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The Blue Raiders will try to do the same against No. 10 seed Syracuse on Sunday.
#1 seed Kansas defeated Austin Peay at the NCAA Tournament in Iowa Thursday.
Govs fans supported the local APSU team during a watch party at Buffalo Wild Wings.
Austin Peay begins a four-game road trip with an early pivotal Ohio Valley Conference series at Jacksonville State.
Playing in their first NCAA tournament since 2008, the Governors enter Thursday’s game amidst a six-game winning streak.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN Clarksville (100.7 FM and 540 AM).
Aaron Wallus will replace Coach Eddie Walker, who will be relocating from the Clarksville area.
Tyler Phillips led the Govs to a fourth place finish on the last day of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate.
League officials have long denied proof of a connection between playing in the NFL and the condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
The Govs outdistanced the three other Ohio Valley Conference schools in the tourney.