UT Martin hosts Morehead State after Freeman's 30-point performance

Morehead State Eagles (8-6, 1-0 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (8-6, 0-1 OVC)

Martin, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State plays the UT Martin Skyhawks after Mark Freeman scored 30 points in Morehead State's 83-75 win against the Tennessee State Tigers.

The Skyhawks are 7-0 in home games. UT Martin leads the OVC in rebounding, averaging 37.2 boards. Chris Nix paces the Skyhawks with 5.9 rebounds.

The Eagles are 1-0 against OVC opponents. Morehead State is 4-5 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Parker Stewart is averaging 16.9 points and 1.6 steals for the Skyhawks. K.J. Simon is averaging 15.4 points over the last 10 games for UT Martin.

Freeman is scoring 12.8 points per game and averaging 2.5 rebounds for the Eagles. Alex Gross is averaging 11.7 points and 7.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for Morehead State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Skyhawks: 6-4, averaging 82.8 points, 34.9 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.7 points per game.

Eagles: 6-4, averaging 73.6 points, 34.1 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.