UT MARTIN MEN’S HOOPS FALLS 93-53 AT MOUNTAIN WEST POWER FRESNO STATE

Saturday, December 22

Fresno, Calif.

6 P.M.

UT Martin

5-5

Fresno State

9-2

UT-Martin

Fresno State

UT MARTIN MEN’S HOOPS FALLS 93-53 AT MOUNTAIN WEST POWER FRESNO STATE

12/22/2018 8:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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FRESNO, Calif. – The University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball team received strong frontcourt play this evening but the Skyhawks dropped a 93-53 decision at Fresno State.

UT Martin (5-5) stayed within striking distance for a majority of the first half before the host Bulldogs took advantage of a season-low in points (53) and field goal percentage (.333, 21-of-63) from the Skyhawks.

Fatodd Lewis led UT Martin with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting while Quintin Dove tallied 11 points and six rebounds. Minfeke Sanoe posted the best game of his career with eight points and a team-high seven rebounds in just 11 minutes off the bench while Preston Parks compiled a team-high seven assists.

Fresno State (9-2) produced five scorers in double-figures, led by Braxton Huggins' 20 points. New Williams (19), Nate Grimes (14), Aguir Agau (13) and Noah Blackwell (12) also accounted for big scoring nights for the Bulldogs, who shot 54.5 percent (36-of-66) and made 14 three-pointers.

A layup by Lewis opened the scoring while a Delfincko Bogan trifecta gave the Skyhawks a 6-3 lead just 77 seconds into the contest. Lewis would soon go on a scoring spree – as his layup at the 13:15 mark gave him his ninth point of the game and resulted in a 16-16 tie. However, Fresno State went on a 10-0 run late in the first half and took a 46-32 lead into the locker room. Lewis' nine points and Huggins' 14 points led each side in scoring.

Lewis canned a three-pointer to start the scoring in the second half, trimming UT Martin's deficit to 11 points. That would ultimately be as close as the Skyhawks would get the rest of the way, as the Bulldogs immediately responded with 13 unanswered points. Fresno State would later add a 20-0 run over a span of 7:12 to put the game out of reach.

The Skyhawks will have eight days off until their next game, as UT Martin rounds out nonconference play with a Dec. 30 matchup at Bowling Green. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m.