- game 18: AUSTIN PEAY • FEB. 8 • ELAM CENTER 6-11 OVERALL • 4-9 OVC THANK YOU TO TODAY’S GAME SPONSOR:

2020-21 MEN’S SCHEDULE SKYHAWKS PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON LONG Date...... Opponent...... Time HOMESTAND AGAINST OVC RIVAL AUSTIN PEAY Dec. 2...... EVANSVILLE...... W 93-87 (2OT) Dec. 15...... BETHEL...... W 95-60 ALL-TIME SERIES Dec. 18...... at Southeast Missouri*...... W 69-67 Austin Peay leads 64-24 Last Meeting...... Jan. 18, 2020 Dec. 20...... WESTERN ILLINOIS...... L 81-63 Game Result...... APSU 92, @UTM 81 Dec. 22...... at Ole Miss...... L 90-43 Series Streak...... APSU W6 Dec. 30...... at Jacksonville State*...... L 80-70 First Meeting...... 1959-60 UTM vs. APSU in Martin...... 15-25 Jan. 2...... BELMONT*...... L 90-69 UT MARTIN AUSTIN PEAY Streak in Martin...... APSU W3 Jan. 7...... at State*...... L 74-62 SKYHAWKS GOVERNORS Record: 6-11 Record: 11-7 Jan. 9...... at Belmont*...... L 89-69 Ohio Valley: 4-9 Ohio Valley: 7-5 PLAYER TO WATCH Jan. 16...... MURRAY STATE*...... L 79-57 Home: 5-5 Away: 4-2 #4 Jaron Williams Jan. 21...... at Eastern Kentucky*...... L 113-73 Last 5: 3-2 Last 5: 3-2 Junior Forward Rock Hill, SC Jan. 23...... at Morehead State*...... L 76-44 Last 10: 3-7 Last 10: 6-4 Avg. PPG: 66.1 Avg. PPG: 74.7 Jan. 26...... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*....W 69-66 Williams has put Def. PPG: 77.4 Def. PPG: 69.8 together quite an Jan. 28...... EASTERN ILLINOIS*...... W 51-41 Top Scorer Top Scorer impressive homestand Jan. 30...... SIUE*...... L 76-60 #15 Cameron Holden #21 Terry Taylor as the dynamic star has topped UT Martin 14.8 PPG 21.7 PPG Feb. 4...... JACKSONVILLE STATE*...... L 82-70 in scoring in four of Top REBOUNDER Top REBOUNDER Feb. 6...... TENNESSEE TECH*...... W 66-64 the last five games. #15 Cameron Holden #21 Terry Taylor The frontcourt Feb. 8...... AUSTIN PEAY*...... 6 p.m. 7.5 RPG 10.8 RPG phenom is averaging a whopping 18.2 points Top PASSER ToP PASSER Feb. 11...... at Austin Peay*...... 7:30 p.m. per contest through Feb. 13...... at Murray State*...... 7:30 p.m. #33 Kenton Eskridge #1 Carlos Paez the first five contests 3.8 APG 4.3 APG of the season-long Feb. 18...... EASTERN KENTUCKY*...... 8 p.m. INTERIM HEAD COACH HEAD COACH six-game homestand. He is shooting 50.8 Feb. 20...... MOREHEAD STATE*...... 4 p.m. Montez Robinson Matt Figger percent (33-of-65) Feb. 25...... at SIUE*...... 5 p.m. North Georgia, 2002 Eastern Kentucky, 1995 from the floor - including a 39.3 percent clip (11- Feb. 27...... at Eastern Illinois*...... 4 p.m. First Season Fourth Season for-28) from three-point range - to go along with Overall: 75-97 Overall: 73-45 an 87.5 percent effort (14-of-16) from the free March 3-6..... OVC Tournament$...... TBA throw line in the five-game stretch. At UTM: 6-11 At APSU: Same HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS AND BOLD SETTING THE STAGE * Game The first of two back-to-back games for the University of Tennessee at Martin $ Ford Center - Evansville, Ind. men’s basketball team against in-state Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay will Times are listed in Central time take place at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The Governors are the last of the 11 OVC opponents to face the Skyhawks All dates/opponents subject to change in 2020-21 as these two teams were originally scheduled to play on Jan. 14 before the game was postponed. This game marks the end of the longest homestand in UT Martin’s Division I history (since 1992) as the Skyhawks have emerged victorious PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS in three of the five contests so far. This matchup pits two of the league’s best second-chance squads as Austin AUSTIN PEAY UT MARTIN Peay leads the OVC in offensive rebounding (12.4 per game) and offensive #1 Carlos Paez #3 Eman Sertovic rebounding percentage (.360). Meanwhile, UT Martin tops the conference by 8.