Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball final score

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM ET · Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, IN

Non-conferenceACCNXPurcell Pavilion, South Bend, IN
E Illinois
0-2 · 0-0 conf
Efficiency #348
@
Notre Dame
2-0 · 0-0 conf
Efficiency #83
Final
7094
Final score
Projected 57.8 – 82.7
EIU win 2%ND win 98%
MarketClose
Spread
ND −28.0
open ND −27.5
Total
139.5
open 140.5
Our line
ND −24.8
as of Mon, Nov 9 · 6:51 PM ET

Our play

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 68.6, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw season pace, E Illinois is the faster team (67.8, #275 of 365) and Notre Dame the slower (66.9, #296). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
68.6
per team, 40 min
Market total
139.5
Market close · open 140.5
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
69.9#247
E Illinois
69.4#270
Notre Dame

How this game plays

points this game from the four factors, vs an average D-I matchup
Our line
ND −24.8
Four factors +29.2 · not in these stats −4.4
From the four factors
Notre Dame has the ball+13.7
E Illinois has the ball−15.6
Notre Dame has the ball
✓Shoots it welleFG% 53.8% #132 · EIU allows 66.8% #350+10.2
✓Wins second chancesOR% 37.1% #89 · EIU allows 39.3% #302+3.2
✓Gets to the lineFTR 33.3% #216 · EIU allows 44.5% #263 · FT 79.5% #50+0.8
✗Coughs it upTO% 17.9% #182 · EIU forces 19.2% #132 · ~13 turnovers−0.5
E Illinois has the ball
✗Coughs it upTO% 25.8% #341 · ND forces 23.2% #48 · ~18 turnovers−6.4
✗Tough shooting lookeFG% 42.6% #290 · ND allows 50.5% #183−4.3
✗Few second chancesOR% 23.9% #297 · ND allows 24.6% #62−3.7
✗Few trips to the lineFTR 26.5% #296 · ND allows 31.1% #111 · FT 63.0% #278−1.2

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot
E Illinoisoffense vsNotre Damedefense
Share of shots by zone
E Illinois shoots
Notre Dame allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim45.5%#31073.3%#33258.1%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)20.0%#26820.0%#5838.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)41.7%#10847.1%#27434.4%
Three14.3%#35432.7%#18332.5%
Notre Dameoffense vsE Illinoisdefense
Share of shots by zone
Notre Dame shoots
E Illinois allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim48.1%#28773.5%#33358.1%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)28.6%#2340.0%#138.5%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)35.7%#15657.1%#31634.4%
Three42.9%#3642.6%#31632.5%
RimShort 2 (≤9 ft)Mid 2 (10 ft+)Three

Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).

Shot volume

Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul line
E Illinois
−14.4extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#339 of 365
Off reb %
23.9%
#297
Def reb %
60.7%
#302
Turnover %
25.8%
#341
Forced TO %
19.2%
#132
FT rate
26.5%
#296
FT allowed
44.5%
#263
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−2.6
Defensive rebounding−2.6
Ball security−5.4
Forcing turnovers+0.8
Foul shots drawn−2.9
Foul shots allowed−1.7
Notre Dame
+8.7extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#65 of 365
Off reb %
37.1%
#89
Def reb %
75.4%
#62
Turnover %
17.9%
#182
Forced TO %
23.2%
#48
FT rate
33.3%
#216
FT allowed
31.1%
#111
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+1.9
Defensive rebounding+2.3
Ball security+0.2
Forcing turnovers+3.6
Foul shots drawn−1.1
Foul shots allowed+1.8

Notre Dame has more extra scoring chances per game: +8.7 (#65 of 365) to E Illinois’s −14.4 (#339).

Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).

Rotation

Who has been playing, and who has not
E Illinois2026-27 numbers through Mon, Nov 9 · last game: Iowa, Nov 6
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGMin/40, last 8Last 3 vs beforeStatusPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%Usage
24FSr6'8"3-322.37—Started last14.01.71.02.065.9%50.0%0.781.3%29.9%
3GSr6'1"3-321.724—Started last4.01.03.02.780.0%0.0%0.3100.0%13.3%
2GSr6'2"3-021.016—Bench4.31.00.02.368.8%100.0%0.3100.0%14.3%
7FJr6'5"3-320.023—Started last6.03.00.30.756.3%0.0%0.3—17.2%
11FSr6'6"3-318.721—Started last6.31.31.32.042.9%44.4%3.050.0%28.2%
12GFr5'11"3-018.318—Bench2.32.01.72.731.8%33.3%1.0—19.7%
6CSr7'0"3-018.322—Bench9.37.01.31.352.6%28.6%2.347.1%32.3%
1GSo6'2"3-116.713—Bench3.31.70.71.020.0%0.0%1.0100.0%18.2%
15FSr6'7"3-014.022—Bench2.01.00.31.022.2%0.0%1.0100.0%18.3%
5GSr6'7"3-213.726—Started last4.30.70.71.755.6%0.0%0.360.0%23.4%
8GFr6'3"3-07.03—Bench2.00.71.30.737.5%0.0%0.3—27.7%
4GJr6'3"2-08.5——0.00.01.00.50.0%0.0%0.50.0%19.1%
9FFr6'6"2-02.0——0.00.00.00.00.0%0.0%0.5—14.5%
23GSo6'4"1-01.0——0.00.00.00.0——0.0—0.0%

