SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (12-6, 5-2 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (8-10, 4-3 OVC) Martin, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin hosts SIU-Edwardsville after Vladimer Salaridze scored 23 points in UT Martin's 68-63 victory against the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (11-6, 4-2 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (6-11, 2-4 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -1.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville plays Tennessee State after Ray'Sean Taylor scored 25 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 67-59 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brian Taylor II had 23 points and Ray'Sean Taylor scored 21 to help SIU Edwardsville rally to beat Tennessee State 87-80 in overtime on Thursday night.

SIU-Edwardsville visits the UT Martin Skyhawks after Macy Silvey scored 21 points in the Cougars' 76-70 victory over the Tennessee State Tigers.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) Ray'Sean Taylor had 25 points in SIU-Edwardsville 's 67-59 win against Tennessee Tech on Saturday night.

BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech seeks to continue its five-game win streak with a victory against SIU-Edwardsville. The Cougars are 6-1 in home games. SIU-Edwardsville ranks sixth in the OVC with 32.9 points per game in the paint led by Jo Valrie averaging 7.0.

SIU-Edwardsville will aim to end its eight-game road slide when the Cougars take on Tennessee State. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.