Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at UT Martin Skyhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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.
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| 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
 USI |
 UTM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |