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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs UT Martin Skyhawks

College Basketball
E Illinois
4-10
61-65
Final
UT Martin
11-4
Kathleen and Tom Elam Center

Lead tracker

EIU leadsBiggest lead EIU 8, UTM 9
H1H2
UTM leads
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EIU412061
UTM343165

Who won: UT Martin 65-61

The UT Martin Skyhawks beat the Eastern Illinois Panthers 65-61 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The UT Martin outscored the E Illinois 31-20 in the 2nd half. Matas Deniusas led the UT Martin in points (19). Zion Fruster led the E Illinois in points (17).

Player of the game

Andrija Bukumirovic

UTM · 7 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL

8.2

Win probability

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:01Andrija Bukumirovic

    Andrija Bukumirović Steal

    Andrija Bukumirović Steal.

    A. Bukumirović · 7 PTS

  4. H2 0:01Preston Turner
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Preston Turner bad pass turnover

    P. Turner

  5. H2 0:01EIU

    Shorttimeout

    Eastern Illinois Timeout

  6. H2 0:01Ty Price
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Ty Price makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Price · 5 PTS

    EIU 61 - 65 UTM
  7. H2 0:01Ty Price
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Ty Price makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Price · 5 PTS

    EIU 61 - 64 UTM
  8. H2 0:01Meechie White

    Foul on Meechie White

    Foul on Meechie White.

    M. White · 12 PTS

  9. H2 0:03UTM

    Regulartimeout

    UT Martin Timeout

  10. H2 0:03Afan Trnka

    Steal

    Afan Trnka Steal.

    A. Trnka · 11 PTS

  11. H2 0:03Meechie White
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Meechie White bad pass turnover

    M. White · 12 PTS

  12. H2 0:09EIU

    Shorttimeout

    Eastern Illinois Timeout

  13. H2 0:15Terry McMorris

    Defensive rebound

    Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 0:17Filip Radakovic

    Filip Radaković misses driving layup

    F. Radaković · 8 PTS

  15. H2 0:40Afan Trnka

    Defensive rebound

    Afan Trnka Defensive Rebound.

  16. H2 0:43Andrija Bukumirovic

    Andrija Bukumirović Block

    Andrija Bukumirović Block.

    A. Bukumirović · 7 PTS

  17. H2 0:43Zion Fruster

    Misses 5-foot floating jump shot

    Zion Fruster misses 5-foot floating jump shot

    Z. Fruster · 17 PTS

  18. THREEH2 0:59
    Matas Deniusas

    Three! Jumper, 26 ft

    M. Deniusas · 19 PTS · ast A. Bukumirović

    Matas Deniusas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrija Bukumirović assists)

    EIU 61 - 63 UTM
  19. H2 1:03Andrija Bukumirovic

    Andrija Bukumirović Offensive Rebound

    Andrija Bukumirović Offensive Rebound.

    A. Bukumirović · 7 PTS

  20. H2 1:07Pedro Santos

    Misses 10-foot pullup jump shot

    Pedro Santos misses 10-foot pullup jump shot

    P. Santos · 11 PTS

  21. H2 1:27Zion Fruster
    +2

    Layup

    Zion Fruster makes layup

    Z. Fruster · 17 PTS

    EIU 61 - 60 UTM
  22. H2 1:31Kooper Jacobi

    Defensive rebound

    Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 1:33Afan Trnka

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Afan Trnka misses 25-foot three point jumper

    A. Trnka · 11 PTS

  24. H2 1:45EIU
    TO

    Lost ball turnover

    team shot clock turnover

  25. THREEH2 2:18
    Matas Deniusas

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    M. Deniusas · 19 PTS · ast F. Radaković

    Matas Deniusas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Filip Radaković assists)

    EIU 59 - 60 UTM

Leaders

EIUUTM
Points
Zion Fruster
17
Matas Deniusas
19
Assists
Zion Fruster
4
Andrija Bukumirovic
4
Rebounds
Terry McMorris
9
Andrija Bukumirovic
14

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