Fitzgerald Jr. carries Tennessee St. over UT-Martin 74-62
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- — Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. had 21 points as Tennessee State beat UT Martin 74-62 on Thursday night.
Fitzgerald Jr. hit 4 of 6 3-pointers.
Mark Freeman had 16 points for Tennessee State (2-6, 1-4 Ohio Valley Conference).
Cameron Holden had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Skyhawks (3-5, 1-3), whose losing streak reached five games.
Eden Holt, who was second on the Skyhawks in scoring entering the contest with 11 points per game, shot only 17% in the game (1 of 6).
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Belmont | 18-0 | - | 24-1 |
Morehead State | 15-3 | 3 | 18-7 |
Eastern Kentucky | 13-5 | 5 | 19-6 |
Jacksonville State | 11-6 | 6.5 | 15-8 |
Austin Peay | 10-8 | 8 | 14-10 |
Murray State | 10-8 | 8 | 13-10 |
Southeast Missouri State | 7-11 | 11 | 9-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 6-11 | 11.5 | 8-15 |
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UT Martin | 5-13 | 13 | 7-15 |
Tennessee State | 3-15 | 15 | 4-17 |
Tennessee Tech | 3-15 | 15 | 3-22 |