Tuesday, January 21
Nashville, Tenn.
7:30 p.m.
UT Martin
at
Tennessee State
Skyhawks Make The Trek To Music City For Rare Tuesday OVC Contest Against Tennessee State
1/20/2025 12:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – Aiming for its third straight victory is the University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball team as the Skyhawks clash against Tennessee State in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup tomorrow. Tipoff from the Gentry Center in Nashville is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
UT Martin (9-10, 5-3 OVC) has won four of its last five games with its lone setback in that span coming via a one-point overtime road loss. That stretch includes a sweep of Eastern Illinois (68-63) and SIUE (85-82) last week where the Skyhawks forced 33 combined turnovers to move into a tie for third place in the conference standings.
Vladimer Salaridze registered a team-best 19.5 points per game last week, leading UT Martin in scoring in both contests. Tarence Guinyard (14.5 points, team-high 6.5 rebounds per outing) and Josué Grullon (10.5 points per contest) also averaged double figures in the scoring column for the Skyhawks last week while Afan Trnka dished out a team-best 5.0 assists in the two home matchups.
Against conference opponents, UT Martin leads the OVC in three-point field goals made (10.5 per game), scoring margin (+5.1), offensive rebounding (12.8 per outing), turnover margin (+2.63) and steals (8.75 per contest).
The Skyhawks have won their last three appearances in the Gentry Center by an average of 14.3 points per game. In four OVC road outings, Guinyard has averaged 23.5 points per contest while UT Martin has torched the nets for a sizzling 42.6 percent (52-for-122) effort from beyond the three-point arc.
The Tigers (7-12, 3-5 OVC) own one of the top offenses in the OVC, leading the league in scoring average (79.1 points per game) and field goal percentage (.457). Tennessee State also ranks fifth in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 42.4 rebounds per outing and paces the OVC in rebounding margin (+6.6). Rhode Island transfer Brandon Weston - who scored a game-high 20 points in the Tigers' 84-65 win over Eastern Illinois last Saturday - is tied with Guinyard for third in the OVC in scoring.
Gameday links for the ESPN+ stream, WCMT Radio 1410 AM/100.5 FM broadcast, live stats and UT Martin game notes are available above.
UT Martin (9-10, 5-3 OVC) has won four of its last five games with its lone setback in that span coming via a one-point overtime road loss. That stretch includes a sweep of Eastern Illinois (68-63) and SIUE (85-82) last week where the Skyhawks forced 33 combined turnovers to move into a tie for third place in the conference standings.
Vladimer Salaridze registered a team-best 19.5 points per game last week, leading UT Martin in scoring in both contests. Tarence Guinyard (14.5 points, team-high 6.5 rebounds per outing) and Josué Grullon (10.5 points per contest) also averaged double figures in the scoring column for the Skyhawks last week while Afan Trnka dished out a team-best 5.0 assists in the two home matchups.
Against conference opponents, UT Martin leads the OVC in three-point field goals made (10.5 per game), scoring margin (+5.1), offensive rebounding (12.8 per outing), turnover margin (+2.63) and steals (8.75 per contest).
The Skyhawks have won their last three appearances in the Gentry Center by an average of 14.3 points per game. In four OVC road outings, Guinyard has averaged 23.5 points per contest while UT Martin has torched the nets for a sizzling 42.6 percent (52-for-122) effort from beyond the three-point arc.
The Tigers (7-12, 3-5 OVC) own one of the top offenses in the OVC, leading the league in scoring average (79.1 points per game) and field goal percentage (.457). Tennessee State also ranks fifth in NCAA Division I men's basketball with 42.4 rebounds per outing and paces the OVC in rebounding margin (+6.6). Rhode Island transfer Brandon Weston - who scored a game-high 20 points in the Tigers' 84-65 win over Eastern Illinois last Saturday - is tied with Guinyard for third in the OVC in scoring.
Gameday links for the ESPN+ stream, WCMT Radio 1410 AM/100.5 FM broadcast, live stats and UT Martin game notes are available above.
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