1 | 2 | OT | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UTM | 46 | 37 | 8 | 91 |
MRSH | 31 | 52 | 19 | 102 |
Elmore scores 38; Marshall beats UT-Martin 102-91 in OT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Jon Elmore scored a career-high 38 points to lead Marshall in a 102-91 overtime victory over Tennessee-Martin on Friday night in a season opener.
C.J. Burks added 23 points, and Ajdin Penava recorded his third career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Dominique Williams led UT-Martin with 25 points and Matthew Butler added 20. Williams hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime.
Elmore's layup four seconds into the extra period sparked a 9-0 run and a 92-83 lead. Burks and Jarrod West hit 3-pointers to put the Thundering Herd over 100 points for the eighth time under coach Dan D'Antoni. Marshall outscored UT Martin, 19-8, in the overtime period.
The Herd opened the second half on a 9-0 run in the first two minutes, cutting a 15-point UT-Martin lead to six, 46-40. Burks hit a 3-pointer nearly five minutes into the second half to cut the Skyhawks' lead to two points, 50-48, but UT-Martin responded with consecutive baskets to push its lead back to six points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ford Branch Jr
- Duke Edsall
- Andy Nagy
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Little Rock | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
SIU Edwardsville | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Tennessee State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Western Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Morehead State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Lindenwood | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
UT Martin | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Eastern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
Southern Indiana | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Marshall | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Troy | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
James Madison | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
App State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Texas State | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |