The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team nearly erased a 17-point third quarter deficit against Eastern Illinois, but ultimately fell, 66-62, in Charleston Saturday afternoon.
The Skyhawks led by one at the end of the first quarter, 18-17, but a cold shooting spell plagued them in the second and third quarters, as they went just 5-for-20 over the middle 20 minutes of the game.
In a wild game with multiple second-half scoring runs on both sides, the University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball team hung on for a big 72-68 triumph over Eastern Illinois.
UT Martin led by as many as 20 points late in the first half before taking a 41-24 advantage into the locker room at the intermission. The Panthers answered right back with a 21-0 run in the second half, eventually leading by six points with five minutes to go. It was then the Skyhawks’ turn to seize the momentum back, tallying nine unanswered points down the stretch before making just enough free throws in the final 24 seconds for a season sweep of Eastern Illinois.
