NCAAB

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at UT Martin Skyhawks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
83 - 86
15-8, 12-1 Home

Sears' 32 lead UT Martin over Southern Indiana 86-83 in OT

Sears added five assists for the Skyhawks (15-8, 7-3 Ohio Valley Conference). KJ Simon scored 21 points and added 12 rebounds and five blocks. KK Curry was 6-of-9 shooting and 1 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.

Jelani Simmons finished with 26 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Screaming Eagles (13-10, 6-4). Trevor Lakes added 17 points for Southern Indiana. Jacob Polakovich also had 12 points and 20 rebounds. The loss broke the Screaming Eagles' five-game winning streak.

Polakovich has grabbed at least 20 rebounds in three consecutive games and five this season.

Lakes hit a 3-pointer to make it 79-all in the closing seconds of regulation and then blocked a shot potential winning shot by Curry before the buzzer to force overtime.

NEXT UP

Both teams play on Thursday. UT Martin visits SIU-Edwardsville while Southern Indiana hosts Tennessee State.

How can I watch Southern Indiana vs. UT Martin?

  • TV Channel: Southern Indiana at UT Martin 2021 College Basketball, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 83 - 86
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 83 - 86
3rd 0:02 Jacob Polakovich Defensive Rebound. 83 - 86
3rd 0:02 KJ Simon missed Free Throw. 83 - 86
3rd 0:02 UT Martin Deadball Team Rebound. 83 - 86

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/88.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUSI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2630.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTM
27-74 FG 30-65
36 Field Goal % 46
13-43 3PT 8-27
30 Three Point % 30
16-20 FT 18-31
80 Free Throw % 58
50 Rebounds 41
17 Offensive Rebounds 9
33 Defensive Rebounds 32
16 Assists 15
6 Steals 8
2 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 17
10 Fast Break Points 22
24 Points in Paint 36
20 Fouls 19
3 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Kathleen and Tom Elam Center

Location: Martin, TN
Attendance: 1,927 | 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 7 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26
Full Standings