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12/17 03:43 CST Tennessee State hosts UT Martin following Hopkins' 21-point
outing
Tennessee State hosts UT Martin following Hopkins' 21-point outing
By The Associated Press
UT Martin Skyhawks (8-3) at Tennessee State Tigers (6-4)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin takes on Tennessee State after AJ Hopkins scored 21
points in UT Martin's 96-52 win over the Champion Christian Tigers.
The Tigers are 2-0 on their home court. Tennessee State is third in the OVC
with 25.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Aaron Nkrumah averaging 4.3.
The Skyhawks are 2-2 in road games. UT Martin is sixth in college basketball
with 13.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Andrija Bukumirovic averaging 3.5.
Tennessee State's average of 5.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just
0.9 fewer made shots on average than the 6.5 per game UT Martin gives up. UT
Martin averages 75.9 points per game, 0.8 more than the 75.1 Tennessee State
allows to opponents.
The Tigers and Skyhawks match up Thursday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Harper II is shooting 29.8% from beyond the arc with 1.7
made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 15 points and 5.2
rebounds. Nkrumah is shooting 41.5% and averaging 16.6 points.
Bukumirovic is shooting 43.6% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per
game for the Skyhawks, while averaging 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds. Matas
Deniusas is shooting 47.7% and averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
