Little Rock back home Tuesday for second meeting with UT Martin

Little Rock returns home from a two-game road trip to host UT Martin on Tuesday evening with a 5 pm tip at the Jack Stephens Center. This is the second meeting of the season for the two teams and can be streamed on ESPN+ or heard locally on Sports Animal 920 AM.
 
THE MATCHUP
Little Rock (8-13 overall, 7-3 OVC) leads the all-time series 4-3 and has won three straight against the Skyhawks (9-12, 6-4), including last month's 57-48 contest in Martin, Tenn. on Jan. 13. The Trojans are 2-0 all-time at home against UT Martin. In the first meeting this season, three players reached double figures, led by Faith Lee's 16 points. With the game tied 42-42 entering the final frame, Little Rock outscored UT Martin 15-6 in the final quarter and forced the Skyhawks into 26 turnovers during the game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Little Rock finished off a regular season sweep of Eastern Illinois and took sole possession of second place in the OVC with a 55-48 win in Charleston. Jayla Brooks led the way with 18 points to go with seven rebounds, Faith Lee put in 16 points and Trinity Hudson grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds. Little Rock opened the fourth period with a 7-0 run to put the Trojans ahead by 17 – their largest lead of the game – and coast to a pivotal conference win.
 
A LOOK AT THE SKYHAWKS
UT Martin is in the middle of a four-game road swing, winning the first two at Eastern Illinois (80-65) and SIUE (75-46). The Skyhawks are 4-1 in conference road games. During conference play, UT Martin is ninth in scoring offense (64.1) and second – behind only Little Rock – in scoring defense (58.9). The Skyhawks boast the top free throw percentage in the OVC (80.0), top three-point percentage (35.5) and second-best field goal percentage (44.3). UT Martin has two of the top 10 scorers in the conference in Kenley McCarn (16.7) and Anaya Brown (14.6) and two of the top six rebounders in Brown (9.3) and Lexi Rubel (8.7).
 
OVC OUTLOOK
Little Rock sits alone in second place, but four teams with identical 6-4 records (including the Skyhawks) are just a game back. Southern Indiana (9-1) lost for the first time in OVC play on Saturday, and its lead over Little Rock is down to two games. Western Illinois, Eastern Illinois and Morehead State are all 6-4.