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[email protected] • P: 931-221-6561 • C: 615-604-3803 2017-18 GAME NOTES | THE OVC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS AUSTIN PEAY (18-13, 12-6) vs BELMONT (23-8, 14-2) SCHEDULE MARCH 2, 2018 ■ FORD CENTER ■ EVANSVILLE, IND. DATE OPPONENT TIME THE MATCHUP FASTBREAK Nov. 4 Sewanee (Exh.) W, 95-78 ■ NIT Tip-Off Classic (Campus Sites) OPENING TIP... THE RUN CONTINUES Nov. 10 at Vanderbilt (SECN+) L, 54-73 • Austin Peay State University men’s basketball team Nov. 13 at Virginia (ACC NETWORK) L, 49-93 fi nds itself opposite a familiar foe in a familiar spot, Nov. 15 Oakland City W, 109-50 as the Govs take on second-seeded Belmont in a 9 Nov. 19 UNC Asheville L, 79-82 (OT) p.m., Friday, tipoff in the OVC semifi nals. Nov. 22 Bethel & W, 90-58 • It’s a rematch of the 2016 OVC Semifi nals, one of the Nov. 26 Miami University W, 86-51 most epic games in recent memory--a 97-96 thriller Nov. 29 at Oklahoma State (FOXSSE) L, 63-79 AUSTIN BELMONT that propelled Austin Peay on to a championship. Dec. 2 Alabama A&M W, 67-47 PEAY • Austin Peay’s defensive improvement (-12.7 ppg) Dec. 6 at Illinois (B1G NETWORK) L, 57-64 2017-18 RECORD 2017-18 RECORD from 2016-17 to 2017-18 is ranked second nationally Dec. 16 at Evansville (ESPN3) L, 74-78 (OT) 18-13 ■ 12-6 OVC 23-8 ■ 14-2 OVC only behind Central Michigan’s (-16.1 ppg).