Austin Peay (4-5) vs. Kentucky Christian (2-7)
Tuesday, December sixth, 2022 | 7:00pm CT
Clarksville, TN | Dunn Middle

Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State College (APSU) males’s basketball crew hosts Kentucky Christian on Tuesday at 7:00pm CT within the Winfield Dunn Middle.

The sport is televised on-line on ESPN+. Updates are additionally accessible on the official Austin Peay State College males’s basketball Twitter and Instagram Story accounts (@GovsMBB).

Tuesday is the Governors’ “Toys for Tots Recreation.” Every fan who brings a brand new, non-gift wrapped toy receives a complimentary ticket to the sport.

Recreation Day Info

Promotion: Toys for Tots Recreation
TV (Web): ESPN+
TV Expertise: Barry Gresham (play-by-play), Bob Belvin (analyst)
Dwell Stats: letsgopeay.com
Twitter Updates: @GovsMBB
Instagram Story Updates: @GovsMBB

Sequence Info

Assembly: First
Total collection file: 0-0
Sequence file at Austin Peay: 0-0
Sequence file at Kentucky Christian: 0-0
Sequence file at impartial web site: 0-0
Final assembly: N/A
Final Austin Peay dwelling win: N/A
Final Austin Peay street win: N/A
Final Austin Peay impartial web site win: N/A
Final assembly at Austin Peay: N/A
Final assembly at Kentucky Christian: N/A
Final assembly at impartial web site: N/A
First assembly: N/A
First assembly in Dunn Middle: N/A
Head Coach Nate James vs. Kentucky Christian: 0-0

Concerning the Austin Peay State College Males’s Basketball

The Austin Peay State College males’s basketball crew is coming off a 77-61 win over Tennessee State, on December third, within the Dunn Middle. Cameron Copeland and Elijah Hutchins-Everett mixed to outscore the Tigers 30-25 after halftime. 

The Governors erased a 36-30 halftime deficit by scoring the primary eight factors after intermission and opened the body on a 10-1 run by means of its first 3:42. The Tigers didn’t make their first second-half area objective till the 14:30 mark and had been outscored 33-10 within the first 13 minutes.

Austin Peay State College outscored Tennessee State 47-25 within the closing interval. Hutchins-Everett tallied 16 of his 19 factors within the half. Copeland scored 14 of his season-high 16 factors within the interval.

Hutchins-Everett shot 4-of-6 from the ground and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line within the closing 20 minutes. Copeland was 6-of-8 from the sector, together with 2-of-3 from deep. Six of Copeland’s season-high eight rebounds additionally got here within the half.

The Governors shot 60 % (15-of-25) from the ground and 87.5 % (14-of-16) from the charity stripe after intermission. Austin Peay State College led by double digits the ultimate 12:11 and by as many as 17 twice.

Sean Durugordon scored 15 of his career-high 24 factors within the first half on 6-of-9 taking pictures, together with a 3-of-6 clip from deep. His crew shot 42.3 % (11-of-26) from the ground and 41.7 % (5-of-12) from past the arc. Durugordon completed with career-highs in factors (24), minutes (40), area targets made (9), and steals (2) and tied a career-high with three assists.
 
Hutchins-Everett posted season-highs in free throws made (10) and tried (12) and have become the primary Austin Peay participant to make 10 or extra since he made 13 in opposition to Dayton on Nov. 20, 2021. He tied a career-high enjoying 38 minutes. Copeland made a season-high seven baskets on 13 makes an attempt. 
 
Durugordon, Hutchins-Everett, and Jalen Ware every grabbed six boards. The Governors shot 51 % (26-of-51) general and higher than 50 % for the second-consecutive contest.
 
Austin Peay State College linked on 38.1 % (8-of-21) from 3 and 85 % (17-of-20) from the stripe. The Governors received the battle of the boards 33-25, together with 9-8 on the offensive glass, and held edges in bench factors (19-17) and second-chance factors (10-8).
 
Tuesday is the first-ever assembly between Austin Peay State College and Kentucky Christian. The Knights are the Governors’ third non-conference opponent (Albany, Bucknell) to play for the primary time ever this season.
 
Tuesday is the fourth of five-consecutive contests in a 16-day stretch for Austin Peay contained in the Dunn Middle.
 
Austin Peay State College has received 10-straight video games in opposition to non-Division I opponents.
 
The Governors look to snap a seven-game skid in opposition to groups from the state of Kentucky after successful two of the earlier three.
 
Austin Peay State College has received three-straight and is 5-1 in its final six December openers following the 16-point victory over Tennessee State on December third. 
 
The APSU Govs have received two straight, eight of the final 9, and 10 of the final 12 December non-conference dwelling video games.

 
Austin Peay State College is the one crew within the nation to face the 2 tallest gamers within the nation this season in Western Kentucky’s Jamarion Sharp (7-foot-5) and Purdue’s Zach Edey (7-foot-4). Together with South Florida’s Russel Tchewa (7-foot-0) and Bucknell’s Andre Display screen (7-foot-1) and Noah Williamson (7-foot-0), the Governors have confronted 5 seven-footers to date this season.
 
