NCAAB

UT Martin Skyhawks at Little Rock Trojans

· OVC Championship - Quarterfinal
14-18, 5-12 Away

vs
18-13, 9-5 Home

Little Rock Trojans and UT Martin Skyhawks play in OVC Tournament

Game Preview

UT Martin Skyhawks (14-18, 10-11 OVC) vs. Little Rock Trojans (18-13, 12-8 OVC)

Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

Trojans -4.5; over/under is 133.5

BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock plays in the OVC Tournament against UT Martin.

The Trojans' record in OVC games is 12-8, and their record is 6-5 in non-conference play. Little Rock ranks fourth in the OVC with 13.5 assists per game led by Johnathan Lawson averaging 3.5.

The Skyhawks are 10-11 in OVC play. UT Martin scores 74.3 points while outscoring opponents by 2.7 points per game.

Little Rock makes 44.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than UT Martin has allowed to its opponents (42.2%). UT Martin has shot at a 41.7% rate from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points above the 39.0% shooting opponents of Little Rock have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lawson is averaging 15.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals for the Trojans. Jordan Jefferson is averaging 13.6 points and 2.1 rebounds while shooting 50.0% over the past 10 games.

Josue Grullon averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Skyhawks, scoring 12.2 points while shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc. Tarence Guinyard is shooting 45.9% and averaging 15.9 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 5-5, averaging 71.1 points, 28.6 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 10.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.7 points per game.

Skyhawks: 5-5, averaging 67.4 points, 34.9 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points.

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  • TV Channel: UT Martin at Little Rock 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Little Rock: 63.0%
UT Martin: 37.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak L2
74.3 Points Per Game 69.2
41.7 Field Goal % 44.6
32.1 Three Point % 36.8
39.8 Rebounds Per Game 33.8
13.3 Assists Per Game 13.6
2.8 Blocks Per Game 5.2
8.1 Steals Per Game 9.1
0.9 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.4
14.1 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.2
71.6 Points Against 66.6

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Capacity:

2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Southeast Missouri State 15-5 - 20-11
SIU Edwardsville 13-7 2 20-11
Little Rock 12-8 3 18-13
Tennessee State 12-8 3 16-15
Lindenwood 10-10 5 16-16
Tennessee Tech 10-10 5 15-17
Morehead State 10-10 5 15-17
UT Martin 9-11 6 14-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 12-19
Western Illinois 6-14 9 12-19
Southern Indiana 5-15 10 10-20
Full Standings

UT Martin Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs TNST TNST L 86-75
@ TNTC TNTC L 71-66 OT
vs USI USI W 79-63
vs MORE MORE L 59-47
vs TNTC TNTC W 70-67

Little Rock Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs TNTC W 79-75
vs LIN L 93-92 OT
vs WIU W 75-61
@ EIU L 71-60
@ SIUE L 73-65