Tennessee State faces UT Martin, seeks to stop 4-game skid

UT Martin Skyhawks (4-5) at Tennessee State Lady Tigers (1-8)

Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State enters the matchup against UT Martin as losers of four games in a row.

The Lady Tigers have gone 1-3 at home. Tennessee State is 0-5 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Skyhawks are 1-4 on the road. UT Martin is second in the OVC with 25.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Zy Thompson averaging 4.2.

Tennessee State's average of 3.8 made 3-pointers per game is 3.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.1 per game UT Martin allows. UT Martin's 41.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.7 percentage points lower than Tennessee State has allowed to its opponents (47.3%).

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaniya Webb is shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Tigers, while averaging 13.1 points. Somah Kamara is shooting 33.0% and averaging 9.3 points.

Kenley McCarn is scoring 13.4 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Skyhawks. Thompson is averaging 13.4 points.

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