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01/07 03:43 CST UT Martin Skyhawks take on the Morehead State Eagles, seek 4th straight victory UT Martin Skyhawks take on the Morehead State Eagles, seek 4th straight victory By The Associated Press UT Martin Skyhawks (11-4, 3-1 OVC) at Morehead State Eagles (7-8, 3-1 OVC) Morehead, Kentucky; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin looks to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Skyhawks take on Morehead State. The Eagles are 4-0 on their home court. Morehead State is ninth in the OVC at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 77.5 points while holding opponents to 44.5% shooting. The Skyhawks are 3-1 against OVC opponents. UT Martin scores 74.9 points while outscoring opponents by 9.5 points per game. Morehead State makes 46.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.2 percentage points higher than UT Martin has allowed to its opponents (39.1%). UT Martin has shot at a 43.6% rate from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points less than the 44.5% shooting opponents of Morehead State have averaged. The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play. TOP PERFORMERS: George Marshall is averaging 12.1 points for the Eagles. Josiah LeGree is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Filip Petkovski is averaging 5.5 points for the Skyhawks. Matas Deniusas is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 5-5, averaging 74.3 points, 33.8 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.4 points per game. Skyhawks: 7-3, averaging 72.1 points, 40.0 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.6 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.