SKYHAWK MEN’S HOOPS BOUNCES TENNESSEE TECH WITH COMMANDING 77-58 VICTORY

Saturday, February 9

Martin, Tenn.

3:30 P.M.

UT Martin

8-15 (3-9OVC)

Tennessee Tech

7-18 (3-9OVC)

Tennessee Tech

UT Martin

SKYHAWK MEN’S HOOPS BOUNCES TENNESSEE TECH WITH COMMANDING 77-58 VICTORY

2/9/2019 7:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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MARTIN, Tenn. – Quintin Dove notched his first career double-double today as the University of Tennessee at Martin reeled off a dominant 77-58 triumph over Tennessee Tech in Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball action.

Dove provided a game-high 24 points and a career-best 15 rebounds for the Skyhawks, who improve to 8-15 overall with a 3-9 OVC mark. The junior forward out of Cleveland, Ohio went 8-for-12 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the charity stripe for his team-best sixth 20-plus point performance of the season.

For the second consecutive game, UT Martin displayed a swarming defense as the Skyhawks limited the Golden Eagles to 32.8 percent shooting (20-of-61). That marked the lowest field goal percentage for an OVC opponent since Austin Peay shot 31 percent (18-for-58) against UT Martin on Feb. 1, 2018.

The Skyhawks, who led by as many as 29 points with four minutes to go, placed four scorers in double figures. Craig Randall II tallied 17 points, a game-high five assists, three assists and two steals while Jailen Gill and Delfincko Bogan each provided 10 points apiece.

Tennessee Tech (7-18, 3-9 OVC) was led by Hunter Vick's 15 points thanks to five 3-pointers. Cade Crosland and Jr. Clay added 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Golden Eagles, who were coerced into 17 turnovers.

"The kids deserved these back-to-back wins," UT Martin head coach Anthony Stewart said. "They've put in the hard work and never one time quit on me or been a problem. They just keep coming. It was a bigtime effort tonight – we won the battle on the glass and we executed not just on the offensive end but in our defensive gameplan as well."

The Skyhawks scored the first five points of the game as Derek Hawthorne, Jr. (three-pointer from the right wing) and Minfeke Sanoe (layup off the right block) got UT Martin going early. Tennessee Tech scored the next eight points of the game but the Skyhawks would lead for the next 30 minutes of clock time. A dunk by Gill and a swooping layup by Hawthorne closed out the half and gave UT Martin its first double-digit lead of the game (34-24) at the halftime break. Bogan (eight points) and Vick (nine) led their respective squads in scoring in the first half.

Dove rose high above the crowd for an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Gill to open the second-half scoring. The Golden Eagles would close within 11 points with 11:05 to play but the Skyhawks would soon blow the game open with an 11-0 run over a 2:38 span. UT Martin soon took a 29-point advantage (71-42) after back-to-back Preston Parks three-pointers on its way to one of its most convincing victories of the season.

The Skyhawks will look to sweep their season-long three-game homestand next Thursday, Feb. 14 when they host OVC rival Southeast Missouri. Tipoff from the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is set for approximately 7:30 p.m.