Tuesday, February 3
Martin, Tenn.
7:30 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
Little Rock
UT Martin Starts Bustling Home Week Tomorrow Against OVC Preseason Favorite Little Rock
2/2/2026 9:37:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The busiest home stretch of the season for the University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball program begins tomorrow with a matchup against Ohio Valley Conference rival Little Rock at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. as the backend of a doubleheader with the women's team.
The Skyhawks are making a bid for their first double-digit home win streak since claiming 10 consecutive victories from Jan. 13, 2024 (last seven contests of the 2023-24 season) through Dec. 15, 2024 (first three outings of the 2024-25 campaign).
UT Martin (17-5, 9-2 OVC) will seek revenge on a Trojan squad that has won four straight in this series. Afan Trnka (team-high 17 points, 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range) and Andrija Bukumirović (14 points on 6-for-7 shooting) each scored in double figures against Little Rock in last season's OVC Championship quarterfinals.
The Skyhawks are coming off a historic 84-44 triumph at Western Illinois on Saturday, generating its largest margin of victory in an OVC contest in school history and the first 40-plus point win in any OVC game since Jan. 20, 2022. UT Martin held a NCAA Division I opponent with 13 or fewer field goals for the first time since at least the 2001-02 season while conceding its lowest defensive field goal percentage (.265, 13-of-49) to a Division I foe since Dec. 21, 2015.
Filip Petkovski (career-highs of 17 points and eight rebounds at Western Illinois) became the eighth different Skyhawk to lead the team in scoring in 2025-26, completing the most successful month of January (8-1 record) in program history.
The Trojans (9-13, 6-5 OVC) have lost each of their last three contests - all of which have occurred on the road. Braxton Bayless managed team-highs of 24 points, five rebounds and five steals in Saturday's 87-77 setback at Tennessee Tech.
Johnathan Lawson (16.3 points per game, 10 three-pointers on a 45.5 percent clip) and Tuongthach Gatkek (13.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game while shooting 65.4 percent) each excelled against UT Martin in 2024-25.
Links to watch the ESPN+ live video stream, hear the WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM radio broadcast, follow along with live stats and browse Skyhawk game notes can all be found above.
The Skyhawks are making a bid for their first double-digit home win streak since claiming 10 consecutive victories from Jan. 13, 2024 (last seven contests of the 2023-24 season) through Dec. 15, 2024 (first three outings of the 2024-25 campaign).
UT Martin (17-5, 9-2 OVC) will seek revenge on a Trojan squad that has won four straight in this series. Afan Trnka (team-high 17 points, 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range) and Andrija Bukumirović (14 points on 6-for-7 shooting) each scored in double figures against Little Rock in last season's OVC Championship quarterfinals.
The Skyhawks are coming off a historic 84-44 triumph at Western Illinois on Saturday, generating its largest margin of victory in an OVC contest in school history and the first 40-plus point win in any OVC game since Jan. 20, 2022. UT Martin held a NCAA Division I opponent with 13 or fewer field goals for the first time since at least the 2001-02 season while conceding its lowest defensive field goal percentage (.265, 13-of-49) to a Division I foe since Dec. 21, 2015.
Filip Petkovski (career-highs of 17 points and eight rebounds at Western Illinois) became the eighth different Skyhawk to lead the team in scoring in 2025-26, completing the most successful month of January (8-1 record) in program history.
The Trojans (9-13, 6-5 OVC) have lost each of their last three contests - all of which have occurred on the road. Braxton Bayless managed team-highs of 24 points, five rebounds and five steals in Saturday's 87-77 setback at Tennessee Tech.
Johnathan Lawson (16.3 points per game, 10 three-pointers on a 45.5 percent clip) and Tuongthach Gatkek (13.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game while shooting 65.4 percent) each excelled against UT Martin in 2024-25.
Links to watch the ESPN+ live video stream, hear the WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM radio broadcast, follow along with live stats and browse Skyhawk game notes can all be found above.
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