Guinyard's 18 lead UT Martin over Tennessee Tech 70-67 in Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
AP
Mar 05, 2025
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Tarence Guinyard had 18 points in UT Martin Skyhawks's 70-67 victory against Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on Wednesday in the opening game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
Eighth-seeded UTM will play fourth-seeded Little Rock in a quarterfinal Thursday.
Guinyard added six rebounds for the Skyhawks (14-18). Matija Zuzic scored 10 points, going 2 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the line. Lamine Niang had eight points and finished 4 of 5 from the floor.
Grant Slatten led the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles (15-17) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. Jaylon Johnson added 16 points, five assists and three steals for Tennessee Tech. Rodney Johnson Jr. also had nine points and nine rebounds.
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1st Half
UTM
Skyhawks
28
TNTC
Golden Eagles
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Golden Eagles gains possession)
19:42
+3
Jaylon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Kyle Layton assists)
0-3
19:13
Carlos Cortijo misses two point jump shot
19:11
Lamine Niang offensive rebound
19:10
Lamine Niang turnover (bad pass) (Rodney Johnson Jr. steals)
19:05
Kyle Layton misses three point jump shot
19:03
Carlos Cortijo defensive rebound
18:59
+2
Lamine Niang makes two point dunk (Carlos Cortijo assists)
2-3
18:43
Rodney Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:41
Andrija Bukumirovic defensive rebound
18:26
+2
Lamine Niang makes two point layup (Carlos Cortijo assists)
4-3
18:06
+3
Jaylon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Daniel Egbuniwe assists)
4-6
17:42
Tarence Guinyard misses three point jump shot
17:40
Lamine Niang offensive rebound
17:39
Daniel Egbuniwe personal foul (Lamine Niang draws the foul)
17:38
Carlos Cortijo turnover (bad pass)
17:27
+3
Jaylon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Rodney Johnson Jr. assists)
4-9
16:52
Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
16:38
+3
Jaylon Johnson makes three point jump shot
4-12
16:23
Daniel Egbuniwe blocks Lamine Niang's two point jump shot
16:21
JaJuan Nicholls defensive rebound
16:04
Andrija Bukumirovic personal foul (Rodney Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
15:52
Matthew Sells misses three point jump shot
15:50
Matija Zuzic defensive rebound
15:39
Josue Grullon misses two point jump shot
15:37
Daniel Egbuniwe defensive rebound
15:26
Daniel Egbuniwe turnover (bad pass) (Josue Grullon steals)
15:20
Josue Grullon misses two point layup
15:18
Jaylon Johnson defensive rebound
15:14
Filip Radakovic personal foul
15:14
TV timeout
15:04
Jaylon Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:02
Golden Eagles offensive rebound
14:47
Golden Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
14:33
Matija Zuzic misses three point jump shot
14:31
Vladimer Salaridze offensive rebound
14:26
+3
Matija Zuzic makes three point jump shot (Vladimer Salaridze assists)
7-12
14:08
+3
Matthew Sells makes three point jump shot (Grant Slatten assists)
7-15
13:41
+3
Afan Trnka makes three point jump shot (Josue Grullon assists)
10-15
13:14
+3
Grant Slatten makes three point jump shot (Ola Ajiboye assists)
10-18
13:14
Filip Radakovic shooting foul (Grant Slatten draws the foul)
13:14
+1
Grant Slatten makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-19
12:58
Josue Grullon misses three point jump shot
12:56
Matija Zuzic offensive rebound
12:45
Vladimer Salaridze misses three point jump shot
12:43
Skyhawks offensive rebound
12:36
Afan Trnka misses three point jump shot
12:35
Skyhawks offensive rebound
12:35
Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
12:15
+2
Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot
10-21
12:13
Skyhawks 30 second timeout
12:13
TV timeout
11:51
+3
Stefano Faloppa makes three point jump shot (Tarence Guinyard assists)
13-21
11:34
Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:32
JaJuan Nicholls offensive rebound
11:30
+2
JaJuan Nicholls makes two point layup
13-23
11:15
Tarence Guinyard misses two point layup
11:13
JaJuan Nicholls defensive rebound
11:07
Jaylon Johnson misses two point layup
11:05
Afan Trnka defensive rebound
10:58
+2
Stefano Faloppa makes two point layup (Afan Trnka assists)
15-23
10:42
Afan Trnka blocks JaJuan Nicholls's two point layup
10:40
Stefano Faloppa defensive rebound
10:33
Carlos Cortijo misses two point layup
10:31
Kyle Layton defensive rebound
10:26
AJ Hopkins shooting foul (Grant Slatten draws the foul)
10:26
+1
Grant Slatten makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-24
10:26
+1
Grant Slatten makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-25
10:08
+2
Carlos Cortijo makes two point layup
17-25
9:48
Kyle Layton misses three point jump shot
9:46
Afan Trnka defensive rebound
9:36
Tarence Guinyard turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Johnson steals)
9:12
+3
Rodney Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Grant Slatten assists)
17-28
8:44
Afan Trnka misses three point jump shot
8:42
Rodney Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
8:30
+2
Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot
17-30
8:17
+2
Afan Trnka makes two point layup
19-30
8:17
Grant Slatten shooting foul (Afan Trnka draws the foul)
8:17
Afan Trnka misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:17
Vladimer Salaridze offensive rebound
8:00
Ola Ajiboye blocks Carlos Cortijo's two point jump shot
8:00
Skyhawks offensive rebound
8:00
TV timeout
7:55
+3
Afan Trnka makes three point jump shot (Vladimer Salaridze assists)
22-30
7:29
Matthew Sells turnover (bad pass) (AJ Hopkins steals)
7:26
Daniel Egbuniwe personal foul
6:57
Rodney Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Vladimer Salaridze draws the foul)
6:57
+1
Vladimer Salaridze makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-30
6:57
Vladimer Salaridze misses regular free throw 2 of 2