MARTIN, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will continue its seven-game road swing at UT Martin on Thursday night. Tip from the Elam Center is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET.
 
The game will air live on ESPN+. The radio broadcast of the game can be heard locally at 100.7 FM and worldwide at EKUSports.com.
 
 
WHAT TO KNOW
 
Sophomore Michael Moreno led the Colonels with 18 points in the 83-72 win at Tennessee Tech on Monday. He was 5-of-7 from deep. Moreno now leads the OVC in three-point field goal percentage (48.1%).
 
EKU (17-5, 11-4 OVC) shot 56.4% from the field at Tennessee Tech (its third best field goal percentage of the year) and 52.2% from deep (its second best three-point field goal percentage of the year).
 
EKU tied its season high with 26 assists in the win at Tennessee Tech on Monday.
 
The Colonels have now tied the EKU record for OVC road wins in a season (six).
 
Eastern ranks in the top-25 in the NCAA in 10 categories - including 1st in steals-per-game (10.7), 2nd in turnover margin (+6.4), 2nd in turnovers forced-per-game (19.6), 10th in scoring (82.7) and 19th in three-pointers-per-game (9.9).
 
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
UT Martin (7-13, 5-11 OVC) fell at Murray State, 84-55, last Saturday.
 
Cameron Holden paces the Skyhawks offensively, averaging 14.4 points and 7.8 rebounds-per-game.
 
This is the 52nd all-time meeting between EKU and UT Martin. The Colonels lead the series, 51-30, and have won three straight over the Skyhawks, including a 113-73 victory last month in Richmond.
 
 
UP NEXT
 
EKU travels to Cape Girardeau for a pair of games at Southeast Missouri, beginning on Saturday evening.