Today's Games
# 8 Eastern Illinois versus # 4 UT Martin - 6 pm on ESPN+
EIU faces UT Martin in the day's first game. The Skyhawks (21-10, 13-7) finished 5-5 in their last ten games and are looking for that winning combination that had them leading the OVC for most of the season.
Jeremy Shulman's team boasts of the 'Freshman of the Year' in Matas Deniusas and all-conference forward Andrija Bujumirovic.
UT Martin is the OVC's best defensive and rebounding team.
Marty Simmons' Panthers fought through a difficult season, but Jacobi has been the constant. The 6'7 grad-student finished as the OVC's sixth leading rebounder. He enters tonight's game with 971 career points and 694 career rebounds.
UT Martin swept the regular season series, but both games were determined by eight or fewer points. Game time is set for 6 pm and can be seen on ESPN+.
# 6 Lindenwood versus # 3 Southeast Missouri - 8:30 pm - ESPN+
Lindenwood's tall task was made more difficult by the seeming injury to Futrell. The OVC's top scorer is questionable for tonight's game. Meanwhile they have a formidable opponent in the 19-win Southeast Missouri Redhawks.
The third-seeded Redhawks are surging. They've won ten of their last twelve games behind the inspired play of senior forward Brendan Terry. Luke Almodovar is SEMO's leading scorer and B.J. Ward is the backcourt distributor, but the team started to turn its season around when Terry understood that he could be a game-changer.
Lindenwood's Jadis Jones led the OVC in rebounds (9.1 per game) and joined Futrell on the league's all-conference team. Williams was a second-teamer and during league play was the OVC's leader in steals.
The two teams split their regular season series. Tip time is set for 8:30 pm on ESPN+.