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Tennessee State Tigers at UT Martin Skyhawks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tennessee State Tigers
5-7, 2-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 63
UT Martin Skyhawks
6-8, 5-1 Home

UT Martin holds off Tennessee State, 63-60 in OVC opener

Gill's layup with a minute to go in regulation tied the game at 56-56 and both teams missed opportunities to take the lead in the closing seconds, with Darius Thompson blocking a jumper from the Tigers' Delano Spencer with a second left.

Fatodd Lewis gave UT Martin (6-8, 1-0) a 60-56 lead before Christian Mekowulu scored to get Tennessee State within two. Gill hit the second of two free throws to make it 61-58 before Darreon Reddick scored the Tigers' final points. Lewis added two free throws with :12 left for the final margin.

Gill, who was 8-for-8 shooting from the field, finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Thompson added 12 points and Lewis added 10 points.

Ken'Darrius Hamilton scored 12 points before fouling out for Tennessee State (5-7, 0-1).

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 63
3rd 0:04 UT Martin Defensive Rebound. 60 - 63
3rd 0:04 Kamar McKnight missed Three Point Jumper. 60 - 63
3rd 0:12 Fatodd Lewis made Free Throw. 60 - 63
3rd 0:12 Fatodd Lewis made Free Throw. 60 - 62

Statistics

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21-55 FG 22-63
38 Field Goal % 35
10-28 3PT 3-22
36 Three Point % 14
8-12 FT 16-21
67 Free Throw % 76
39 Rebounds 42
11 Offensive Rebounds 16
28 Defensive Rebounds 26
17 Assists 12
7 Steals 9
3 Blocks 7
17 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 18
4 Fast Break Points 12
18 Points in Paint 34
18 Fouls 13
12 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Skyhawk Arena

Location: Martin, TN
Attendance: 2,009 | 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
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