Game 8

Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-5)
at
UC Davis Aggies (6-1)

Tuesday, Dec. 9 - 7 p.m.
The Pavilion (5,670) - Davis, Calif.

Radio: KSAC (105.5 FM) - Scott Marsh (PBP)
Free Video Stream
Internet Audio
Live Stats
In-game Twitter Updates

DAVIS, Calif. - For the second time in less than a month (and in the program's history), UC Davis will face Eastern Illinois Tuesday evening inside the Pavilion in a rare in-season return contest.

When these two teams last met in Charleston, Ill. last month, Corey Hawkins extended the Aggies' lead at the free throw line before a desperation last-second heave by the Panthers fell woefully short and off-line.

Tuesday's game is the final home appearance for UC Davis in 2014 as the Aggies will not return to their floor until Jan. 3, 2015.

Series Record: UC Davis leads 1-0
Last UC Davis Win: 63-61; 11/20/14 in Charleston, Ill.
Last Eastern Illinois Win: N/A
Series Record: UC Davis +1

LISTEN LIVE TO UC DAVIS MEN'S BASKETBALL
For the fourth season, UC Davis men's basketball games will air on KSAC (105.5 FM). Scott Marsh (@ScottMarsh1140) will provide the play-by-play and begin his broadcast 30 minutes before tip-off with his pregame show. Fans can also listen to Marsh's broadcast online at ucdavisaggies.com.

CRUNCH NUMBERS HERE
Find out what is happening during every UC Davis men's basketball game via live stats. Links for every men's basketball home game are available by visiting UCDavisLiveStats.com. When the Aggies are on the road, check the men's basketball homepage at ucdavisaggies.com to find appropriate live stats links.

IT'S OK TO BE A FOLLOWER
Hoops fans can follow their favorite team, and all other Aggie intercollegiate athletics programs on Twitter at the handle @UCDavisAggies. In-game updates are also available on the department's secondary Twitter handle, @UCDavisInGame.

IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT THERE, CLICK HERE
By accessing the link entitled "Live Stream Provided by BigWest.TV" on the sidebar of the men's basketball homepage on ucdavisaggies.com, fans can access a free video stream of every Big West Conference game involving UC Davis men's basketball this season. Nationally televised appearances, or games broadcasted by ESPN3, are the only exceptions.

LET'S PLAY TWO!
This catchphrase applies to UC Davis basketball this season as the men and women will team up for three home doubleheaders this year.

When the men host Utah State (11/26) and Utah Valley (11/29), women's basketball will host Utah Valley and Pacific in respective matinée matchups. The final doubleheader will take place on Jan. 3, 2015, when the women host Menlo College at 2 p.m. before the men tip that evening against Cal Maritime.

CLIMBING THE MID-MAJOR LADDER
On Nov. 24, UC Davis made its inaugural Division I appearance on CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25 poll when the Aggies received one vote. For the third consecutive week, UC Davis received votes.

THIS TOOK PLACE BEFORE TWO WORLD WARS, THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT AND THE INVENTION OF TELEVISION
With its win against San José State on Dec. 3, UC Davis sported its first 6-0 start in 102 years and the first time as a NCAA-recognized athletics program.

During the 1912-13 season, the last time the Aggies enjoyed this successful a start to their season, the school was known a University Farm and competed against local high school and club teams.

THERE IS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Even though UC Davis faced Southern Utah two times during the 2011-12 season - the Aggies squared off against the Thunderbirds on Nov. 11 at the Basketball Travelers Classic in San Diego before traveling to Cedar City, Utah, on Dec. 22 - Tuesday's game marks the first time in the program's Division I history that the Aggies participated in a home-and-home contest in a single season.

UC Davis captured its first road victory on Nov. 20 when men's basketball traveled to Charleston, Ill.

UC DAVIS VS. THE NATION
The only thing more impressive than UC Davis' defensive field goal percentage - Aggie opponents are .386 from the floor - is its own field goal percentage as men's basketball is an efficient .486 shooting clip. UC Davis is ranked No. 67 among all Division I teams the former category and No. 35 in the latter.

MODELS OF DISCIPLINE
UC Davis has only committed 117 fouls this year - a total that ranks the team No. 45 in the country.

MOVING THEIR FEET, NOT THEIR HANDS
Among all Big West Conference teams, UC Davis enters the week with the stingiest defense in the league. The Aggies are allowing opponents to score a league-low 58.0 points per game.

PROTECT THE ROCK
Among all 344 Division I teams, the Aggies rank among the top teams in the category of fewest turnovers committed. UC Davis' 88 turnovers is the 87th-lowest total among all 345 Division I teams.

SIXTY ISN'T NIFTY FOR OPPONENTS
UC Davis' opponents have scored less than 60 points in four of its seven games played.

THE AGGIES' RULE OF THREE
UC Davis leads all Big West teams by averaging 8.43 three-point field goals made per game, holds the highest success rate from distance with its .401 three-point percentage, and three of the top shooters from behind the arc in seniors Corey Hawkins, Tyler Les and Josh Ritchart.

Hawkins is ranked No. 2 in the league with his .556 three-point percentage; Les is ranked No. 7 with his .458 clip; Ritchart narrowly missed the conference's top 10 list but is ranked No. 14 with his .349 mark.

MAYBE HE SHOULD TAKE ALL HIS SHOTS FROM BACK THERE
Corey Hawkins is lighting it up on a consistent basis from three with 25 of his 47 baskets have been recorded from behind the arc. His .556 three-point field goal percentage ranks the senior guard No. 7 in the nation among all Division I players.

TOP THIS
By sinking a season-high six treys at Idaho (12/6) Corey Hawkins finished with 33 points. Both his three-point field goal and scoring totals are the highest recorded in a single game by any Big West player this year.

YOU KNOW WHAT IS COMING AND YOU STILL CANNOT STOP HIM
Among all active Big West players, Tyler Les is ranked No. 2 with 155 three-point field goals. Even more remarkable is that 87 percent of his 178 baskets throughout his three years at UC Davis were made from distance.