Eastern Illinois Panthers at UT Martin Skyhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 81
51 - 81
UT Martin routs Eastern Illinois 81-51
Alex Anderson scored 16, including four 3-pointers, Marshun Newell had 15 with 11 rebounds, and Deville Smith added 12 for the Skyhawks (13-7, 5-2 Ohio Valley Conference), who never trailed.
Smith put the Skyhawks up 14-9 with a layup, then Anderson broke the game open with three straight 3-pointers for a 28-17 UT Martin lead. Smith scored all of his points in the first in the half and the Skyhawks led 43-22 at halftime.
Howard scored 12 of UT Martin's first 14 points of the second half for a 57-27 lead and the Skyhawks cruised, outshooting the Panthers 60.9 percent to 33.3 percent and making 11 of 20 from distance (55 percent).
Trae Anderson led the Panthers (12-9, 6-3) with 14 and Dylan Chatman added 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tenn-Martin Turnover. | 51 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Keenen Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Smith. | 51 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:52 | Keenen Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:52 | CJ Davis missed Jumper. | 49 - 81 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 UTM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-53 | FG | 28-46 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 11-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 6-11 | FT | 14-17 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 19 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Skyhawk Arena
Location: Martin, TN
Attendance: 3,103 | Capacity:
Location: Martin, TN
Attendance: 3,103 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |