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 MURRAY STATE GAME AUSTIN PEAY (14-10, 9-3) at MURRAY STATE (18-5, 10-2) SCHEDULE FEB. 8, 2018 ■ CFSB CENTER ■ MURRAY, KY. DATE OPPONENT TIME THE MATCHUP FASTBREAK Nov. 4 Sewanee (Exh.) W, 95-78 ■ NIT Tip-Off Classic (Campus Sites) OPENING TIP... BORDER BATTLE I Nov. 10 at Vanderbilt (SECN+) L, 54-73 • The Govs and The School Up North renew Nov. 13 at Virginia (ACC NETWORK) L, 49-93 acquaintances when Austin Peay State University Nov. 15 Oakland City W, 109-50 men’s basketball team travels to the CFSB Center Nov. 19 UNC Asheville L, 79-82 (OT) for a contest against archrival Murray State, 6 p.m., Nov. 22 Bethel & W, 90-58 Thursday. Nov. 26 Miami University W, 86-51 • This contest, part of the Heritage Bank Battle of Nov. 29 at Oklahoma State (FOXSSE) L, 63-79 AUSTIN MURRAY the Border series, will be carried on the CBS Sports Dec. 2 Alabama A&M W, 67-47 Network, Austin Peay’s second national broadcast PEAY STATE Dec. 6 at Illinois (B1G NETWORK) L, 57-64 this season. 2017-18 RECORD 2017-18 RECORD Dec. 16 at Evansville (ESPN3) L, 74-78 (OT) 14-10 ■ 9-3 OVC 18-5 ■ 10-2 OVC • Austin Peay’s defensive improvement (-13.6 ppg) Dec. 19 Troy W, 75-73 from 2016-17 to 2017-18 is ranked second nationally LAST GAME LAST GAME Dec. 22 Western Kentucky L, 55-72 Feb. 3, 2018 Feb. 3, 2018 only behind Central Michigan’s (-17.3 ppg). The Govs Dec. 28 SIU Edwardsville • W, 78-58 W, 96-81 at SEMO W, 66-53 at UT Martin permitted 83.8 ppg a year ago and only 70.2 ppg in Cape Girardeau in Martin this season. Dec. 30 Eastern Illinois • W, 70-54 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH • Taylor (8.5 rpg) and senior Averyl Ugba (8.2 rpg) are Jan. 4 UT Martin • (CBS Sports) W, 75-69 Matt Figger Matt McMahon the only set of teammates among the OVC’s Top 10 in Jan. 6 Southeast Missouri • W, 76-71 Eastern Kentucky (1995) Appalachian State (2000) rebounding, ranking second and fourth, respectively. Jan. 11 at Tennessee Tech • L, 74-86 14-10 ■ 1st season at APSU 51-36 ■ 3rd season at MUR • In 12 OVC contests, the Taylor-Ugba pairing has Jan. 13 at Jacksonville State • W, 87-67 14-10 ■ 1 career season 51-36 ■ 3 career seasons boosted its rebounding averages; Ugba leads the Jan. 18 at Tennessee State • L, 56-70 LEADERS LEADERS league at 9.8 rpg, while Taylor’s 9.1 rpg ranks second Jan. 20 at Belmont • L, 59-83 Terry Taylor Jonathan Stark against league opponents. Jan. 25 Eastern Kentucky • W, 90-84 ■ 15.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg, ■ 20.5 ppg, 4.1 apg, • Taylor and Ugba are one of fi ve teammate tandems in 55.8 FG%, 41.1 3-pt FG% 44.4 3pt FG%, 90.1 FT% Jan. 27 Morehead State • W, 92-76 the nation both averaging more than eight rebounds Feb. 1 at UT Martin • W, 59-57 Averyl Ugba Terrell Miller Jr. per game. For reference, the Ivy League and Metro ■ 15.0 ppg, 8.2 rpg ■ 15.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg Feb. 3 at Southeast Missouri • W, 96-81 1.2 bpg, 54.3 FG% 50.2 FG%, 74.1 FT% Atlantic Athletic Conference have no players currently Feb. 8 at Murray State • (CBS Sports) 7 p.m. averaging more than eight boards a night. Feb. 10 at Eastern Illinois • 3:15 p.m. Dayton Gumm Ja Morant • With 30 points against Evansville, Taylor became the ■ 11.