AUSTIN PEAY (4-3) Vs MURRAY STATE (4-2) SCHEDULE DECEMBER 21, 2020 ■ DUNN CENTER ■ CLARKSVILLE, TENN
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COLBY WILSON BASKETBALL CONTACT E: [email protected] P: 615-604-3803 GOVERNORS BASKETBALL | 13-TIME OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPION | 2020 OVC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2020-21 GAME NOTES | THE MURRAY STATE REMATCH AUSTIN PEAY (4-3) vs MURRAY STATE (4-2) SCHEDULE DECEMBER 21, 2020 ■ DUNN CENTER ■ CLARKSVILLE, TENN. DATE OPPONENT TIME FASTBREAK Gulf Coast Showcase Ft. Myers, Fla. THE MATCHUP Nov. 25 vs. Omaha W, 72-66 • Avenging an early-season loss to the Racers is at Nov. 26 vs. ETSU W, 67-66 the forefront of the mind of every member of the Nov. 27 vs. Abilene Christian L, 72-80 Austin Peay State University men’s basketball team Dec. 4 Carver College W, 102-38 as the Govs head into their second of two scheduled Dec. 8 at Murray State • L, 57-87 matchups against their archrivals, 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14 McKendree W, 82-68 in front of a national audience in the Dunn Center. • For the second year in a row, Terry Taylor was tabbed Dec. 15 Florida A&M L, 70-76 as the Ohio Valley Conference’s Preseason Player Dec. 18 McNeese State CCLD AUSTIN MURRAY of the Year, making him the first player in program Dec. 21 Murray State • 8 p.m. PEAY STATE Dec. 30 at Tennessee State • 8 p.m. 2020-21 RECORD history with back-to-back Preseason Player of the 2020-21 RECORD Jan. 2 Eastern Kentucky • 4 p.m. 4-3 ■ 0-1 OVC 4-2 ■ 1-0 OVC Year nods. Jan. 7 at SIUE • 1 p.m. LAST GAME • Taylor stands among the elite in Division I in both LAST GAME Jan. 9 at Eastern Illinois • 4 p.m. December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 scoring and rebounding; he’s the only returning L, 70-76 vs Florida A&M W, 90-49 vs Transylvania Division I player who was among the nation’s top- Jan. 14 at UT Martin • 8 p.m. in Clarksville in Murray 25 in scoring (21.8 ppg) and rebounding (11.0 rpg) Jan. 16 at Southeast Missouri • 5 p.m. HEAD COACH HEAD COACH a year ago. Jan. 21 Tennessee Tech • 7:30 p.m. Matt Figger Matt McMahon • Taylor was the only Division I player in the nation to Jan. 23 Jacksonville State • 4 p.m. Eastern Kentucky (1995) Appalachian State (2000) lead his league in scoring and rebounding, at 21.8 Jan. 28 Belmont • 7:30 p.m. 66-41 ■ 4th season at APSU 114-53 ■ 6th season at MUR points and 11.0 boards, respectively, a year ago. He Jan. 30 Tennessee State • 4 p.m. ■ ■ 6 career seasons 66-41 4 career seasons 114-53 was one of four qualified Division I players averaging Feb. 4 at Eastern Kentucky • 7 p.m. LEADERS LEADERS better than 20 points and 10 rebounds per contest Feb. 6 at Morehead State • 3 p.m. Terry Taylor KJ Williams last season. Feb. 11 UT Martin • 7:30 p.m. ■ 19.7 ppg, 10.7 rpg, ■ 14.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, • Jordyn Adams was the nation’s fourth-leading scorer Feb. 13 Southeast Missouri • 4 p.m. 58.3 FG%, 87.5 FT% 67.2 FG%, 37.5 3pt FG% among freshman players at 17.4 ppg, a number that Feb. 18 SIUE • 7:30 p.m. Reginald Gee Tevin Brown jumped to 19.6 ppg during OVC play. Feb. 20 Eastern Illinois • 4 p.m. ■ 10.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, ■ 13.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, • Over the summer, both Adams and Taylor put their Feb. 25 at Tennessee Tech • 7:30 p.m. 42.3 FG%, 42.9 3pt FT% 1.5 spg, 4.0 apg names in for consideration for the NBA Draft before Feb. 27 at Jacksonville State • 4 p.m. Mike Peake deciding to return to Clarksville. Chico Carter Jr. OVC Basketball Championship Evansville, Ind. ■ 9.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg ■ 12.5 ppg, 2.7 apg, • Through seven games, the Govs have already tried March 3 First Round TBA 57.1 FG%, 78.3 FT% 61.2 FG%, 62.5 3pt FG% three different starting lineups. March 4 Quarterfinals TBA • The Govs need to find an answer to Tevin Brown in INSIDE THE SERIES March 5 Semifinals TBA the rematch; the junior from Fairhope, Alabama is The Series: The 137th meeting between APSU and the March 6 Championship TBA averaging 15.2 points on 42.0 percent shooting for Racers dating back to 1942. • - OVC Game his career in six games against the Govs, including Series Streak: Murray State has won three straight. 