Vladimer Salaridze had 16 points in UT Martin's 85-82 victory against SIU-Edwardsville on Saturday night. Salaridze shot 5 for 8 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Skyhawks (9-10,

Yet another University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball decision came down to the wire today as the Skyhawks held on for an 85-82 victory over SIUE

UT Martin overcame a 14-point first-half deficit, while SIUE nearly did the same thing in the second half. In the end, the Skyhawks outlasted the Cougars 85-82 Saturday at the Elam Center, ending SIUE's five-game winning streak.

Salaridze 5-8 4-4 16, Cortijo 3-5 1-1 9, Guinyard 3-7 5-9 11, Radakovic 0-2 2-2 2, Zuzic 4-7 1-2 12, Trnka 3-4 2-4 9, Grullon 5-11 2-2 14, Bukumirovic 3-4 0-0 8, Faloppa 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 28-51 17-24 85.

The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team erased a six-point halftime deficit and scored 43 points in the second half of Saturday’s 72-65 win over

UT Martin takes on the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars after Vladimer Salaridze scored 23 points in UT Martin's 68-63 win against the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

Vladimer Salaridze's 23 points helped UT Martin defeat Eastern Illinois 68-63 on Thursday night. Salaridze added six rebounds for the Skyhawks (8-10, 4-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Tarence Guinyard scored 18 points and added eight rebounds.

Jacobi 4-11 0-1 11, Kalle 0-0 0-0 0, Fruster 5-10 1-2 12, Shelton 4-10 4-4 15, Stapleton 6-11 1-4 16, Sawyer 3-4 2-3 9, Bolis 0-2 0-0 0, Curtis 0-4 0-0 0, Connor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 8-14 63.

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (3-13, 1-6 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (6-12, 3-4 OVC) Martin, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville visits UT Martin after Macy Silvey scored 21 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 76-70 win against the Tennessee State Tigers.