Thursday, January 7
Nashville, Tenn.
8 p.m.
UT Martin
at
Tennessee State
SKYHAWK MEN'S BASKETBALL BEGINS SWING THROUGH MUSIC CITY WITH THURSDAY ROAD MATCHUP AT TENNESSEE STATE
1/5/2021 2:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will look to push its winning streak to three games in the all-time series against Tennessee State when the in-state foes square off for an Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball showdown on Thursday, Jan. 7. Tipoff time from the Gentry Center in Nashville is scheduled for 8 p.m.
The Skyhawks (3-4, 1-2 OVC) have won six of the last eight matchups against the Tigers dating back to the 2013-14 seasons. Both losses have come in the Gentry Center, including a slim 68-67 setback in UT Martin's last visit to Nashville on Jan. 31, 2019.
Cameron Holden has taken over the OVC's scoring lead in league play as the junior forward is supplying 21.0 points per outing. Sophomore guard Eden Holt paces the OVC with a .933 free throw percentage and a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio to help lead the Skyhawks in 2020-21. As a team, UT Martin tops the OVC with a 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (41 assists against 33 turnovers) when pitted against league competition.
The Skyhawks are coming off a 90-69 setback against OVC leader Belmont on Saturday. In that game, UT Martin knocked down 25 free throws - which is tied for the most against a Division I opponent since Feb. 20, 2014 (a span of 205 games). The Skyhawks placed four scorers in double figures (Holden, Holt, Jaron Williams, Ajani Kennedy) for the third time this season.
Tennessee State (1-6, 0-4 OVC) enters the contest on a string of bad luck as three of the Tigers' losses have been by four points or less. That includes an 83-79 double overtime setback on Saturday at Southeast Missouri and a 66-63 home loss to a nine-win Chattanooga squad on Dec. 22.
On Saturday, Tennessee State opened up its biggest lead of the night (nine points) with less than two minutes to go in regulation before facing an unrelenting comeback. The Tigers held Southeast Missouri to just 35.8 percent shooting for the game but were outscored by a 40-22 margin at the charity stripe.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley will be on the call locally on WCMT Radio 1410 AM/100.5 FM. Those links - in addition to a link for live stats - can be found at the top of the webpage.
The Skyhawks (3-4, 1-2 OVC) have won six of the last eight matchups against the Tigers dating back to the 2013-14 seasons. Both losses have come in the Gentry Center, including a slim 68-67 setback in UT Martin's last visit to Nashville on Jan. 31, 2019.
Cameron Holden has taken over the OVC's scoring lead in league play as the junior forward is supplying 21.0 points per outing. Sophomore guard Eden Holt paces the OVC with a .933 free throw percentage and a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio to help lead the Skyhawks in 2020-21. As a team, UT Martin tops the OVC with a 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (41 assists against 33 turnovers) when pitted against league competition.
The Skyhawks are coming off a 90-69 setback against OVC leader Belmont on Saturday. In that game, UT Martin knocked down 25 free throws - which is tied for the most against a Division I opponent since Feb. 20, 2014 (a span of 205 games). The Skyhawks placed four scorers in double figures (Holden, Holt, Jaron Williams, Ajani Kennedy) for the third time this season.
Tennessee State (1-6, 0-4 OVC) enters the contest on a string of bad luck as three of the Tigers' losses have been by four points or less. That includes an 83-79 double overtime setback on Saturday at Southeast Missouri and a 66-63 home loss to a nine-win Chattanooga squad on Dec. 22.
On Saturday, Tennessee State opened up its biggest lead of the night (nine points) with less than two minutes to go in regulation before facing an unrelenting comeback. The Tigers held Southeast Missouri to just 35.8 percent shooting for the game but were outscored by a 40-22 margin at the charity stripe.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ while Chris Brinkley will be on the call locally on WCMT Radio 1410 AM/100.5 FM. Those links - in addition to a link for live stats - can be found at the top of the webpage.
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