RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's basketball teams travel to Martin, Tennessee to face UT Martin in an OVC doubleheader on Thursday night.

The women tip at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the men following at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Women's Preview

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- The Colonels (5-8, 2-2 OVC) defeated Eastern Illinois in convincing fashion, 67-51, Saturday afternoon in McBrayer Arena. The Colonels were up 22-4 after one quarter of play and held the Panthers to just 28 percent shooting. 

- Bria Bass earned OVC Freshman of the Week after scoring a career-high 25 points against Eastern Illinois. She was 5-of-8 from behind the arc and finished 6-of-8 from the free throw line. As of January 6, Bass is third among freshman in the OVC in scoring at 11.2 points per game. 

- A'Queen Hayes secured her fourth OVC Newcomer of the Week award after averaging 23 ppg and 13.5 rpg against SIUE and Eastern Illinois. The Ole Miss transfer scored 20 points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds in the Colonels win over Eastern Illinois. 
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
- UT Martin (6-10, 2-2 OVC) recently defeated Murray State, 97-80, on Jan. 6. 

- Kendall Spray leads the way for the Skyhawk's, averaging 17.3 points a night. Janekia Mason and Chelsey Perry lead Martin on the glass, grabbing 4.9 and 4.8 boards per game respectively. 

- UT Martin scores 72.1 points per game, but allowed their opponents to score 70.5 points and shoot 45 percent from the field. In addition, the Skyhawks force their opponents into 18.6 turnovers a night and block nearly four shots (3.8). 

- The Colonels lead the all-time series with UT Martin, 31-21. However, the Colonels dropped the latest matchup, 66-56 last season at Martin. 
 
UP NEXT

The Colonels will travel west to take on Southeast Missouri on Jan. 13. Game time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Men's Preview

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- EKU (6-11, 0-4 OVC) dropped a heartbreaker to Eastern Illinois, 54-53, on Saturday at McBrayer Arena. The Colonels trailed by eight with just over four minutes to play, but rallied to pull to within one with 30 seconds left. A game-winner attempt by Nick Mayo missed at the buzzer.
 
- Sophomore DeAndre Dishman led EKU with 12 points and nine rebounds in the loss to Eastern Illinois. Dishman has now scored in double figures in seven consecutive games, and he ranks fifth in the OVC in field goal percentage (55.5%).
 
- Mayo passed EKU Hall-of-Famer Michael Haney to reach No. 16 on EKU's all-time scoring list last Thursday (1,319 points). Next up on the list: Eric Stutz (1,338).
 
- The last time EKU played UT Martin (Feb. 4, 2017), senior Dillon Avare poured in a career-high 21 points on a career-high seven three-pointers. His seven three-pointers in that game are the most by any Colonel in the Dan McHale era.
 
- Freshman A.J. Youngman ranks fifth in the OVC (and tops among all OVC freshmen) in three-point field goal percentage (43.8%).
 
- EKU has won the turnover battle in its last seven games.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
- UT Martin (6-11, 1-3 OVC) has dropped three straight conference games after winning its league opener over Tennessee State in overtime.
 
- Matthew Butler leads the Skyhawks at 16.9 points-per-game.
 
- This is the 47th all-time meeting between EKU and UT Martin. EKU leads the series, 27-19; However, the Skyhawks have won three straight over the Colonels, including a 85-68 victory in Martin last year.
 
UP NEXT
 
EKU stays on the road to face Southeast Missouri on Saturday at 5:15 p.m. ET in Cape Girardeau.