UT Martin Skyhawks @ Eastern Illinois Panthers
Smith, Dama lead Eastern Illinois past UT Martin 80-60
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Mack Smith and Muusa Dama each picked up double-doubles to lead Eastern Illinois in an 80-60 defeat of Tennessee Martin on Thursday night.
Smith, a freshman, scored a career-best 22 points with six 3-pointers, and pulled down 11 rebounds. Dama scored 12 points with 13 rebounds and Eastern Illinois (7-11, 3-4 Ohio Valley Conference) made nearly half its shots from behind the 3-point arc. The Panthers made 28 of 67 shots from the floor, and 13 of 30 from distance. Montell Goodwin finished with four 3-pointers and 18 points.
Freshman Parrish Hewitt scored 16 points off the bench, his fifth double-digit game. Mathew Butler added 11 points, Dominique Williams had 10 and Terrence Parker corralled a career-best 13 rebounds to go with seven points for UT Martin (6-14, 1-6).
Eastern Illinois led by 12, 33-21, at halftime and pushed the lead to as many as 24 points after.
Game Information
Charleston, IL
Referee:Mike O'Neill
Referee:Bobby Daw
Referee:Cody Crum
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 21-9 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 19-12 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 19-12 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 21-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-12 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 17-14 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-19 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 12-19 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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