UT Martin Skyhawks @ Eastern Illinois Panthers

13-9, 6-3 OVC

Final

	1	2	T
UT Martin UTM	33	43	76
E Illinois EIU	37	22	59

Eastern Illinois PanthersE IllinoisEIU

10-12, 4-5 OVC

Sears scores 25, UT Martin knocks off Eastern Illinois 76-59

— Jordan Sears' 25 points helped UT Martin defeat Eastern Illinois 76-59 on Thursday night.

Feb 2, 2025, 11:57 am - Data Skrive

UTM

100%

According to ESPN Analytics

Data is currently unavailable.

NCAA Division I

Ohio Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee State	15-5	-	23-10
Morehead State	15-5	-	20-13
Southeast Missouri State	14-6	1	20-13
UT Martin	13-7	2	22-11
SIU Edwardsville	12-8	3	19-13
Lindenwood	11-9	4	18-15
Little Rock	9-11	6	12-20
Tennessee Tech	8-12	6	13-18
Eastern Illinois	8-12	7	13-20
Southern Indiana	4-16	11	7-23
Western Illinois	1-19	14	5-26

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RJ Luis Jr., '25 Big East POY, granted injunction to play for LSU

A Louisiana judge on Monday granted RJ Luis Jr., the 2025 Big East Player of the Year, a temporary injunction to play for LSU this season despite signing multiple NBA contracts.

SEC: Pro athletes should not 'return to college competition'

As LSU hopes to sign NFL tight end Dae'Quan Wright, if he clears waivers, the SEC on Monday issued a statement emphasizing its belief that athletes who choose to leave to sign pro contracts "should not then be permitted to return to college competition."

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