They haven’t been the only players injured, with other players such as redshirt junior forward Sydney-James Desroches and redshirt junior center Meioshe Mason missing some time with injury earlier this season. Eastern is halfway through Ohio Valley Conference play, with Saturday’s game being the 10th of a 20-game conference schedule. The Panthers have endured multiple other close losses in conference play through the first half of the season. Turnovers have been a big factor in the Panthers being on the losing end of close games during OVC play. With conference play being just halfway over, the team has plenty of time to finish top eight in the OVC and make the tournament.