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg ■ 12.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, Feb. 15 Tennessee Tech • 7:30 p.m. 1.1 spg, 43.7 FG% 6.3 apg, 81.8 FT% fi rst Austin Peay freshman since APSU Hall of Famer Feb. 17 Jacksonville State • 7 p.m. Nick Stapleton (Feb. 13, 1999) to score 30 or more Feb. 22 at SIU Edwardsville • 7 p.m. in a single game as a frosh. ■ INSIDE THE SERIES Feb. 24 Murray State • 7 p.m. • Matt McMahon is the latest in a line of Murray State The Series: This is the 129th meeting in a series that Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship head coaches which has included Mick Cronin dates back to 1942; the Govs are 43-85 all-time. Evansville, Indiana (Cincinnati), Billy Kennedy (Texas A&M) and Steve Series Streak: Murray State won the last meeting Feb. 28 First Round TBA Prohm (Iowa State). Last Meeting: Murray State won, 102-58, Feb. 11, March 1 Quarterfi nals TBA • The Govs wrap this four game road trip with a visit to 2017 at the CFSB Center. March 2 Semifi nals TBA Eastern Illinois for a 3:15 p.m., Saturday contest in March 3 Championship TBA the penultimate road game of the 2017-18 season. • - OVC Game AUSTIN PEAY PROBABLE STARTERS TODAY’S BROADCASTS TV: CBS SPORTS NETWORK Play-by-Play: Chris Hassel Analyst: Tim Doyle RADIO • GOVS SPORTS NETWORK (104.1 FM) Play-by-Play: Scott Chase Analyst: Eric Foister #1 #4 #21 #3 #24 Tre’ Dayton Terry Chris Averyl GOVS ON THE WEB Ivory Gumm Taylor Porter-Bunton Ugba Pts 4.3 Pts 11.0 Pts 15.8 Pts 7.1 Pts 15.0 LIVE STATISTCS PeayStats.com Reb 2.3 Reb 2.8 Reb 8.5 Reb 4.6 Reb 8.2 LIVE AUDIO Ast 4.0 Ast 1.8 Blk 1.0 Ast 2.0 Blk 1.2 http://tun.in/seqtU Stl 1.4 Stl 1.1 FG% 56% Stl 1.3 FG% 54% LIVE VIDEO A/TO 1.79 FG% 44% 3G% 41% FT% 71% FT% 69% www.cbssports.com/watch/cbssportsnetwork/ LETSGOPEAY.COM /LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY @LETSGOPEAY NOTING THE GAME ■ WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW VS. 2017-18 OPPONENTS It’s Austin Peay and Murray State, so numbers go out the window in one of the OVC’s oldest GOVS ALL-TIME rivalries. But front and center in the Governors mind will be fi nding a way to slow down Murray Non-Conference State’s Jonathan Stark, a volume shooter who leads the league in scoring at 20.3 ppg. In the Alabama A&M 1-0 Racers, the Govs have a peer in defending; Murray State holds opponents to 66.7 ppg and Bethel (Tenn.) 32-9 limits opponents to just 27.5 percent of offensive rebounds (third-fewest in the league) and Evansville 7-18 a league-worst 31.7 percent from beyond the arc. While Stark and veteran Terrell Miller are known and consistent commodities around the league, newcomer Ja Morant has had more Illinois 1-4 to do with the Racers fortunes this season; in 18 wins, Morant has averaged 13.6 ppg, 6.3 Miami (Ohio) 1-1 rpg and 6.7 apg on 53.0 percent shooting, numbers that fall to 10.