AUSTIN PEAY (9-8, 4-1) at JACKSONVILLE STATE (13-5, 4-1) SCHEDULE JAN
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AUSTIN PEAY MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA CONTACT Colby Wilson, Assoc. Director of Athletic Comm. Winfi eld Dunn Center • Clarksville, TN 37040 E: [email protected] • P: 931-221-6561 • C: 615-604-3803 2017-18 GAME NOTES | THE JACKSONVILLE STATE GAME AUSTIN PEAY (9-8, 4-1) at JACKSONVILLE STATE (13-5, 4-1) SCHEDULE JAN. 13, 2018 ■ PETE MATHEWS COLISEUM ■ JACKSONVILLE, ALA. DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 4 Sewanee (Exh.) W, 95-78 THE MATCHUP ■ FASTBREAK OPENING TIP... SIX-PACK NIT Tip-Off Classic (Campus Sites) Nov. 10 at Vanderbilt (SECN+) L, 54-73 • Austin Peay State University men’s basketball continues Nov. 13 at Virginia (ACC NETWORK) L, 49-93 a four-game road trip with a visit to defending Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion Jacksonville Nov. 15 Oakland City W, 109-50 State, 4:30 p.m., Saturday, at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Nov. 19 UNC Asheville L, 79-82 (OT) • A trio of Govs--Tre’ Ivory, Chris Porter-Bunton and Dayton Nov. 22 Bethel & W, 90-58 Gumm--are among the top-15 in the OVC in steals per Nov. 26 Miami University W, 86-51 AUSTIN JACKSONVILLE game, making the Govs the only team with three players Nov. 29 at Oklahoma State (FOXSSE) L, 63-79 PEAY STATE among the league’s top-15. Dec. 2 Alabama A&M W, 67-47 • Research pegs freshman Terry Taylor (15.7 ppg, 8.4 2017-18 RECORD 2017-18 RECORD Dec. 6 at Illinois (B1G NETWORK) L, 57-64 9-8 ■ 4-1 OVC 13-5 ■ 4-1 OVC rpg) as one of three freshmen in the nation leading Dec. 16 at Evansville (ESPN3) L, 74-78 (OT) his team in scoring and rebounding, alongside Duke’s LAST GAME LAST GAME Dec. 19 Troy W, 75-73 Jan. 11, 2018 Jan. 11, 2018 Marvin Bagley and Kentucky’s Kevin Knox. in Cookeville in Jacksonville • Taylor (8.4 rpg) and senior Averyl Ugba (7.2 rpg) are Dec. 22 Western Kentucky L, 55-72 L, 74-86, Tennessee Tech W, 76-71, Murray State the only set of teammates in the OVC’s top-10, ranking Dec. 28 SIU Edwardsville • W, 78-58 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH fourth and ninth, respectively. Dec. 30 Eastern Illinois • W, 70-54 Matt Figger Ray Harper • With 30 points against Evansville, Taylor became the Jan. 4 UT Martin • (CBS Sports) W, 75-69 Eastern Kentucky (1995) Union College (1990) fi rst Austin Peay freshman since APSU Athletics Hall Jan. 6 Southeast Missouri • W, 76-71 9-8 ■ 1st season at APSU 33-20 ■ 2nd season at JSU of Famer Nick Stapleton (Feb. 13, 1999) to score 30 Jan. 11 at Tennessee Tech • L, 74-86 9-8 ■ 1 career season 464-147 ■ 19 career seasons or more in a single game as a frosh. That mark was LEADERS LEADERS tied for 20th-best by a Division I freshman as of Jan. 2. Jan. 13 at Jacksonville State • 4:30 p.m. Terry Taylor Malcolm Drumwright • Austin Peay’s 31 assists against Oakland City, Nov. 15 Jan. 18 at Tennessee State • 7:30 p.m. ■ 15.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 55.8 ■ 13.7 ppg, 3.6 apg, 42.0 tied a Dunn Center record set Dec. 30, 2015 against Jan. 20 at Belmont • 6 p.m. FG%, 40.0 3pt FG% FG%, 88.6 FT% Westminster and remains tied for 22nd in a single Jan. 25 Eastern Kentucky • 7:30 p.m. Averyl Ugba Marlon Hunter game across the NCAA this season. ■ 13.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 53.0 ■ 10.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 54.3 Jan. 27 Morehead State • 7 p.m. FG%, 72.6 FT% FG%, 80.6 FT% • Ray Harper became the fi rst OVC head coach since Feb. 1 at UT Martin • 7:30 p.m. Steve Payne (2011-12) to win an OVC title in his fi rst Dayton Gumm Jason Burnell Feb. 3 at Southeast Missouri • 4:15 p.m. ■ 10.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.2 spg, ■ 10.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 54.0 season at the helm of Jacksonville State last season. 