Lindenwood Lions vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch Lindenwood vs. Eastern Illinois basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 20, 2024 at 8:51 am ET • 1 min read

Who's Playing

Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Lindenwood Lions

Current Records: Eastern Illinois 8-10, Lindenwood 7-11

How To Watch

When: Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: Robert F. Hyland Arena -- Saint Charles, Missouri
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $19.95

What to Know

Eastern Illinois has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Lindenwood Lions will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Robert F. Hyland Arena. Eastern Illinois is the slight favorite, but fans should be in for an exciting game likely to go down to the wire.

It's hard to win when your three-point shooting is a whole 25.2% worse than the opposition, a fact Eastern Illinois found out the hard way on Saturday. They fell just short of the Leathernecks by a score of 63-60. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Eastern Illinois in their matchups with Western Illinois: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, things couldn't have gone much worse for the Lions as they lost 78-59 to the Cougars on Thursday. Lindenwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The Panthers' defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for the Lions, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.

Eastern Illinois came up short against Lindenwood in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 80-67. Can Eastern Illinois avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.