CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – With that elusive first Ohio Valley Conference road victory in its pocket, Austin Peay State University will attempt to pick up No. 2, 6 p.m., Thursday when the Govs travel face UT Martin in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.

The Governors are coming off an 86-80 win at Southeast Missouri, Saturday, for its first OVC road victory and fourth overall this season. The victory improved the Governors to 10-14 overall and 3-6 in the OVC. The Govs placed four players in double figures, led by sophomore guard Josh Robinson, who had 30 points on 9-of-16 shooting (seven three pointers). But senior forward Khalil Davis had his best game of January with 18 points while junior forward Kenny Jones broke out of scoring slump with 12 points.

Chris Horton got off to a slow start because of constant double teams but finished the game with 15 points, on 5-of-7 shooting, and nine rebounds. He needs just 15 more points to join a pair of exclusive clubs: He will become only the fourth active player with 1,000 points and 500 rebounds for his respective career. Horton also will become only the fifth player since 1996-97 to achieve 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 blocked shots for a career.

Saturday’s game saw the Govs lead by as much as 13 second-half points but one where they also watched SEMO come back to take the lead, albeit briefly. APSU made plays on both ends of the floor in the final three minutes to secure the victory.

Meanwhile, UT Martin also is coming off an important victory, this one a 63-59 home verdict against then-OVC West leader Murray State last Saturday. In that game, the Skyhawks rode the trio of guard Alex Anderson (20 points), forward Twymond Howard (19 points) and forward Kedar Edwards (12 points, 11 rebounds) as they improved their home record to 6-2 on the season.

UT Martin, 11-12 overall and 3-5 in the OVC, was picked to finish second in the OVC West–right behind Murray State–in the league preseason poll. Howard leads UTM at 13.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Fellow preseason All-OVC selection Alex Anderson is at 11.7 points per outing. The Skyhawks have been buoyed by the return of senior post player Myles Taylor, who has battled knee problems in his career. He is averaging 10.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

The Govs were swept in last season’s series but still hold a 70-27 series advantage that dates back to 1935.