Tennessee Tech hosts Stewart and UT Martin

Published Jan. 6, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (5-11, 1-2 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (10-6, 2-1 OVC)

Martin, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin plays the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles after Parker Stewart scored 25 points in UT Martin's 87-82 win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

The Skyhawks have gone 9-0 at home. UT Martin has a 3-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Golden Eagles are 1-2 in OVC play. Tennessee Tech is eighth in the OVC with 23.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Jaylen Sebree averaging 4.7.

The Skyhawks and Golden Eagles face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Stewart is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Skyhawks. K.J. Simon is averaging 14.9 points and 4.0 rebounds over the last 10 games for UT Martin.

Sebree is averaging 12.9 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Tyrone Perry is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Tennessee Tech.

LAST 10 GAMES: Skyhawks: 7-3, averaging 83.1 points, 36.3 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points per game.

Golden Eagles: 2-8, averaging 69.8 points, 31.6 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.