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27–20
Final/OT
 O'Brien Field, Charleston
FINALUT Martin 27, Eastern Illinois 20

Highlights

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Win probability

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EIU WINNING
UTM WINNING
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KICKOFF: EIU 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 32 PTS

Scoring plays

8 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Cade Hechter 28 Yd Field Goal

1:13
3-0
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Cooper Willman 4 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue (Drew Schiller PAT blocked)

12:20
3-6
Field Goal Good

Cade Hechter 29 Yd Field Goal

4:15
6-6
Q3
Passing Touchdown

CJ Nelson 13 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue (Drew Schiller Kick)

5:50
6-13
Passing Touchdown

Thomas Ansley 25 Yd pass from Jase Bauer (Cade Hechter Kick)

0:07
13-13
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Landers Green 25 Yd pass from Connor Wolf (Drew Schiller Kick)

13:06
13-20
Rushing Touchdown

Jase Bauer 1 Yd Run (Cade Hechter Kick)

0:46
20-20
OT
Passing Touchdown

Bryce Bailey 6 Yd pass from Jase Bauer (Cade Hechter Kick)

0:00
27-20

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Keyshawn Johnson seals UT Martin's 27-20 win over Eastern Illinois with fourth-down stop in OT

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- , Jase Bauer connected with Bryce Bailey for a 6-yard touchdown on the first possession of overtime and Keyshawn Johnson sealed the game with a fourth-down stop to give UT Martin a 27-20 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Bauer also ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 46 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 20-all following a seven-play, 43-yard drive. He had a completion for a first down on third-and-4 in overtime. Johnson went unblocked up the middle to stuff Cole LaCrue 's quarterback sneak on fourth-and-1 to end the game. Bauer was 22 of 29 for 172 yards with two touchdowns for UT Martin (4-5, 4-1 OVC-Big South). LaCrue threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns, and he led Eastern Illinois (3-6, 2-4) with 42 yards rushing. Backup Connor Wolf completed all five of his passes, including a 25-yard touchdown to Landers Green early in the fourth quarter.

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Top performers

UTM
PASSINGJase Bauer22/29, 172 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGChris Franklin10 CAR, 79 YDS
RECEIVINGTommy Ansley2 REC, 35 YDS, 1 TD
EIU
PASSINGCole LaCrue14/18, 140 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGCole LaCrue11 CAR, 42 YDS
RECEIVINGLanders Green4 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

UTM · EIU
397
TOTAL YARDS
294
172
PASSING
240
225
RUSHING
54
26
1ST DOWNS
17
10-16
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4-8
0
TURNOVERS
0
9-68
PENALTIES
4-24
39:15
POSSESSION
20:45

O'BRIEN FIELD, CHARLESTON · ATTENDANCE 4,017

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