1 | 2 | T | |
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UTM | 37 | 35 | 72 |
SEMO | 31 | 35 | 66 |
UT Martin beats SE Missouri State 72-66
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Matthew Butler scored 25 points and Tennessee-Martin beat Southeast Missouri State 72-66 on Saturday afternoon in a regular season finale.
Butler was 8 of 16 from the field including five from deep for the Skyhawks (10-21, 5-13 Ohio Valley Conference) who snapped a four-game losing streak. DelFincko Bogan added 17 points and Parrish Hewitt had 15 points and led the team with nine rebounds.
UT Martin was up 37-31 at the break and back-to-back 3-pointers by Butler and a Hewitt layup pushed it to 47-34 early in the second half. Southeast Missouri State surged 16-3 after that to tie it 50-all with 5:04 left. Butler and Darius Thompson each hit a 3-pointer to help the Skyhawks move ahead again, 62-56, with 1:23 to go and they held on for the win.
Ledarrius Brewer scored 16 points for the Redhawks (14-17, 8-10).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Greg Rennegarbe
- Scott Tierney
- Andy Ezzelle
2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 14-4 | - | 26-9 |
UT Martin | 14-4 | - | 21-11 |
Little Rock | 14-4 | - | 21-13 |
Western Illinois | 13-5 | 1 | 21-12 |
Tennessee State | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Eastern Illinois | 8-10 | 6 | 14-18 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Southern Indiana | 5-13 | 9 | 8-24 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-14 | 10 | 9-22 |
Lindenwood | 3-15 | 11 | 9-22 |