Thursday, November 12
Columbia, Mo.
6:30 p.m.
UT Martin
at
Missouri
11/11/2026 10:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Date (Time): Thur., Nov. 11, 2026 (6:30 p.m.)
Opponent (Record): Missouri Tigers (3-0)
Head Coach: Kelli Harper (Tennessee, 1999)
Record (Seas.) Overall/MIZ: 413-277 (22nd)/20-17 (2nd)
Location (Arena): Columbia, Mo. (Mizzou Arena)
Radio: None
Streaming: SEC Network+ (PxP: Steve Schlanger; Analyst: Brian Boyer; Courtside: Savannah Avery)
UTM vs. MIZ: MIZ leads series 7-0
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Opponent (Record): Missouri Tigers (3-0)
Head Coach: Kelli Harper (Tennessee, 1999)
Record (Seas.) Overall/MIZ: 413-277 (22nd)/20-17 (2nd)
Location (Arena): Columbia, Mo. (Mizzou Arena)
Radio: None
Streaming: SEC Network+ (PxP: Steve Schlanger; Analyst: Brian Boyer; Courtside: Savannah Avery)
UTM vs. MIZ: MIZ leads series 7-0
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- The University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team never gave up as they faced down SEC member Mississippi State Sunday, but ultimately fell to the Bulldogs, 114- 68 in Martin. Despite facing a bigger opponent, UT Martin took away several positives from the contest. As in the first two games of the season, the Skyhawks performed well in the paint and got a big lift from their bench, netting 34 and 29 points, respectively. UT Martin also continued to force turnovers, causing 19 Bulldog miscues and averaging 21.3 forced turnovers per game.
 - Raven Sims led the Skyhawks for the second time in three games in scoring and rebounding with 16 and six, respectively. Olivia Smith continued her streak of scoring 10-plus points to start her career with 13, while Tyler Jones registered her second double-digit game with 10 points. Smith also tallied four assists and two steals and is averaging 5.0 assists and 2.7 steals per game this season.
 - After a 106-59 win over Tennessee Tech Monday, Missouri is off to a 3-0 start to the season, also recording wins over Howard and Little Rock. The Tigers enter Thursday's contest averaging 90.0 points per game, while holding their opponents to just 65.7. Missouri currently shoots 45.9-percent from the floor, 33.3-percent from 3-point range and 69.0 percent at the free throw line. On the boards, the Tigers pull down 50.3 rebounds per game, while opponents average 39.3
 - Grace Slaughter leads six Tigers averaging double digits with 18.3 points per game, while McKenzie Mathurin follows at 17.0. Khloe Ford leads Missouri on the glass with 9.0 rebounds per game, while Tanyuel Welch and the duo of Navaeh Coffey and Natalya Hodge lead in assists and steals at 2.7 and 2.0 per game, respectively.
 - Thursday will be the eighth all-time meeting between UT Martin and Missouri and the Skyhawks' seventh visit to Mizzou Arena. Missouri has won all seven previous meetings, including just edging out UT Martin, 60-55, in the last meeting between the two teams on Nov. 17, 2022.
 - Despite it being a season-low, the UT Martin bench still contributed 29 points in the loss to Mississippi State Saturday. Through the first three games of the season, the Skyhawk reserves are averaging 41.3 points per game overall, the 16th-best total in the nation, and 29.5 against Division I opponents, both well over the 13.1 they averaged last season.
 - Another big area of improvement for UT Martin this season has been it performance in the paint. Down low, the Skyhawks scored 56 points against Eastern Kentucky, 58 against Christian Brothers and 34 against Mississippi State for an average of 49.3 points overall and 45.0 against Division I opponents. Both averages are also well over last season's average of 27.5 paint points per game.
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