
Shamar Wright is fifth in SIUE career rebounds with 620.
Shamar Wright is one of three SIUE players with at least 1,000 points and 600 rebounds for his career.
Shamar Wright is No. 2 in career steals at SIUE with 165.
Lamar Wright is second in career games played at 139.
Lamar Wright has 942 points for his career which ranks 21st all-time at SIUE.
Lamar Wright is No. 2 in all-time blocks with 137.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor: G; 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior

#55 Lamar Wright: F; 6' 7"; Fifth Year

#42 Shamar Wright: G; 6' 7"; Fifth Year

#0 Damarco Minor: G; 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#55 Lamar Wright
: 6' 7"; Fifth Year
: F

#42 Shamar Wright
: 6' 7"; Fifth Year
: G

#0 Damarco Minor
: 6' 0"; Junior
: G