RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team hopes to snap a two-game losing skid Thursday night when the Colonels host OVC foe UT Martin. Tip time is set for 7 p.m.

EKU Athletics is hosting a “Welcome Back Party” for EKU students where you could walk away with t-shirts, pizza, lottery tickets and $1,000!

The Colonels (10-9, 4-3 OVC) are 6-0 at home this season while shooting 49.7 percent from the floor and averaging 74.7 points per game in McBrayer Arena. Senior guard Joshua Jones will be honored before the start of the contest for reaching 1,000-career points on Jan. 7 against Southeast Missouri.

UT Martin (3-16, 0-6) is still searching for its first OVC win after a 68-55 setback at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 14. Two of the Skyhawks’ six conference losses have been by four points or less including a 73-71 heartbreaker to Southeast Missouri on Jan. 5. Sophomore guard Mike Liabo ranks among the top-10 OVC players in scoring at 15.0 ppg.

The Colonels are 24-15 all-time against UT Martin and 9-3 versus the Skyhawks under head coach Jeff Neubauer. Eastern has won eight straight meetings over UT Martin in McBrayer Arena. Back in 2002, the Colonels pulled out a 108-100 quadruple overtime win against UTM.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Game Notes
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Television
--None

Video Streaming
--Thursday’s game can be seen on the web as part of OVCSports.tv. The cost is $5.95. Click here for live video stream!

Live Audio
--Thursday’s game can be heard locally on WCYO 100.7 FM. Click here for live radio broadcast!  WCYO is now streaming on most mobile devices. Download the TuneIn Radio app, available for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, Blackberry, Palm and Windows Phone.

Live Stats
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Tickets
--Tickets are available by calling the EKU ticket office at 859-622-2122. The ticket box office will open at 5:30 p.m. Arena doors will open at 5:30 p.m., as well.

Directions
--Click here for directions to Eastern Kentucky University.

Storylines
--Eastern Kentucky was held to a season-low 31 percent (13-of-42) shooting from the floor last Saturday at Morehead State. Senior Jeff Allgood was 0-for-5 from three-point range versus the Eagles. Allgood had made at least one three-pointer in six straight games prior to that contest.

--Senior guard Jaron Jones paced Eastern Kentucky in points (15), rebounds (six) and assists (three) at Morehead State. Jones has led the Colonels in scoring in seven straight games as well as nine of the previous 10 games overall.