Austin Peay downs E. Illinois 76-65 at OVC tourney | |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Terry Taylor scored 12 of his 27 points in the first half and No. 3-seed Austin Peay beat No. 6-seed Eastern Illinois 76-65 in Thursday night's quarterfinal of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. The Governors (21-11) advance to Friday's semifinal against No. 2-seed Murray State (22-8). Alec Woodard scored 11 points and Jordyn Adams scored 10 with seven assists for the Governors, who led 42-19 at halftime on 61% shooting with 13 points coming on fast breaks. Taylor had 12 rebounds and Eli Abaev had 10. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Wallace | 15.6 | |||
| Rebounds: | G. Dixon | 8.8 | |||
| Assists: | J. Wallace | 2.3 | |||
| FG%: | J. Wallace | 46.2% | |||
| FT%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| 3P%: | M. Smith | 34.8% | |||
| Steals: | D. Deang | 1.7 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Matlock | 1.2 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Ohio Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Belmont | 15-3 | 26-7 |
| Murray State | 15-3 | 23-9 |
| Austin Peay | 14-4 | 21-12 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 16-17 |
| Tennessee State | 9-9 | 18-15 |
| Eastern Illinois | 9-9 | 17-15 |
| Jacksonville State | 8-10 | 13-19 |
| Morehead State | 7-11 | 13-19 |
| Tennessee Tech | 6-12 | 9-22 |
| UT Martin | 5-13 | 9-20 |
| SIUE | 5-13 | 8-23 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3-15 | 7-24 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 74.3 (95) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.7 (112) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.1 (94) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.8% (65) | ||||
| FT%: | 66.0% (316) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.2% (125) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.2 (172) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.8 (150) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.3 (158) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.3% (141) | ||||
| FT%: | 73.3% (303) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.1% (296) | ||||
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