Mobley, UT Martin beat Eastern Kentucky 85-68 (Feb 04, 2017)

By AP
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MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) Jacolby Mobley had 21 points, Javier Martinez and Chandler Rowe each had a double-double and UT Martin beat Eastern Kentucky 85-68 on Saturday night.

Martinez had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Rowe had 10 points and 10 boards for the Skyhawks (17-9, 7-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Kedar Edwards added 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists and Matthew Butler scored 11.

UT Martin trailed by six at halftime and took the lead for good by scoring the first 16 points of the second half to push to 49-39 on Mobley's 3-pointer with 15:35 left. The Skyhawks then pulled away with a 12-3 run capped at 72-52 with 5:44 to go.

Dillon Avare made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 21 points to lead the Colonels (10-16, 3-8). Nick Mayo added 17 points and Asante Gist scored 13.

Eastern Kentucky scored seven straight to lead 39-33 at halftime.