Shelton has 15, Eastern Illinois defeats Little Rock 56-54

Nakyel Shelton scored 15 points, including two free throws with three seconds left, and Eastern Illinois defeat Little Rock 56-54 on Monday to end a seven-game slide. Shelton shot 4 of 8 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Panthers (6-15, 2-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Kooper Jacobi scored 12 points and added nine rebounds and three steals.

Setting the stage for USC-UCLA as Trojans take momentum into rivalry clash

Preseason expectations were quite different for rivals USC and UCLA. The Trojans were picked 14th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten preseason media poll, while the Bruins were voted third, received a couple first-place votes even and were slotted No. 22 nationally in the preseason AP poll. As the teams meet Monday night at Galen Center, not much separates the Bruins (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten) and Trojans (12-7, 4-4) in the standings.