43.9 FG% FG%, 77.1 FT% • Despite their success as a squad, Jacksonville State Feb. 8 at Murray State • (CBS Sports) 7 p.m. is one of only two teams in the OVC this season that Feb. 10 at Eastern Illinois • 3:15 p.m. hasn’t had an individual player earn an OVC Player, Feb. 15 Tennessee Tech • 7:30 p.m. Freshman or Newcomer of the Week honor. Feb. 17 Jacksonville State • 7 p.m. • With a late lead, Jacksonville State has proven it can ■ INSIDE THE SERIES Feb. 22 at SIU Edwardsville • 7 p.m. close games in 2017-18, posting a 13-1 mark when Feb. 24 Murray State • 7 p.m. The Series: This will be the 25th meeting between the leading a game with less than fi ve minutes left to play. two, in a series that began in 2000; APSU leads the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship series 18-6 Evansville, Ind. Series Streak: The Govs have lost fi ve of six. Feb. 28 First Round TBA Last Meeting: Jacksonville State won, 71-68, Jan. 7, March 1 Quarterfi nals TBA 2017 in Jacksonville. March 2 Semifi nals TBA March 3 Championship TBA AUSTIN PEAY PROBABLE STARTERS TODAY’S BROADCASTS RADIO • GOVS SPORTS NETWORK (104.1 FM) Play-by-Play: Scott Chase Analyst: Eric Foister ipTV: OVC DIGITAL NETWORK Play-by-Play: Mike Parris #1 #4 #21 #3 #24 Tre’ Dayton Terry Chris Averyl GOVS ON THE WEB Ivory Gumm Taylor Porter-Bunton Ugba LIVE STATISTCS Pts 4.6 Pts 10.8 Pts 15.7 Pts 7.2 Pts 13.1 StatBroadcast.com Reb 2.5 Reb 2.6 Reb 8.4 Reb 4.8 Reb 7.2 LIVE AUDIO Ast 3.9 Ast 1.7 Blk 1.1 Ast 1.6 Ast 1.0 http://tun.in/seqtU Stl 1.7 Stl 1.2 FG% 56% Stl 1.5 FG% 53% LIVE VIDEO www.ovcdigitalnetwork.com FT% 53% FG% 44% 3PT% 40% FT% 71% FT% 73% LETSGOPEAY.COM /LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY NOTING THE GAME ■ What You Should Know… VS. 2017-18 OPPONENTS The defending Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champions have not rested on their GOVS ALL-TIME laurels in 2017-18, joining the Govs as one of fi ve teams tied atop the OVC at 4-1 through fi ve Non-Conference games. Ray Harper’s crew is getting it done defensively, leading the league in scoring defense Alabama A&M 1-0 (64.3 ppg), fi eld-goal percentage defense (39.1 percent), three-point fi eld goal defense (31.2 percent) and blocked shots (5.7 bpg). Offensively, the scoring is spread out (six players aver- Bethel (Tenn.) 32-9 age at least 8.2 ppg), with Malcolm Drumwright (team-leading 13.7 ppg) the Gamecocks’ Evansville 7-18 reliable perimeter threat and Christian Cunningham (league-leading 75.6 percent shooting) Illinois 1-4 the surest two points in the OVC from in the paint. Miami (Ohio) 1-1 Oakland City 8-0 ■ Deeper Meanings… Oklahoma State 0-2 WHAT A WIN WOULD MEAN: Would be Austin Peay’s fi rst win at Jacksonville since 2011... Troy 4-0 would be Austin Peay’s best six-game start to the conference season since starting the 2010-11 UNC Asheville 1-1 OVC slate 6-0... would be Austin Peay’s fi rst regular-season win against the defending conference Vanderbilt 2-15 tournament champion since 2011 (Murray State)... would snap a six-game road losing streak. Virginia 0-1 WHAT A LOSS WOULD MEAN: Would give Jacksonville State four consecutive home victo- Western Kentucky 14-40 ries in the series... would be the Govs fi fth loss to Jacksonville State in the last six meetings. Conference Belmont 31-15 ■ Last Time Against Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois 30-17 Despite holding Jacksonville State to 44.2 percent shooting, including 29.4 percent from Eastern Kentucky 61-52 beyond the arc, a late Gamecock run pushed the hosts to a 71-68 win, Jan. 7, 2017 at Pete Jacksonville State 18- 6 Mathews Coliseum. Austin Peay had two looks from three in the game’s fi nal moments but couldn’t get one more to roll home. Morehead State 51-54 Murray State 43-85 SIU Edwardsville 8- 4 Southeast Missouri 37-22 UT Martin 72-31 Tennessee State 46-29 Tennessee Tech 69-73 TALE OF THE TAPE… APSU JSU Overall OVC Overall OVC Scoring Offense 72.4 74.6 75.4 70.4 VS. 2017-18 OPPONENTS Scoring Defense 68.7 67.6 64.3 65.0 MATT FIGGER ALL-TIME FG% 44.9 44.1 48.7 44.8 Non-Conference FG% defense 45.1 41.2 39.1 40.7 Alabama A&M 1-0 3FG% 31.7 33.0 36.9 31.5 Bethel (Tenn.) 1-0 3FG% Defense 33.8 34.0 31.2 29.2 Evansville 0-1 Free-throw% 64.3 72.4 68.7 68.8 Illinois 0-1 Rebounds per game 36.9 41.6 39.2 39.6 Rebound margin +4.8 +10.6 +8.1 +9.4 Miami (Ohio) 1-0 Assists per game 12.9 13.2 16.6 16.2 Oakland City 1-0 Turnover Average 15.7 13.6 13.2 14.0 Oklahoma State 0-1 Blocks per game 2.9 3.4 5.7 5.0 Troy 1-0 Steals per game 7.7 5.0 6.1 6.4 UNC Asheville 0-1 Vanderbilt 0-1 Virginia 0-1 Western Kentucky 0-1 Conference Belmont 0-0 Eastern Illinois 1-0 Eastern Kentucky 0-0 Jacksonville State 0-0 Morehead State 0-0 Murray State 0-0 SIU Edwardsville 1-0 Southeast Missouri 1-0 UT Martin 1-0 Tennessee State 0-0 Tennessee Tech 0-1 2 • 2017-18 AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL • LETSGOPEAY.COM NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL NO.