Eagles clipped by Skyhawks, 79-63
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MARTIN, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball opened the final road trip of the season with a loss to the University of Tennessee at Martin, 79-63, Thursday evening at the Elam Center. The Screaming Eagles are 10-19 overall and 5-14 in OVC action, while the Skyhawks go to 13-17, 9-10 OVC.
The Eagles found themselves down 10 midway through the first half, 23-13, before rallying to pull to within two, 30-28, on a three-pointer by junior guard Jack Campion with 4:41 to play. Campion has six points during USI’s 15-7 run.
UTM, however, took the momentum back and outscored the USI, 11-5, in the final four minutes to lead, 41-33, at the intermission. Campion reached double-digits during the first half to lead USI in the scoring column.
USI’s halftime deficit grew briefly after halftime, reaching 12 points, 46-34, but the Eagles slowly began to shrink the margin to six points, 51-45, with 13:43 to play. UTM rallied back and pushed the margin to 14 points, 59-45, with an 8-0 dash before the halfway mark of the final half.
The deficit would continue to grow in the final 10 minutes, climbing to 21 points, 79-58, before the Skyhawks closed out the 79-63 final.
USI had four players reach double digits, led by the 15 points of junior guard Jayland Randall. Sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi followed with 13 points, while junior guard Ryan Hall and Campion closed out the double-figure scorers with 11 points and 10 points, respectively.
Next Up For USI:
The Eagles conclude the 2024-25 campaign Saturday at Tennessee State University. Tipoff at TSU is 3:30 p.m.
TSU is 15-15 overall and 11-8 in the OVC after defeating Morehead State University, 64-55, tonight. The Tigers are 9-3 in the last 12 games after this weekend.
USI leads the series with TSU, 6-4, after defeating the Tigers, 77-75, at Liberty Arena in December. The Eagles were led in the first meeting by junior guard Damoni Harrison, who had 19 points. Owlowoniyi and Randall followed with 18 points and 15 points, respectively.
