FORT WAYNE, Ind. — (CLARKSVILLENOW) Austin Peay State University men’s basketball team got another strong performance from senior Kenny Jones, who scored 20 points and added nine rebounds against Fort Wayne, Saturday.
Unfortunately, Jones’ performance came on the wrong end of a 98-58 decision against the Mastodons at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The Mastodons (8-3) roared out of the gate on a 26-6 run and never looked back, hitting 10 of their first 13 shots while the Governors (4-5) had horrible luck from the floor in the first half—aside from Jones, who scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the opening 20 minutes, no Governor hit more than one shot from the floor in the first half.
Although Austin Peay’s shooting would come around in the second half—the Govs hit 40 percent (12-for-30) from the floor over the final 20 minutes—Fort Wayne did not slow down. All five Mastodon starters finished in double figures, while the 13 made three-pointers equaled Dayton for most by an Austin Peay opponent this season.
The Governors were simply unable to buy a bucket, particularly in the first half; Austin Peay shot 25 percent (8-for-32) from the floor and did not hit a three until the opening minute of the second half. The Govs finished the night at 32.3 percent (20-for-62), while Fort Wayne hit better than 50 percent in both halves and 50.7 percent (34-for-67) for the game.