DOVE'S DOUBLE-DOUBLE NOT ENOUGH AS SKYHAWK MEN'S HOOPS FALLS TO MID-MAJOR POWER ETSU

Saturday, November 9

Martin, Tenn.

7 p.m.

UT Martin

1-1

ETSU

2-0

ETSU

UT Martin

DOVE'S DOUBLE-DOUBLE NOT ENOUGH AS SKYHAWK MEN'S HOOPS FALLS TO MID-MAJOR POWER ETSU

11/9/2019 11:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball team jumped out to a halftime lead over in-state rival ETSU this evening but the Skyhawks could not stop a hot-shooting Buccaneer squad in a 92-75 setback at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.

UT Martin (1-1) was powered by Quintin Dove's game-highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds, as the senior forward compiled his fourth double-double in 33 career Skyhawk outings.

Craig Randall II added 15 points while Derek Hawthorne, Jr. (15 points, six rebounds) also performed well in his first start of the season for UT Martin. Miles Thomas distributed a game-high five assists for the Skyhawks, who grabbed a 42-39 halftime advantage but could not hold on to the lead in the final 20 minutes.

Ranked No. 3 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, ETSU improved to 2-0 after connecting on 70 percent (21-for-30) of its second-half shot attempts. Patrick Good scored 24 points and made seven of his nine 3-point tries off the bench while Bo Hodges (15 points), Jeromy Rodriguez (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Daivien Williamson (11 points) also guided the Buccaneers.

Dove provided nine of UT Martin's first 11 points of the game, including an old-fashioned three-point play at the 12:57 mark that evened the score at 11-all. After ETSU took a 32-24 advantage with 5:45 remaining in the first half, the Skyhawks used an extended run to change the momentum. Randall buried a pair of three-pointers – including one for a four-point play – while Hawthorne (layup), Parker Stewart (three-pointer) and Dove (two free throws) each contributed to a 14-2 run to flip the score in favor of UT Martin at 38-34. Two more Dove free throws pushed the Skyhawk lead out to five before UT Martin settled for a 42-39 halftime advantage.

Dove's 17 points led all scorers by a wide margin in the first half as the Skyhawks forced the Buccaneers into 11 turnovers. Good compiled 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting performance in just 10 minutes off the bench for ETSU.

The Buccaneers began the second half on a 10-0 run before Thomas knocked down a jumper at the 16:30 mark. Dove followed with a layup soon thereafter to keep UT Martin's deficit at five but ETSU scored 10 of the next 12 points of the game. Hawthorne swished trifectas on back-to-back trips down the floor at one point but the Skyhawks would not get within single digits over the final 13:32.

UT Martin starts an extended road swing on Wednesday, Nov. 13 when it travels to Macomb, Ill. for a matchup against Western Illinois. That contest kicks off an eight-game, 50-day stretch where the Skyhawks play on the road or neutral sites until their next home outing (Dec. 29 against Mount St. Joseph).

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