Competitive minutes leave out garbage time (provisional rule: a second-half lead of 25+ inside 15:00, 20+ inside 10:00, 15+ inside 5:00 or 10+ inside 2:00, held to the end) and are shown per 40 minutes. Status says only whether a player appeared; the reason is not published.

Team comparison

national rank toned left for away, right for home
E IllinoisNotre Dame
Efficiency
95.2
111.0
110.9
103.4
69.9
69.4
16.5
-0.1
Shooting
42.6%
53.8%
48.1%
44.3%
14.3%
42.9%
63.0%
79.5%
26.5%
33.3%
Ball control & glass
25.8%
17.9%
19.2%
23.2%
23.9%
37.1%
39.3%
24.6%
17.7%
12.0%
8.6%
13.1%
Style
20.6%
47.9%
63.5%
29.3%
5.8%
12.1%
54.8%
56.9%
54.7%
33.1%
Roster
3.27
3.29
6'4.7"
6'5.7"
10.1%
34.3%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
E Illinois
Returning minutes: 10.1%Returning production: 6.2%
Lost
  • Kooper Jacobi 33.3 mpg, 11.1 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Meechie White 30.4 mpg, 10.5 ppg · transferred to Indiana St
  • Zion Fruster 28.8 mpg, 13.2 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Terry McMorris 26.1 mpg, 7.6 ppg · transferred to San Diego
  • Preston Turner 19.6 mpg, 7.2 ppg · transferred to UTSA
  • Nazareth Fisher 13.4 mpg, 3.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Tanner Vogel no D1 minutes last season
  • Gavin Welch no D1 minutes last season
  • Demar Burton no D1 minutes last season
  • Jalen Calloway no D1 minutes last season
  • Logan Kurtz no D1 minutes last season
  • Jaden Miller no D1 minutes last season

No incoming D1 transfers are listed on ESPN's roster yet — until they are, returning shares read high.

Returns 10% of last season's minutes; lost 5 of its top 5 (3 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).

Notre Dame
Returning minutes: 34.3%Returning production: 29.4%
Lost
  • Cole Certa 26.9 mpg, 12.8 ppg · transferred to Clemson
  • Carson Towt 26.0 mpg, 5.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Jalen Haralson 23.2 mpg, 14.1 ppg · transferred to Tennessee
  • Garrett Sundra 17.9 mpg, 3.5 ppg · transferred to James Madison
  • Sir Mohammed 16.4 mpg, 5.7 ppg · transferred to Penn
  • Markus Burton 9.7 mpg, 6.0 ppg · transferred to Indiana
Added
  • Ethan Roberts from Penn · 23.4 mpg, 13.0 ppg last season
  • Devin Brown from Davidson · 23.4 mpg, 6.4 ppg last season
  • Logan Duncomb from Winthrop · 22.9 mpg, 17.2 ppg last season
  • Braeden Smith from Gonzaga · 17.1 mpg, 5.1 ppg last season
  • Bryce Ruglass Dortch from Rutgers · 13.2 mpg, 1.9 ppg last season
  • Yoro Diallo no D1 minutes last season

Returns 34% of last season's minutes; lost 3 of its top 5 (2 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).

Line history

Market line, home spread or game total

Lines by book

BookSpread (home) open → nowTotal open → nowML homeML away
DraftKings-28.5-105141.5→139.5o-110 u-110—+4000
FanDuel-27.5→-28.5-110141.5→139.5o-110 u-110——
BetMGM-28.5-110141.5→139.5o-115 u-105——
BetRivers-28.5→-27.5-118142.5→139.5o-110 u-113——
Fanatics-28-110141→140o-110 u-110——
BetOnline-27.5→-28-109140.5→140o-110 u-110——
Bovada-28→-28.5-110142→139.5o-110 u-110—+3500
theScore Bet-28.5-105141.5→139.5o-110 u-110——
Hard Rock-28.5→-27.5-115142.5→139.5o-110 u-110——
Kalshi—139.5o-108 u+104——
Polymarket-28.5+100140.5o+113 u-117——
Novig-25.5→-28.5+102141.5→139.5o+104 u-106——
open = first-sighted line for this event · now = latest capture

Head-to-head

this season and last
DateSeasonResult
Tue, Nov 112025-26E Illinois 58 – 78 Notre Dame

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