CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (ESPN CLARKSVILLE) All five starters scored in double figures for Austin Peay State University men’s basketball team in its final home non-conference tilt against Lipscomb, but the Governors fell to the Bisons, 99-85, in an electric display of offense at the Dunn Center.
The contest started brightly enough for Austin Peay; after winning the opening tip, junior Josh Robinson swished a three-pointer for the game’s first points and moved himself into the top-10 all-time in APSU history in career three-pointers. The two sides would be evenly matched through the first minutes until Lipscomb hit eight consecutive shots from the floor to stretch the lead out to 14 (32-18).
The Governors would claw back to within 10 by halftime and go on a run of their own early in the second half; from the 18:30 mark until 12:36 to go, the Governors hit 11 consecutive shots. Senior Kenny Jones collected seven of his 11 points during this stretch, with his final bucket giving Austin Peay a one-point lead.
Unfortunately, back came the Bisons and once more they went on a game-turning streak, hitting eight shots in a row again to take the contest from tied with 10:43 remaining to a 16-point Lipscomb advantage at the 5:06 mark. A valiant effort for the Governors down the stretch could only get the deficit back to 10 before Austin Peay was forced to begin fouling.
Austin Peay hit eight three-pointers, an impressive number that is just above its average of 7.4 per game. Lipscomb hit 18, most allowed by the Governors in 2016-17 and most since Southeast Missouri hit 20 (the record for an opponent in the Dunn Center), Feb. 28, 2013.