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Eastern Illinois
Bukumirovic and the UT Martin Skyhawks host conference foe Eastern Illinois
By The Associated Press
Eastern Illinois Panthers (4-9, 1-2 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (10-4, 2-1 OVC)
Martin, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin plays Eastern Illinois in a matchup of OVC teams.
The Skyhawks have gone 6-0 at home. UT Martin ranks second in the OVC at
limiting opponent scoring, giving up 65.7 points while holding opponents to
39.4% shooting.
The Panthers are 1-2 against OVC opponents. Eastern Illinois has a 0-1 record
in games decided by less than 4 points.
UT Martin's average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.6
more made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Eastern Illinois allows.
Eastern Illinois averages 5.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer
made shots on average than the 6.7 per game UT Martin allows.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams
in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrija Bukumirovic is averaging 15.4 points and 8.4 rebounds
for the Skyhawks. Matas Deniusas is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10
games.
Zion Fruster is scoring 15.8 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists
for the Panthers. Meechie White is averaging 11.7 points, 3.3 assists and two
steals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Skyhawks: 7-3, averaging 72.5 points, 39.4 rebounds, 13.7
assists, 9.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 64.3 points per game.
Panthers: 3-7, averaging 66.8 points, 28.5 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.5 steals
and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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