Tuesday, November 19
Cedar Falls, Iowa
7 p.m.
UT Martin
at
Northern Iowa
UT MARTIN MEN'S BASKETBALL CLOSES OUT CANCUN CHALLENGE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS AT NORTHERN IOWA
11/17/2019 8:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball squad continues its rugged nonconference slate with a Cancun Challenge preliminary round matchup at Northern Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Tipoff from Cedar Falls, Iowa is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
This contest marks the Skyhawks' third game in the third different Midwestern state in less than a week. UT Martin (2-2) has split its first two outings of an eight-game road swing, defeating Western Illinois (98-91 on Nov. 13) before falling to Wichita State (103-62 on Nov. 16).
Miles Thomas paced the Skyhawks with 15 points in the aforementioned contest at Wichita State, joining Quintin Dove (13) and Derek Hawthorne, Jr. (11) with double-figures in the scoring column. UT Martin sank a season-best 12 three-pointers in that game but shot a season-low 38.6 percent (22-of-57) from the field.
Dove has guided the Skyhawks so far in the early portion of the season, as the Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference forward ranks third in the league in scoring (20.5 points per game), ninth in rebounding (7.0 per contest) and ninth in minutes played (30.3 per game).
The Skyhawks and Panthers have never met on the hardwood, as Northern Iowa is one of seven potential first-time opponents on UT Martin's 2019-20 schedule. This will be the Skyhawks' first visit to the Hawkeye State since UT Martin took part in the Cyclone Challenge tournament in Ames in 1996 (lost 57-36 to Iowa State on Dec. 5, defeated Stephen F. Austin by an 83-68 margin on Dec. 6).
Northern Iowa improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign after a thrilling 77-72 overtime victory over Northern Colorado on Saturday. In that game, Spencer Haldeman (25 points) and Austin Phyfe (22 points) each provided career-high scoring performances as the Panthers shot 80 percent (4-for-5) in the overtime period.
The ESPN+ link as well as a link for live stats is located at the top of the webpage.
This contest marks the Skyhawks' third game in the third different Midwestern state in less than a week. UT Martin (2-2) has split its first two outings of an eight-game road swing, defeating Western Illinois (98-91 on Nov. 13) before falling to Wichita State (103-62 on Nov. 16).
Miles Thomas paced the Skyhawks with 15 points in the aforementioned contest at Wichita State, joining Quintin Dove (13) and Derek Hawthorne, Jr. (11) with double-figures in the scoring column. UT Martin sank a season-best 12 three-pointers in that game but shot a season-low 38.6 percent (22-of-57) from the field.
Dove has guided the Skyhawks so far in the early portion of the season, as the Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference forward ranks third in the league in scoring (20.5 points per game), ninth in rebounding (7.0 per contest) and ninth in minutes played (30.3 per game).
The Skyhawks and Panthers have never met on the hardwood, as Northern Iowa is one of seven potential first-time opponents on UT Martin's 2019-20 schedule. This will be the Skyhawks' first visit to the Hawkeye State since UT Martin took part in the Cyclone Challenge tournament in Ames in 1996 (lost 57-36 to Iowa State on Dec. 5, defeated Stephen F. Austin by an 83-68 margin on Dec. 6).
Northern Iowa improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign after a thrilling 77-72 overtime victory over Northern Colorado on Saturday. In that game, Spencer Haldeman (25 points) and Austin Phyfe (22 points) each provided career-high scoring performances as the Panthers shot 80 percent (4-for-5) in the overtime period.
The ESPN+ link as well as a link for live stats is located at the top of the webpage.
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