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01/28 03:43 CST Eastern Illinois faces UT Martin, seeks to halt 4-game slide
Eastern Illinois faces UT Martin, seeks to halt 4-game slide
By The Associated Press
UT Martin Skyhawks (10-8, 6-3 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-18, 2-8 OVC)
Charleston, Illinois; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois looks to stop its four-game skid when the
Panthers play UT Martin.
The Panthers have gone 2-5 in home games. Eastern Illinois ranks fifth in the
OVC with 23.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Sydney-James Desroches
averaging 5.8.
The Skyhawks are 6-3 in conference matchups. UT Martin has a 2-1 record in
one-possession games.
Eastern Illinois is shooting 35.7% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage
points lower than the 37.0% UT Martin allows to opponents. UT Martin averages
5.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than Eastern
Illinois gives up.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ava Stoller is averaging 12.7 points and 3.1 assists for the
Panthers. Desroches is averaging 9.8 points over the last 10 games.
Kenley McCarn is scoring 16.8 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for
the Skyhawks. Sidni Middleton is averaging 11.9 points and 5.2 rebounds over
the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 2-8, averaging 58.5 points, 32.7 rebounds, 11.5
assists, 7.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 36.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 64.7 points per game.
Skyhawks: 7-3, averaging 68.6 points, 32.3 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 9.9 steals
and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 62.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