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.3 apg 5.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.4 apg hauling in 12.2 offensive rebounds per game in league play. The Skyhawks are coming off a 66-64 triumph over Tennessee Tech on #5 Jordyn Adams #4 Jaron Williams Saturday. Jaron Williams pumped in a game-high 20 points while Kenton Eskridge 11.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg 11.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.5 apg tallied 12 points and a game-best six assists for UT Martin, who equaled a season- low with just eight turnovers. #15 Mike Peake #12 Ajani Kennedy Williams has put up fantastic numbers during the Skyhawks’ homestand, 9.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 0.8 apg 6.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.1 apg averaging 18.2 points per game while eclipsing the 20-point plateau on three separate occasions. #21 Terry Taylor #33 Kenton Eskridge The Governors saw their three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a narrow 75-74 overtime setback at Morehead State. OVC Preseason Player of 21.7 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 1.8 apg 6.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.8 apg the Year Terry Taylor delivered his 13th double-double of the season with 28 points and 10 rebounds. #22 Alec Woodard #44 Hannes Polla Taylor, who became Austin Peay’s all-time leading scorer last Thursday, has 5.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.2 apg 3.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.1 apg averaged 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds over six career games against UT Martin. Interim Head Coach: Montez Robinson Assistants: DeAndre Walker, Zach Carpenter, Jackson Hayzlett, UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS Dillion Sneed, Ross Fleming, Deonte Johnson No. Name INFO Field Goals 3Pt. FGs Free Throws Fouls Points G, 6-7, 175, Fr. 2 ANTHONY THOMAS Silver Spring, Md. G, 6-5, 195, So. 3 EMAN SERTOVIC Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina F, 6-6, 210, Jr. 4 JARON WILLIAMS Rock Hill, SC G, 6-4, 195, Jr. 5 JONTE COLEMAN Champaign, Ill. C, 7-1, 185, So. 10 ERIC RUSTIN Richmond, Va. F, 6-4, 205, Jr. 11 JEREMIAH HARRIS Bessemer, Ala. F, 6-9, 225, R-Jr. 12 AJANI KENNEDY Moreno Valley, Calif. F, 6-6, 215, Jr. 13 ZAVON GODWIN Detroit, Mich. F, 6-5, 200, Jr. 15 CAMERON HOLDEN Forsyth, Ga. G, 6-4, 170, R-So. 21 DANTE GONZALES Gilbert, Ariz. F, 6-9, 240, Jr. 22 LA-QUIEM WALKER Jersey City, NJ G, 6-1, 170, Jr. 23 VINNIE VIANA Atlanta, Ga. G, 6-4, 195, Fr. 24 TREY FORT Jackson, Miss. G, 6-1, 195, Jr. 33 KENTON ESKRIDGE Atlanta, Ga. C, 6-11, 270, Sr. 44 HANNES POLLA Lahti, Finland 44 HANNES POLLA C, 6-11, 270, Sr. Lahti, Finland Head Coach: Matt Figger AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORSC, 6-11, 270, Sr. Assistants: Rod Clark, Darryl Dora, Nikita Johnson 44 HANNES POLLA Lahti, Finland No. Name INFO Field Goals 3Pt. FGs Free Throws Fouls Points F, 6-4, 200, Jr. 0 ELTON WALKER Miami, Fla. G, 5-10, 180, So. 1 CARLOS PAEZ Naguanagua, Venezuela G, 6-1, 175, Fr. 2 TAI’REON JOSEPH Baton Rouge, La. C, 6-10, 235, Jr. 4 MERDY MONGOZI Kinshasa, Congo G, 6-3, 200, So. 5 JORDYN ADAMS Silsbee, Texas F, 6-8, 225, Fr. 10 IBRAHIMA JARJOU Bignona, Senegal F, 6-8, 240, R-Jr. 11 CORBIN MERRITT Lloyd, Fla. G, 6-3, 220, Gr. 12 REGINALD GEE Houston, Texas G, 6-2, 190, R-So. 14 DJ PEAVY Cibolo, Texas F, 6-8, 220, So. 15 MIKE PEAKE Chicago, Ill. G/F, 6-5, 230, Sr. 21 TERRY TAYLOR Bowling Green, Ky. G, 6-2, 200, So. 22 ALEC WOODARD Rutledge, Ga. G, 6-1, 170, R-Fr. 23 JORDAN BURCHFIELD Rockvale, Tenn. G, 6-2, 205, So. 24 CODEY BATES Memphis, Tenn. F, 6-10, 225, Gr. 33 SHANDON GOLDMAN Evansville, Ark. G, 6-0, 160, Fr. 40 MATTHEW WADE Milwaukee, Wis. G, 6-0, 180, Sr. 54 CADE CROSLAND Sparta, Tenn.