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.8 apg Oakland City 8-0 and 31.1 percent from the fl oor. Oklahoma State 0-2 DEEPER MEANINGS Troy 4-0 ■ UNC Asheville 1-1 WHAT A WIN WOULD MEAN: Would be Austin Peay’s second win in three seasons at the Vanderbilt 2-15 CFSB Center... would be Austin Peay’s third season with a victory in the opening meeting between Virginia 0-1 the two teams... would be Austin Peay’s fi rst fi ve-game winning streak since winning six straight down the stretch to claim the 2016 OVC Tournament title... would give the Govs double-digit Western Kentucky 14-40 conference wins for the fi rst time since 2010-11... would secure a three-game road winning Conference streak for Austin Peay for the fi rst time this season... would give the Govs a 3-0 start to Febru- Belmont 31-16 ary for the fi rst time since 2004... would make Matt Figger the fi rst APSU head coach to earn Eastern Illinois 30-17 a win in his debut in the Austin Peay-Murray State rivalry since Ed Thompson (Jan. 28, 1978) Eastern Kentucky 62-52 and the fi rst in program history to win his road contest against the Racers. Jacksonville State 19- 6 WHAT A LOSS WOULD MEAN: Would snap a two-game road winning streak... would snap Morehead State 52-54 a four-game winning streak overall... would give the Govs nine or more road losses for the Murray State 43-85 seventh consecutive season. SIU Edwardsville 8-4 ■ LAST TIME VERSUS MURRAY STATE Southeast Missouri 38-22 After scoring the win in the Dunn Center, Austin Peay visited the CFSB Center and dropped UT Martin 73-31 a 102-58 decision, Feb. 11, 2017. After hitting three of their fi rst seven shots, the Govs went Tennessee State 46-30 ice-cold, hitting just 5-of-21 for the rest of the fi rst half. Ausitn Peay’s minus-22 rebounding Tennessee Tech 69-73 disadvantage was its worst last season, while the 62 points in the paint given up to the Rac- ers was a season-high for an Austin Peay opponent. TALE OF THE TAPE… APSU MUR VS. 2017-18 OPPONENTS Overall OVC Overall OVC Scoring Offense 73.8 76.0 80.8 79.7 MATT FIGGER ALL-TIME Scoring Defense 70.2 71.3 66.7 66.2 Non-Conference Field Goal % 45.3 45.5 49.1 49.3 Alabama A&M 1-0 FG% defense 44.9 43.1 41.0 41.8 Bethel (Tenn.) 1-0 Three-Point Field Goal % 32.7 34.1 38.7 39.6 Evansville 0-1 3G% Defense 35.6 36.9 31.7 30.4 Illinois 0-1 Free-throw % 65.8 70.2 73.8 72.2 Miami (Ohio) 1-0 Rebounds per game 37.0 39.0 39.3 37.3 Oakland City 1-0 Rebound margin +4.5 +6.7 +6.9 +6.5 Oklahoma State 0-1 Assists per game 13.3 13.8 15.8 14.1 Troy 1-0 Turnover Average 15.1 13.6 12.5 11.7 UNC Asheville 0-1 Steals per game 6.8 4.8 6.6 6.2 Vanderbilt 0-1 Blocks per game 3.1 3.4 3.5 2.5 Virginia 0-1 Western Kentucky 0-1 Conference Belmont 0-1 Eastern Illinois 1-0 Eastern Kentucky 1-0 Jacksonville State 1-0 Morehead State 1-0 Murray State 0-0 SIU Edwardsville 1-0 Southeast Missouri 2-0 UT Martin 2-0 Tennessee State 0-1 Tennessee Tech 0-1 2 • 2017-18 AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL • LETSGOPEAY.COM Front row (L-R): Steve Harris, Zach Glotta, Tre’ Ivory, Ed Stephens, Dayton Gumm Back row (L-R): Terry Taylor, Chris Porter-Bunton, Richard Henderson, Ivan Cucak, Acoydan McCarthy, Averyl Ugba NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL NO.