Tennessee-Martin 67, at Southeast Missouri State 56

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Interstat) — A dominant second-quarter defensive performance propelled the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks to a 67-56 victory over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in an Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball game Tuesday night at the Show Me Center. The Skyhawks, who improved to 9-8 overall, held the Redhawks to just seven points in the second period, turning a one-point deficit after the first quarter into a 33-20 halftime lead they would never relinquish. Southeast Missouri State fell to 6-12. Tennessee-Martin’s defense was the story, forcing 16 Redhawk turnovers and converting them into 18 points. The Skyhawks also recorded nine… Read more...