1 | 2 | T | |
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SEMO | 27 | 44 | 71 |
APSU | 36 | 40 | 76 |
Austin Peay pulls away late, beats SE Missouri State 78-71
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Terry Taylor scored eight of his 29 points in the final 3:00 and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds to help Austin Peay beat Southeast Missouri State 76-71 on Saturday night.
Austin Peay (9-7, 4-0 Ohio Valley Conference) is off to its best conference start since the 2010-11 season, and has won five of its last six games.
Taylor's layup tied the game at 68. He then shot 6 of 6 from the line as the Governors closed on an 8-3 run. Taylor was 9 of 14 from the field and 9-of-11 shooting from the free-throw line. Averyl Ugba added 13 points and Chris Porter-Bunton had 11.
Denzel Mahoney scored 24 points and Ledarrius Brewer added 18 to lead Southeast Missouri State (7-10, 1-3).
Three straight 3-pointers from Jonathan Dalton, Mahoney, and Milos Vranes during a 9-5 spurt gave the Redhawks a 68-66 lead before Taylor sparked the late rally.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kevin Driver
- Mike Grundman
- Cody Crum
2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 14-4 | - | 26-9 |
UT Martin | 14-4 | - | 21-11 |
Little Rock | 14-4 | - | 21-13 |
Western Illinois | 13-5 | 1 | 21-12 |
Tennessee State | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Eastern Illinois | 8-10 | 6 | 14-18 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Southern Indiana | 5-13 | 9 | 8-24 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-14 | 10 | 9-22 |
Lindenwood | 3-15 | 11 | 9-22 |
2023-24 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Kentucky | 12-4 | - | 17-14 |
Stetson | 11-5 | 1 | 22-13 |
Lipscomb | 11-5 | 1 | 20-12 |
Austin Peay | 10-6 | 2 | 19-16 |
North Florida | 9-7 | 3 | 16-16 |
North Alabama | 8-8 | 4 | 15-17 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 8-8 | 4 | 14-18 |
Queens University | 7-9 | 5 | 14-19 |
Kennesaw State | 6-10 | 6 | 15-16 |
Jacksonville | 5-11 | 7 | 16-17 |
Central Arkansas | 5-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
Bellarmine | 4-12 | 8 | 8-23 |