38.5 percent from three and 85.7 percent at the line Last Meeting: The Racers won, 87-57, Dec. 8, 2020 at with 4.2 rpg, 3.0 apg and 1.5 spg. the CFSB Center in Murray. AUSTIN PEAY PROBABLE STARTERS TODAY’S BROADCASTS ipTV: ESPNU Play-by-Play: Mike Corey Analyst: Kevin Lehman RADIO • GOVS SPORTS NETWORK (104.1 FM) Play-by-Play: Brian Rives #1 #2 #21 #12 #0 Analyst: Eric Foister Carlos Tai’Reon Terry Reginald Elton Paez Joseph Taylor Gee Walker GOVS ON THE WEB Pts 6.9 Pts 7.3 Pts 19.7 Pts 10.6 Pts 4.4 LIVE STATISTCS Ast 3.7 Reb 1.1 Reb 10.7 Reb 3.7 Reb 2.7 PeayStats.com Reb 2.1 Ast 1.0 Stl 1.1 FG% 42% Stl 0.9 LIVE AUDIO FG% 42% FG% 44% FG% 58% 3FG% 43% Ast 0.6 http://player.listenlive.co/41591/ FT% 69% FT% 75% FT% 88% FT% 69% FG% 56% LIVE VIDEO WatchESPN LETSGOPEAY.COM /LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY NOTING THE GAME VS. 2020-21 OPPONENTS WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW GOVS ALL-TIME During the summer, when Austin Peay became a trendy pick to win the Ohio Valley Confer- Non-Conference ence, the Govs were being mentioned in the same breath as the Racers and Belmont Bruins as Abilene Christian 0-2 the leagues elite. In the first meeting between the rivals, it could be said that those rumblings Carver College 1-0 may have reached Murray and the Racers jumped at the opportunity to remind everyone that ETSU 31-40 the Govs, for all the hullaballoo, are searching for their first OVC crown since 2016. Florida A&M 0-1 What to watch for in this one will be how Austin Peay’s youth responds. Terry Taylor will be a 20-10 or thereabouts because he is a talented veteran who gets pretty close to those McKendree 3-0 numbers regardless of who he lines up against. Reginald Gee has seen everything college Omaha 1-0 basketball can throw at him; he’ll be ready. Can Tai’Reon Joseph build on a solid debut in his Conference first appearance against the Racers? Mike Peake was one of the bright spots against Florida Belmont 32-20 A&M after a difficult first outing against the Racers; is he better-equipped to be the second Eastern Illinois 35-19 big for Austin Peay to alleviate the pressure on Taylor against KJ Williams and Demond Rob- Eastern Kentucky 64-53 inson? Austin Peay exited the initial matchup this season against the Racers with plenty of Jacksonville State 22-6 questions; have the Govs begun finding their answers over the last 12 days? Morehead State 56-56 Murray State 44-92 DEEPER MEANINGS SIU Edwardsville 13-4 WHAT A WIN WOULD MEAN: Austin Peay would have a winning record after eight games Southeast Missouri 42-22 for the first time since 2008... would be Austin Peay’s third home win in its last five turns host- Tennessee State 48-31 ing the Racers, and the Govs first back-to-back wins in the Dunn Center against Murray State Tennessee Tech 71-74 since winning three in a row from 2007-09... would be Austin Peay’s first pre-Christmas Ohio UT Martin 77-31 Valley Conference victory since 2010. WHAT A LOSS WOULD MEAN: Would make the Govs 0-2 to start the OVC schedule for the first time since 2016-17... Austin Peay’s losing streak to the Racers would reach four games. LAST TIME VERSUS MURRAY STATE There’s no way to sugarcoat it; the Dec. 8 contest at Murray State was not a good time for the Governors. The Racers hit nearly 60 percent from the floor as a team; the Govs could not break 40 percent. Murray State doubled the Govs up on points in the paint (52-26), committed fewer turnovers (11 to 17 for the Govs) and outrebounded Austin Peay by nine (34-25). Terry Taylor, Carlos Paez and Tai’Reon Joseph combined to shoot 53.8 percent from the floor but the rest of the team’s 25.9 percent mark was nowhere close to enough to make VS. 2020-21 OPPONENTS up the difference. MATT FIGGER ALL-TIME Non-Conference Abilene Christian 0-1 Carver College 1-0 ETSU 1-0 Florida A&M 0-1 McKendree 2-0 Omaha 1-0 Conference Belmont 1-5 Eastern Illinois 6-2 TALE OF THE TAPE… APSU MURRAY STATE Eastern Kentucky 3-1 Overall OVC Overall OVC Jacksonville State 4-0 Scoring Offense 74.6 57.0 92.2 87.0 Morehead State 5-0 Scoring Defense 68.7 87.0 69.0 57.0 Murray State 1-7 Field Goal % 45.8 39.6 56.6 59.6 SIU Edwardsville 6-0 FG% defense 46.9 59.6 37.4 39.6 Southeast Missouri 6-0 Three-Point Field Goal % 32.1 31.6 36.5 40.0 Tennessee State 2-2 3G% Defense 33.3 40.0 30.2 31.6 Free-throw % 72.4 69.2 70.2 73.3 Tennessee Tech 2-2 Rebounds per game 34.7 25.0 45.2 34.0 UT Martin 6-0 Rebound margin +2.4 -9.0 +15.3 +9.0 Assists per game 12.7 4.0 20.0 11.0 Turnover Average 16.7 17.0 16.3 11.0 Steals per game 7.6 2.0 7.2 7.0 Blocks per game 2.4 0.0 3.8 4.0 2 | 2020-21 GOVERNORS BASKETBALL | LETSGOPEAY.COM | @LETSGOPEAY | @AUSTINPEAYMBB | #LETSGOPEAY NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL NO.