Thursday, January 10
Martin, Tenn.
7:30 P.M.
UT Martin
vs
Murray State
SKYHAWK MEN'S HOOPS FINALLY RETURNS HOME FOR A THURSDAY TILT AGAINST DEFENDING OVC CHAMPION MURRAY STATE
1/8/2019 1:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – After nearly a month on the road, the University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball team returns to the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center for a Thursday, Jan. 10 Ohio Valley Conference matchup against defending league champion Murray State. The game – which is the backend of a doubleheader with the Skyhawk women's basketball team – will start at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The Skyhawks (5-8, 0-2 OVC) will put their five-game home winning streak on the line, as UT Martin has won its home games by an average of 16.8 points per game in 2018-19. This marks the sixth time in the Skyhawks' Division I history (since 1992) that the program has started off a season with five consecutive home victories.
UT Martin began OVC play last week with a pair of tough overtime losses on the road, which was just the fifth time in school history that the Skyhawks played back-to-back OVC overtime contests. UT Martin held late second half leads in both games before falling 92-87 at Eastern Illinois on Thursday and 74-69 at Southeast Missouri on Saturday.
Fatodd Lewis (16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds) led the Skyhawks last week while Preston Parks (seven trifectas) also chipped in 16.5 points per outing. Despite the two losses, UT Martin knocked down 23 three-pointers and forced the opposition into 38 turnovers.
Murray State (11-2, 2-0 OVC) leads the OVC in nine different statistical categories and ranks in the top-10 nationally in three-point field goal percentage defense (.266, sixth) and assists per game (19.1, seventh). The Racers started off the conference season with two home wins, defeating Morehead State (90-69 on Thursday) and Eastern Kentucky (97-85 on Saturday).
Point guard Ja Morant has helped ignite Murray State this season, as he was recently ranked as the top 2019 NBA Draft prospect by NBADraft.net. The sophomore leads NCAA Division I basketball with 9.9 assists per game while ranking 12th nationally in scoring (23.3 points per game).
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley (play-by-play) and Eddie Suiter (color) will broadcast the game on the radio airwaves locally on WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM. Those links, in addition to a link for live stats, are located at the top of the webpage.
The Skyhawks (5-8, 0-2 OVC) will put their five-game home winning streak on the line, as UT Martin has won its home games by an average of 16.8 points per game in 2018-19. This marks the sixth time in the Skyhawks' Division I history (since 1992) that the program has started off a season with five consecutive home victories.
UT Martin began OVC play last week with a pair of tough overtime losses on the road, which was just the fifth time in school history that the Skyhawks played back-to-back OVC overtime contests. UT Martin held late second half leads in both games before falling 92-87 at Eastern Illinois on Thursday and 74-69 at Southeast Missouri on Saturday.
Fatodd Lewis (16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds) led the Skyhawks last week while Preston Parks (seven trifectas) also chipped in 16.5 points per outing. Despite the two losses, UT Martin knocked down 23 three-pointers and forced the opposition into 38 turnovers.
Murray State (11-2, 2-0 OVC) leads the OVC in nine different statistical categories and ranks in the top-10 nationally in three-point field goal percentage defense (.266, sixth) and assists per game (19.1, seventh). The Racers started off the conference season with two home wins, defeating Morehead State (90-69 on Thursday) and Eastern Kentucky (97-85 on Saturday).
Point guard Ja Morant has helped ignite Murray State this season, as he was recently ranked as the top 2019 NBA Draft prospect by NBADraft.net. The sophomore leads NCAA Division I basketball with 9.9 assists per game while ranking 12th nationally in scoring (23.3 points per game).
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley (play-by-play) and Eddie Suiter (color) will broadcast the game on the radio airwaves locally on WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM. Those links, in addition to a link for live stats, are located at the top of the webpage.
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