Durugordon was named ASUN Newcomer of the Week on Monday. He turned the varsity’s second participant to garner the honour within the final three weeks after Shon Robinson claimed the award on November twenty first.
 
Durugordon averaged 16.0 factors, 6.5 rebounds, and a pair of.5 assists final week in opposition to Western Kentucky and Tennessee State. He recorded eight factors, seven rebounds, and two assists, on November thirtieth, in a one-point loss to the Hilltoppers within the Dunn Middle.
 
Durugordon posted career-highs in factors (24), minutes (40), area targets made (9), and steals (2) and tied a career-high with three assists, on December third, within the Governors’ 77-61 win at dwelling in opposition to Tennessee State. He additionally tallied six boards and a block in opposition to the Tigers.
 
Copeland has scored in double figures in 4 of the Governors’ final 5 video games, together with three contests of 15 factors or extra.
 
Austin Peay State College is 3-1 this season when Caleb Stone-Carrawell scores no less than 12 factors.

 
Ware was named to Greenlight Sunshine Slam, offered by Low cost Tire, All-Event Workforce on November twenty third. In three video games, Ware averaged 8.3 factors, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per recreation. He shot 60 % general (9-of-15) and from distance (3-of-5).
 
Austin Peay State College scored its first win in program historical past in opposition to South Florida and an American Athletic Convention opponent with a 62-60 victory at South Florida on November seventeenth. It was the primary victory over a present member of the AAC since an 81-80 triumph at Memphis, then affiliated with Convention USA, on November twenty second, 2002.
 
APSU has recorded 18 dunks in its first 9 video games.
 
Carlos Paez ranks seventh on Austin Peay State College’s all-time listing with 348 assists. He wants 11 to go Greg Franklin (1989-93) for sixth. 
 
The Governors are 8-1 of their final 9 video games when holding opponents to 60 factors or much less. 
 
Over the previous 5 seasons, Austin Peay State College is 72-21 when holding a halftime lead.
 
For the reason that 2010-11 season, the Governors have compiled a file of 153-82 when scoring 70 factors or extra.
 
Austin Peay State College has made no less than one 3-pointer in 646 straight video games. The final time the Governors didn’t make a trey was on February 18th, 2002 in opposition to Morehead State.

 
The APSU Govs have received three of their final 4 video games after they make 10 or extra 3-pointers.
 
Austin Peay State College has received 4 of its final 5 video games, together with two straight, when recording 10 or extra steals. 
 
APSU leads the ASUN and ranks forty eighth nationally in turnover margin (3.9). The Governors are second within the convention in free throw proportion (.720), third within the league and 81st within the nation in turnovers compelled per recreation (15.33), and third within the convention and fifty fifth nationally in fewest turnovers per recreation (11.4).
 
Paez leads the ASUN and ranks 18th nationally in free throw proportion (.920). Hutchins-Everett is third within the league in free throws made (30) and free throw makes an attempt (37).
 
The Governors are represented by 9 states – Tennessee (Kamarie Coffey, Codey Bates, Jacob Roberts), North Carolina (Stone-Carrawell, Ware), New York (Durugordon, Kelechi Okworogwo), New Jersey (Elijah Perkins, Rodrique Massenat), Texas (Drew Calderon), Maryland (Man Fauntleroy), Illinois (Robinson), Alabama (Nathan Moore), and Georgia (Copeland). 
 
Paez, from Venezuela, is the crew’s lone worldwide participant. Austin Peay has had a participant from exterior of the USA on its roster each season relationship again to the 2013-14 marketing campaign.

Concerning the Kentucky Christian Knights

The Kentucky Chrisitan Knights are coming off an 87-80 loss at dwelling to Level. Kourtney Ware led 5 scorers with 22 factors on 8-of-19 taking pictures to go together with eight rebounds. He was 5-of-6 from the stripe. David Woodard added 19 factors and shot 5-of-10 general and 8-of-10 from the free throw line.

Deondre Ross had 16 factors on 7-of-12 taking pictures contained in the arc. Kerby Dumay and David McCallum Jr. every added 10 factors. Dumay was 3-of-5 general and 2-of-2 from past the arc. McCallum Jr. was 5-of-6 from the free throw line.

The Knights shot 49.1 % (26-of-53) general, 37.5 % (6-of-16) from 3, and 75.9 % (22-of-29) from the road however had been outrebounded 38-25, together with 12-2 on the offensive glass.

Kentucky Christian has misplaced four-straight video games general and five-consecutive true street video games, together with an 0-4 mark this season. The Knights have dropped 20 of their final 22 street contests within the earlier two seasons.

Kentucky Christian has been outrebounded by a mean of 15.4 rebounds per recreation this season.

Tickets

Single-game tickets to any of the Governors’ 11 remaining dwelling contests of their closing season within the Dunn Middle begin as little as $10.00 and may be bought:

• In-person by visiting the SS&E workplace contained in the Dunn Middle
• On-line
• By way of electronic mail (jmitchell@ssellc.com)
• By calling 931.221.PEAY (7329)