Littleford and UT Martin host Morehead State
UT Martin Skyhawks (2-8) at Morehead State Eagles (5-5)
Morehead, Kentucky; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin takes on Morehead State after Shae Littleford scored 27 points in UT Martin's 82-71 victory against the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
The Eagles have gone 3-2 at home. Morehead State has a 1-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Skyhawks are 0-3 in road games. UT Martin is ninth in the OVC allowing 75.5 points while holding opponents to 45.4% shooting.
Morehead State is shooting 42.0% from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points lower than the 45.4% UT Martin allows to opponents. UT Martin has shot at a 39.2% rate from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points fewer than the 39.7% shooting opponents of Morehead State have averaged.
The Eagles and Skyhawks match up Thursday for the first time in OVC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aileen Marquez averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 12.2 points while shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc.
Anaya Brown is averaging 13.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Skyhawks.
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Game Information
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Tennessee Tech | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
Southern Indiana | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
Morehead State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
Lindenwood | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-5 |
Tennessee State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
Eastern Illinois | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-6 |
Little Rock | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-7 |
SIU Edwardsville | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-7 |
UT Martin | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-8 |
Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1-7 |
Western Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 5-4 |