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

UTM leads

Team	1H	2H	T
EIU	41	20	61
UTM	34	31	65

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

100%UTM final

EIUUTM

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01
Andrija Bukumirović Steal
Andrija Bukumirović Steal.
A. Bukumirović · 7 PTS
H2 0:01
TO
Bad pass turnover
Preston Turner bad pass turnover
P. Turner
H2 0:01EIU
Shorttimeout
Eastern Illinois Timeout
H2 0:01
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Ty Price makes free throw 2 of 2
T. Price · 5 PTS
EIU 61 - 65 UTM
H2 0:01
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Ty Price makes free throw 1 of 2
T. Price · 5 PTS
EIU 61 - 64 UTM
H2 0:01
Foul on Meechie White
Foul on Meechie White.
M. White · 12 PTS
H2 0:03UTM
Regulartimeout
UT Martin Timeout
H2 0:03
Steal
Afan Trnka Steal.
A. Trnka · 11 PTS
H2 0:03
TO
Bad pass turnover
Meechie White bad pass turnover
M. White · 12 PTS
H2 0:09EIU
Shorttimeout
Eastern Illinois Timeout
H2 0:15
Defensive rebound
Terry McMorris Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:17
Filip Radaković misses driving layup
F. Radaković · 8 PTS
H2 0:40
Defensive rebound
Afan Trnka Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:43
Andrija Bukumirović Block
Andrija Bukumirović Block.
A. Bukumirović · 7 PTS
H2 0:43
Misses 5-foot floating jump shot
Zion Fruster misses 5-foot floating jump shot
Z. Fruster · 17 PTS
THREEH2 0:59
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
H2 1:03
Andrija Bukumirović Offensive Rebound
Andrija Bukumirović Offensive Rebound.
A. Bukumirović · 7 PTS
H2 1:07
Misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Pedro Santos misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
P. Santos · 11 PTS
H2 1:27
+2
Layup
Zion Fruster makes layup
Z. Fruster · 17 PTS
EIU 61 - 60 UTM
H2 1:31
Defensive rebound
Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:33
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Afan Trnka misses 25-foot three point jumper
A. Trnka · 11 PTS
H2 1:45EIU
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
THREEH2 2:18
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